Rawhide (DVD), Film Detective, Western

Here's a rarity: legendary New York Yankee star Lou Gehrig starring in a western! The plot concerns Gehrig retiring from baseball to become a rancher, only to find himself and other ranchers being tormented by a group of bandits! The rest of the cast includes singin' cowboy Smith Ballew (Gaucho Serenade, Under Arizona Skies) Evalyn Knapp (Smart Money, Perils of Pauline), and Arthur Loft (Scarlet Street), with direction by Ray Taylor (The Adventures of Smiling Jack, West of El Dorado).