Dead or Alive
Seen it?1944 | 54 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
The Rangers are after Yackey and his gang. Posing as an outlaw, Dave arrives as Panhandle's prisoner and works his way into the gang. Tex arrives and joins Wright's committee. Tex plans a trap for the gang but things go awry when the gang catches Tex and the Committee catches Dave and both are about to be hung.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 663 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Elmer Clifton
- Tex RitterTex Haines aka Idaho Kid
- Dave O'BrienDave Wyatt
- Guy WilkersonPanhandle Perkins
- Marjorie ClementsArline Arthur
- Rebel RandallBelle Loper
- Ray BennettClint Yackey - Saloon Owner
- Charles KingRed Avery
- Bud OsborneCommittee member
- Henry HallJudge Henry Wright
- Ted MapesLuke Brown