Heart of Arizona

Heart of Arizona

22/4/1938 1h 8m 5.0/10

Overview

Belle Starr has returned from time in prison only to face a hail of bullets, along with rescue by Hoppy and the Bar 20 gang.

Director

Lesley Selander

Top Billed Cast

George 'Gabby' Hayes

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Windy Halliday

William Boyd

William Boyd

Hopalong Cassidy

John Elliott

John Elliott

Buck Peters

Russell Hayden

Russell Hayden

Lucky Jenkins

Natalie Moorhead

Natalie Moorhead

Belle Starr

Billy King

Artie

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

3/12/2025

6/10

“Belle Star” (Natalie Moorhead) is not a woman to be messed with after she returns after an unjust five year spell with Uncle Sam to discover that her herds are being rustled. We know it’s her dodgy foreman “Trister” (Leo J. McMahon) who is up to no good, and we know just who is pulling his strings but can she thwart their plan to rob her of her livelihood? Luckily, “Hoppy” (William Boyd) is on hand to try and help her get to the bottom of just who killed her husband and framed her for stealing her own cows! The deft use of some branding, some fine shooting from the young “Artie” (Billy Peters) and an hidden coin all contribute to the adventure as “Hoppy” determines to get his man. The production here is really basic, but there’s more of a story and as ever the dynamic between Boyd and “Gabby” Hayes keeps the pace moving swiftly along. Moorhead and her on-screen daughter “Jacqueline” (Dorothy Short) also deliver at the livelier end of the damsels-in-distress scale and there’s Stephen Chase’s “Ringo” to keep the nastiness going, too. It’s not the most original, no, but for a low-budget affair it’s actually quite exciting and worth an hour.

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