There is a lot to like in any Tom Tyler movie, but in this one, there is some to dislike, too.
I saw "Coyote Trails" in a choppy print at YouTube, choppy enough to be irritating and distracting, but the movie itself is a pretty good one anyway.
There is some clever dialogue, including where the female lead, played by the unknown-to-me Alice Dahl, says, after Tom, played by Tom Tyler, explains his idea on how to catch the wild horse, "The weak female always lures the brave male." Then Tom replies, "I guess that's what makes the world go 'round." And when in fact the wild horse gets together with the woman's mare, he gets to say again, "I guess that's what makes the world go 'round."
Cute and clever dialogue in a script that also has some holes. For example, Tom decides early on, with no apparent reason, the horse is not really the thief.
The editing and directing could both be tighter, and, worst of all, the fight scenes lacked the choreography of Yakima Canutt, and looked ... lame, un-realistic ... at least un-movie-realistic.
Oh, one other complaint: The female costumes. All the women were dressed for about 1935, even though the men looked about 1880. I've seen that in many another western, but it is still jarring, very anachronistic.
All the players were acceptable, except possibly Miss Dahl, and she was cute. But Slim Whitaker gave one of his usual great performances and the venerable Lafe McKee shone also, as usual.
The chief bad guy is another unknown-to-me actor, Richard Alexander, billed here as Dick Alexander. He was very believable, kinda clumsy and gauche, and pretty much what I would expect of someone his size trying to outwit his neighbor. Intriguing performance.
I very much recommend "Coyote Trails," despite the pointless generic title, and despite the bad print. Hey, Tom Tyler is in it.