Movie

The Hawk of Wild River

1952 · 53 min

A breezy, good-natured oater with quick chases, corny gags and a hypnotized sidekick that never asks much of you.

Tagline: FORTY-FIVE GUNNING...WILD WEST FUNNING!
Overview: Steve Martin is sent to Wild River to recover stolen gold and finds the town is being terrorized by The Hawk and his outlaw gang. The Hawk attempts to murder Sheriff Jack Mahoney and is captured and jailed. Steve helps the Hawk break jail and thus makes contact with the bandit gang. He sends a bungling photographer, Smiley Burnette, to warn the sheriff that the gang plan to rob the express office.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, earnest and campy. Brisk and fine in the background.
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: None
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none