I'll never forget the sudden break into song in this B Republic road picture, dealing with issues that truckers face on the road while hauling what they believe to be lettuce. Ralph Byrd and Ward Bond face lots of obstacles on their run, whether aiding Doris Weston or dealing with striking farm workers. Robert Emmett Keane is the heavy who stops the truck to try and get Weston back, and the ensuing dangers that follow them, including inclement weather.
There's several musical sequences here including one in Spanish featuring the squeaky voiced Sterlita Peluffo, and another where Bond emotes dramatically (and get laughs) while singing. At a little over an hour, this offers lots to amuse, and the dialog is certainly top notch and real. Weston is spikey as the romantic lead, although she didn't move much past B films and unlike Byrd (later on Dick Tracy) and Bond didn't last long in movies. Her duet with Byrd is rather forgettable. Good special effects go into the finale involving a huge dam threatened with explosion.
There's several musical sequences here including one in Spanish featuring the squeaky voiced Sterlita Peluffo, and another where Bond emotes dramatically (and get laughs) while singing. At a little over an hour, this offers lots to amuse, and the dialog is certainly top notch and real. Weston is spikey as the romantic lead, although she didn't move much past B films and unlike Byrd (later on Dick Tracy) and Bond didn't last long in movies. Her duet with Byrd is rather forgettable. Good special effects go into the finale involving a huge dam threatened with explosion.