Fox' Cisco Kid series continues, with the usual good chemistry between Cesar Romero and Chris-Pin Martin. This one takes a few minutes to get off to a start as Cisco is framed for a series of robberies and succored by Jean Rogers, who is the daughter of one of the gang members. This is not quite as good as others in this series: the energy levels of different players is distracting and at times it becomes a standard B western.
Fox' B unit, however, was, at this time, probably the best in the industry, and its strength was the high quality of cinematographer it got. Here's it's Charles Clarke, who takes advantage of the settings to shoot some beautiful scenery. Notice also the silhouette lighting during the interview with the witness and the almost Film Noir shadow shooting when Romero meets Fields -- or as close as they ever got to noir lighting at Fox. I don't think anyone ever turned out a light at that studio.
Fox' B unit, however, was, at this time, probably the best in the industry, and its strength was the high quality of cinematographer it got. Here's it's Charles Clarke, who takes advantage of the settings to shoot some beautiful scenery. Notice also the silhouette lighting during the interview with the witness and the almost Film Noir shadow shooting when Romero meets Fields -- or as close as they ever got to noir lighting at Fox. I don't think anyone ever turned out a light at that studio.