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Human Targets Reviews

1932
1 hr 0 mins
Action & Adventure

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Youthful cowboy hero Buzz Barton keeps things buzzing along in the cheaply-assembled western Human Targets. The real star of the proceedings, however, is canine hero Rin-Tin-Tin, still in harness at the age of 16. The villains are gang of gold hijackers, whose skullduggery as plunged the people the audience cares about into poverty. But Barton proves himself worthy of the challenge of bringing the culprits to justice, while Rinty joins the fray by chewing a few hairy ankles. Several silent-screen western veterans are in attendance in Human Targets, including Franklin Farnum, Edmund Cobb, Ted Adams, and Hoot Gibson's ex-wife Helen Gibson.

Reviewed By: Hans J. Wollstein

Buzz Barton was fairly popular in the late silent era and he was still acting as late as 1932. But director J. P. McGowan could do little with a miniscule budget and Master Barton's efforts are for the most part wasted. The paltry budget notwithstanding, Human Targets is pleasant enough juvenile fare with a surprisingly inoffensive turn by the often maligned African-American comedian Fred Toones, aka Snowflake. Toones, who even gets to sing a pleasant little song, eschews the usual stereotypical nonsense in favor of action this time around, and even saves the day in a well-paced finale.