Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Michael Morrison The Mesquiteers display a lot of personality, and Tucson Smith in particular displays a lot of his physique, but the script is rather muddled, especially in the big gun battle at the end.Still, it is the Mesquiteers so it is very much worth watching.Not just the boys, but the entire cast is first rate, with the great stunt man Yakima Canutt, to name one, getting credit, but being listed last.Hank Worden, who went on to screen immortality, gets a humorous bit part, uncredited, and other great cowboy players include Earle Hodgins, I. Stanford Jolley, Wally West, Wally Wales, and Edward Peil.The leading lady, Kay Hughes, is a lovely lass I know nothing about, but she has 28 credits here at IMDb.There is one error in the IMDb listing of cast members: Elmer, the puppet, is actually listed in the very opening credits, right alongside Max Terhune. And fortunately, in "Ghost Town Gold" Elmer is not as intrusive as sometimes.I saw this in a rather poor print at YouTube and might have liked it better in a better print. But I liked it and do recommend it.

bkoganbing The Three Mesquiteers find themselves in Ghost Town Gold trying to save the reputation of the mayor and bank president of a small boom town. After the bank is held up during a night robbery Burr Caruth's reputation is on the line. There's a big prize fight being held that night and the bet money is being held by the bank.Speaking of the prize fight Ray Corrigan has to get into the ring as one of the fighters backs out. That makes it real personal for the Mesquiteers.The key to the whole situation is desert rat Milburn Morante who holds up in a nearby ghost town. The bad guys hide the loot, but he finds it. It all makes for a bit more plot than one usually finds in a B western.Best part of the film is the climax race back to town with the stolen money before the bank is supposed to open. I do love some of the tactics employed by the Mesquiteers to slow down the pursuing robbers.I think you'll enjoy it too.

MartinHafer Republic Studio's series "The Three Mesquiteers" was quite popular in the 1930s and 40s. Although the cast OFTEN changed (it even included John Wayne for a while), the team of Ray Corrigan, Robert Livingston and Max Terhune made the most of the 51 movies in the series--and these are the ones also generally available through the public domain. "Ghost-Town Gold" is the second film in the series and the first to include all three of these actors as the Mesquiteers. It is interesting to note that because it's such an early film, Lullaby (Terhune) is a lot more morally suspect than he'd become in later films. More about this later.The film begins with the team bringing in a mess of cattle and getting a huge check for their trouble. Lullaby wants to take the check to the bank himself--mostly because he plans on gambling with the trio's funds. During this odd portion, Lullaby cheats a few card sharks and, in the process, is given his ventriloquist dummy, Elmer (who, unfortunately, you'd see in Terhune's subsequent films in the series).Later, after the evil owner of the bar/casino, Barrington, is ordered out of town, the mug decides to punish the town by robbing the bank. The Mesquiteers decide to help the banker and it appears that despite the robbery, the place will stay open. In addition, Tucson (Corrigan) is volunteered to box in a big match--and during this, Lullaby clearly cheats to help Tucson win the fight. However, just as he knocks out the challenger, Barrington absconds with the money. So, it's up to the trio to catch the jerk and return both the bank's money and the money from the match.So what's the ghost town from the title? Well, a crazy old coot lives there alone--and he manages to find the stolen money! So, now the guy has EVERYONE converge on his ghost town to get the loot--and the old guy has a few amusing tricks up his sleeve! How the movie ends is pretty bizarre--but entertaining.This is a better than average entry into the series. Now this does not mean it's a great film--none of the Mesquiteer films were. But, it's pleasant and undemanding fare--and a bit better than most Gene Autry or Roy Rogers films. Worth a look if you love the genre.

donnielee46 Played to death on New York's Channel 13 cowboy theater shows in the 1950's, "Ghost Town Gold" became one of my favorite "Three Mequiteers" westerns...right up there with "Riders of the Whistling Skull." Typical Robert Livingston - "Crash" Corrigan - Max Terhune fare with lots of action and shoot 'em up, made even more appealing with the addition of Kay Hughes as the love interest and a crazy old miner that "haunts" the ghost town using ghostly booby traps and weird sound effects to protect "his" gold. I loved it as a kid and tried to locate it for years...finally finding the videotape...and re-living my misspent youth!