Canyon Hawks (1930)/Flying Lariets (1931) [DVD] 08921866569 Movies "Canyon Hawks" (1930) Cattle rancher Jack Benson (Yakima Canutt) finds Mildred Manning and her young brother homesteading in a shack on his property while their sheep graze on his range. Instantly attracted to Mildred, he lets her stay and even deeds a section of land to her. This generosity puts Jack at odds with his fellow cattlemen, but the real danger comes from the outlaw raiders known as "Canyon Hawks", led by sadistic Steve Knowles. An ultra-rare early talkie distributed by motion-picture pioneer John Freulers Big 4 Film Corporation, "Canyon Hawks" holds a special place in B-Western history as the only sound-era production that gives a starring role to legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt. "Flying Lariats" (1931) Wally Dunbar and his brother Sam try to determine how they can help their financially strapped neighbors, Pop Starr and his headstrong daughter Bonnie. The bashful Sam has a crush on Bonnie and persuades Wally to court her on his behalf. The ensuing romantic complications are forgotten when crooked cashier Tex Johnson cheats the bank out of $5000 and disappears with it. The Sheriff enlists Wally in his posse, forcing him to devote his attention to bringing in the thief. Another seldom-seen Big 4 production from the early talkie era, "Flying Lariats" showcases the considerable skills of top-billed Wally Wales - who, in an earlier life under his real name, Floyd Alderson, was actually a working cowboy.
