Born Reckless (1958)
3/10
Some odd casting for this picture.
28 June 2019
Mamie Van Doren often played bad girls in 1950s films such as "High School Confidential" and "Guns Girls and Gangsters". However, in a strange twist, here she plays a nice girl....something that just seemed weird!

When the story begins, Jackie (Van Doren) is being sexually assaulted by a jerk following a rodeo. Rodeo star Kelly Cobb (Jeff Richards) sees what's occurring and belts the guy...and soon a giant fight breaks out. Kelly, Jackie and Kelly's partner, Cool Man (Arthur Hunnicutt) make their escape and soon the trio are friends and they travel together to other rodeos. However, over time, Jackie is frustrated as she's a nice (and sexy) girl and Kelly chases after a different lady. What's next?

The acting and dialog are pretty silly in this one. My daughter hated it, but I felt it was a watchable time-passer....though seeing Van Doren in such a role seemed silly as did her many (too many) musical numbers. For Van Doren fans mostly.
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