Law of the Lash

Most critics pick other Lash LaRue movies as his best; I picked this one to watch mostly because the title appealed to me. Lash is a decent actor, & so is his sidekick, Al "Fuzzy" St. John, whose acting credits go back to the Fatty Arbuckle period. I want to like Lash, because he looks & sounds like my favorite actor, Humphrey Bogart, but Lash doesn't come off to best advantage in this movie. He looks downright silly running around with a bullwhip in his hand, chasing down bad guys with guns! No matter how much noise he makes, he always seems to be able to sneak up on the bad guys before they can accurately fire their guns. I like Fuzzy's character, because he provides some comedy without being too moronic, & he does have credibility as a western character (he can ride & shoot well). If you'd like to see Lash in a better film, try "In Old Wyoming," a film he "stole" from its star (Eddie Dean). Lash is much more enjoyable there, also playing the Cheyenne Kid.