Black Horse Canyon

Excellent western in Technicolor! It's about a wild black stallion that Mari Blanchard wants for stock rearing purposes. Joel McCrea and Race Gentry as her neighbors set about to help her capture the horse. Another neighbor, Murvyn Vye,also wants the horse for his own purposes. As things proceed, both McCrea & Gentry fall in love with Blanchard. There are no shootouts only some fighting. The scenery is incredible. I've always liked McCrea--especially in the westerns that he did. He was an excellent horseman in real life. Another interesting aspect of this film was the close relationship between McCre and Gentry. McCrea had raised Gentry after the death of his parents &they have a very close and neat relationship.

I love this movie! I have seen many western movies and the only question is how to get a DVD of this movie!!! The scenery, the theme and lack of violence is actually quite amazing. This is an ideal movie for those who love westerns and horses. And yes, this horse is a great actor and also a wonderful animal. Joel McCrea and everyone in the movie did well. A straight forward and lovely movie. The real ranch setting adds much to the movie. The taming techniques used to "break" this horse are legit and although the well trained horse is not really wild the whole story set well with me. The canyon terrain and water hole attractions and all make this quite authentic to the way a real wild horse would behave and Mari Blanchard and The young man Ti in the movie role do well. Outlaw the movie name of this black horse is simply movie magic. Any horse rancher should want their own copy.

Joel McCrea is one of those no-truck-with-women guys, raising Race Gentry out in the west. When Mari Blanchard needs help catching and breaking a mustang that's gotten free, the two of them help her out. Gentry yearns for her, but Miss Blanchard sets her cap at McCrea. He seems mostly amused, but there seems to be more to it. It's a handsomely shot Universal "Shaky A" with scenes of the horse lifted from 1949's RED CANYON. McCrea offers his lines in his usual straightforward manner, Gentry struggles to make the transition from boy to man, and Miss Blanchard, who was the inspiration for Al Capp's Stupifyin' Jones, oozes sex appea.