Lack of good storyline.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

In the second film playing Brett Starr, a singing cowboy fighting for justice (well, what else did he always play?), Roy Rogers takes on the law of Deadwood which seems to be able to do nothing to stop a ruthless gang from running everything. Even the federal judge is unable to put any of this gang behind bars, but when Brett shows up, the knife- throwing villain whom Brett catches does end up behind bars, even if only briefly, and that makes Brett intent on taking this gang down and the lawmakers who aide them. It's the typical repetitive scene of shoot- outs, chases and good vs. evil, with George "Gabby" Hayes getting a $36,000 bequest and stupidly taking it all out of the bank with predictable results. That shows the mentality of this quickly produced follow-up to "Sheriff of Tombstone". With town names like "Deadwood" and "Tombstone", is there any wonder why Roy always found criminal activity going on while visiting? "B" westerns are basically fun, if mostly alike, and fortunately extremely short. The lack of comedy from Gabby here is also quite noticeable, although he is acting quite a lot more fatherly to diminutive Sally Payne who is pretty heroic here too in her own right. Carol Adams provides menial services as the romantic interest here and shows a bit of feistiness in her minimal role.

Bad Men Of Deadwood while it doesn't quite take us back to the days of gold strike in the Black Hills, takes us to when the town was starting to grow. But the people who were there first have a businessman's association that's a cover for a monopoly. They don't like newcomers and will do anything to stop them.Roy Rogers plays a trick shot artist in Gabby Hayes's medicine show with the lovely and funny Sally Payne and all get involved in the fight for some fair business practices. Also involved are Carol Adams who works for newspaper owner Henry Brandon. They've got a federal judge who is sympathetic in Herbert Rawlinson. The sheriff is in the pocket of the business association and he's got a murderous deputy in Jay Novello. That's a surprise because later on Novello played funny little ethnic parts usually Italian. Here he's quite serious and deadly.Singing is kept to a minimum and it's usually part of the medicine show. Emphasis definitely on action in this good Roy Rogers western.

Roy Rogers, a sharp-shooter in Gabby Hayes' medicine show, helps the refugee townsfolk of Deadwood battle a crooked bigwig and his outlaw gang, who've forced them out of town and stolen their businesses.Meanwhile, Gabby collects a sizable inheritance that gets stolen by the bad man of Deadwood.Though not as good as some of Roy's later features, this is fast paced enough, has some good gun-play by Rogers, and features a snappy opening scene featuring Gabby's medicine show that all help make this decently entertaining. However, it does run out of steam a bit near the end.Once again, George "Gabby" Hayes is quite a scene stealer.

Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, and Sally Payne are members of "Professor Blackstone's Medicine Show". Their offering of tuneful entertainment and elixir receives a poor reception in the town of Deadwood, led by Bad Man Hal Taliaferro (as Ripper). They decide to stick around and extinguish the "Bad Man of Deadwood" and his wicked gang.The Rogers/Hayes/Payne trio (plus cute pet) are a treat as "Medicine" show people. This is an above average, concise Rogers western. Carol Adams (as reporter Linda Barrett) is a good romantic interest for Mr. Rogers; though, they don't flirt enough. It's great to see silent star Monte Blue and weasely Jay Novello among the fine supporting players. It's all lower cost level movie stuff, but ever so pleasant. ***** Bad Man of Deadwood (1941) Joseph Kane ~ Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Carol Adams