Bill Cody
Born
To Battle [DVD](1927) Silent DVD
Silent western actioner with Bill
Cody as a gunfighter falsely accused of murdering his own father. Cody
gets more than he bargained for when he sets out to nab the real culprit
and ends up in the middle of a long-running family feud and finds himself
falling for the niece of the killer he's been looking for. Barbara Luddy,
Nora Cecil, J.P. Lockney also star. Silent with music score.
Roy
Rogers Collection [DVD] DVD
Includes "Days of Jesse James," "King
of the Cowboys" and "Roll on Texas Moon."
Hands
Across The Border (1944)/Billy The Kid Returns [DVD](1938) DVD
Roy Rogers shoots, sings and slugs
as he helps a pretty rancher avenge her paw's death and rides Trigger in
a race to save her stables. Ruth Terry, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Onslow
Stevens co-star in "Hands Across the Border." Then, an early starring role
for Roy Rogers in "Billy the Kid Returns" casts him as the famed frontier
gunslinger, now reformed and ready to clean up lawless Lincoln County.
Smiley Burnette, Lynne Roberts co-star. 108 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital stereo.
Roy
Rogers: The Television Collection, Vol. 1: Pilots And Rarities [DVD]
DVD
Go Hunting" program; the first episode
from the 1962 variety series "The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show," with
the whole family at the Seattle World's Fair; two '70s TV commercials for
Roy Rogers Restaurants; and a promo film for the '70s PBS series "Roy Rogers
Presents the Great Movie Cowboys." Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby
Digital mono. Go Hunting" program; the first episode from the 1962 variety
series "The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show," with the whole family at the
Seattle World's Fair; two '70s TV commercials for Roy Rogers Restaurants;
and a promo film for the '70s PBS series "Roy Rogers Presents the Great
Movie Cowboys." Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Bill Elliott as Red Ryder protects
cattlemen from swindlers who want the oil beneath their ranges and survives
an attack by hired killer Duncan Renaldo in the 1944 sagebrusher "San Antonio
Kid." With Bobby Blake, Glenn Strange. Then, 1947's "Cheyenne Wildcat"
finds Red (Wild Bill Elliott) and Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) using their
wits to foil a group of ornery outlaws, while Red is caught between the
love of two different ladies. Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart also star. 108
min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery;
biographies; theatrical trailer.
The
Cisco Kid Double Feature #1 [DVD] DVD
When a close friend is arrested by
a ruthless dictator and his men, Cisco (Duncan Renaldo) and Pancho (Martin
Garralaga) confront the despot in "South of Rio Grande" (1945) With Francis
McDonald and Armida and the Guadalajara Trio. Next, accused of murder and
robbing stagecoaches near Cactus Wells in "The Girl from San Lorenzo,"
(1950) Cisco and Pancho must clear their names before they get taken to
the pokey. Renaldo, Carrillo and Jane Adams star. AKA: "Don Amigo." 145
min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; bonus color
TV episode; interview; photo gallery; biographies.
Man
Of The Frontier (Red River Valley) [DVD](1936) DVD
Gene Autry signs on as a ditch-rider
in the Red River Valley to find out who has been dynamiting irrigation
projects. 55. min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo;
Plays All Regions.
In
Old Caliente [DVD](1939) DVD
An immigrant family is falsely accused
of robbing a gold shipment, and it's up to ranchhand Roy Rogers to bring
the guilty party to justice. Sagebrush saga also stars Katherine DeMille,
Mary Hart and "Gabby" Hayes, who joins Roy in singing the classic duet
"We're Not Comin' Out Tonight." 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
Under
California Stars [DVD](1948) DVD
That's where Roy Rogers' ranch is...and
where some sidewindin' crockacrookas have kidnapped (horsenapped?) Trigger,
holding the noble steed for a $100,000 ransom. Think Roy's just gonna pay
the money and not teach them that there's nothin' lower on the frontier
than a horse thief? No, neither did we. With Andy Devine, Jane Frazee.
69 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Rough
Riders' Round-Up [DVD](1939) DVD
Fresh from the Spanish-American War,
Roy Rogers and pals Raymond Hatton and Eddie Acuff join the Border Patrol.
But when Acuff is gunned down by a notorious outlaw, Rogers and Hatton
track down the killer and find him working an gold smuggling operation.
Lots of action in this early Rogers oater; with Mary Hart (Lynne Roberts),
William Pawley. 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
The
Old Corral [DVD](1936) DVD
Singing sheriff Gene Autry has to
deal with big-city blackhats when some Chicago mobsters (!) head out west
to track down a murder witness. And if that's not enough, this action-packed
oater also features the Sons of the Pioneers (with a young Roy Rogers);
Smiley Burnette, Hope Manning, Lon Chaney, Jr. also star. 54 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
Colorado
Sundown [DVD](1952) DVD
Rex Allen and his miracle horse Koko
foil a murder and land fraud caper masterminded by a crooked brother and
sister, yet the cowboy still has time to sing "Pine Valley Stage" and "Down
by the Riverside." With Slim Pickens, Mary Ellen Kay, Louise Beavers. 67
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
Paroled
To Die [DVD](1938) DVD
It's "48 Hrs." on the frontier, as
Bob Steele plays a rancher who has been framed for a bank robbery...and
must team up with a government agent to uncover the real rascal before
it's too late! Varmints and violence with Kathleen Eliot, Karl Hackett.
53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. Plays All Regions.
Riders
Of The Whistling Skull [DVD](1937) DVD
The Three Mesquiteers (Bob Livingston,
Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune) help a young woman track down her missing father
in a lost Indian city of gold in this action-packed Western that predated
``Raiders of the Lost Ark'' by a good 45 years. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English mono; scene access. Plays All Regions.
Spook
Town [DVD](1944) DVD
After money that was slotted to finance
a local irrigation program is stolen while in the custody of the Texas
Rangers, blame immediately turns to them. It's up to Tex O'Brien, Jim Newill
and Guy Wilkerson to right the wrong and bring the sneaky trading post
owner to justice. With Dick Curtis. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
mono; theatrical trailers; scene access.
Song
Of Nevada [DVD](1944) DVD
Roy Rogers is called into action when
he's hired by a rancher who is believed to have been killed in a plane
crash. Roy uncovers a conspiracy to pocket the assets of the rancher and
daughter Dale Evans by Evans' sleazy fiance and a crooked ranch foreman.
60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; tour of the Roy Rogers-Dale
Evans Museum; theatrical trailer; musical album; photo gallery.
The
Ranger And The Lady [DVD](1940) DVD
A military leader plots to overthrow
the government of Texas, imposing a tax on wagon trains and using his own
strong-armed regulators to replace the Texas Rangers. Rangers Roy Rogers
and George "Gabby" Hayes try to thwart the plot in this sagebrush thriller.
With Jacqueline Wells, Harry Brandon. 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
mono; tour of Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum; theatrical trailer; musical
album; photo gallery.
Sunset
Serenade [DVD](1942) DVD
When a youngster from back East and
his pretty guardian come to the dude ranch he's inherited, swindlers with
their sights set on the spread try to send them packing. It's up to Roy
to rout the rascals in this enjoyable oater co-starring "Gabby" Hayes,
Helen Parrish, Roy Barcroft. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono;
tour of Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum; theatrical trailer; musical album;
photo gallery.
Hopalong
Rides Again (1937)/Heart Of Arizona [DVD](1938) DVD
First, Hoppy's got a bone to pick
with the head of a cattle-nabbing gang who poses as a paleontologist to
learn about the Bar 20's plans to move 1,000 head of cattle through rustler
territory. With William Boyd, "Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden. Then, notorious
lady outlaw Belle Starr gets out of jail and tries to fly right as a rancher,
but when things go wrong only Hopalong Cassidy can set them straight. With
William Boyd, "Gabby" Hayes and Natalie Moorhead. 131 min. total. Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; publicity materials; theatrical
trailer.
Rustlers'
Valley (1937)/Texas Trail [DVD](1937) DVD
First, in "Rustlers' Valley," it was
the lawyer who really pulled the bank job...and Hopalong Cassidy is determined
to prove it--while saving the ranch and the girl. William Boyd, "Gabby"
Hayes and Agnes Glenn star. Then, in "Texas Trail," an unusual entry in
the series, Hoppy and the Bar 20 boys helping out the Army during the Spanish-American
Warby rounding up horses for the Rough Riders to use. With William Boyd,
"Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden. 121 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; publicity materials; theatrical trailer.
South
Of The Border [DVD](1939) DVD
There's no funny billboards or giant
sombrero towers here, but you do get plenty of action, as government agents
Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette head down Mexico way to stop German agents
from fomenting a revolution (and yes, this was a good two years before
America entered World War II). With June Storey, Lupita Tovar, Duncan Renaldo.
70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; featurette.
Rovin'
Tumbleweeds [DVD](1939) DVD
As a rookie congressman in Washington,
Gene Autry lays down the law to some well-heeled bad guys and fights a
crooked flood-relief bill contrived to pad the pockets of its sponsor and
his cronies. Smiley Burnette, Mary Carlisle and Douglas Dumbrille co-star.
AKA: "Washington Cowboy." 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital
mono; featurette.
Heldorado
(1946)/In Old Cheyenne [DVD](1941) DVD
Roy Rogers is out to clean up the
Vegas strip as a rough-riding Ranger after a mob that's been bilking the
revenuers, in "Heldorado." Hit the trail with Dale Evans, "Gabby" Hayes,
Paul Harvey, Clayton Moore. Then, "In Old Cheyenne," newspaper reporter
Roy is assigned to sniff out a pattern of illegal behavior purportedly
carried out by "Gabby" Hayes, but along the way manages to clear Gabby
and finger the real culprit. Co-stars Joan Woodbury, George Rosener. 128
min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Bells
Of San Angelo [DVD](1947) DVD
Roy Rogers roughs `em up, playing
a border patrol officer who has to round up smugglers. Of course, it ain't
easy, and he gets to ring the bad guys' bells in the course of things.
Andy Devine, Dale Evans and The Sons of the Pioneers also star. 74 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; tour of Roy Rogers-Dale
Museum; theatrical trailer; musical album; photo gallery.
Saga
Of Death Valley [DVD](1939) DVD
Roy Rogers and sidekick "Gabby" Hayes
head to Death Valley to start Roy's new ranch, only to find that scheming
land baron Frank Thomas and son Don "Red" Barry are aiming to take over
the valley for themselves. There's a surprise in store for both Rogers
and Barry, though, in this superior sagebrush saga. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English mono; tour of Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum; theatrical trailer;
musical album; photo gallery.
San
Fernando Valley [DVD](1944) DVD
Well, the film's not really set in
the San Fernando Valley, but two-fisted hero Roy Rogers has no time to
argue geography when he's called on by neighboring rancher Dale Evans to
help figure out who's been swiping her cattle. Fun-filled frontier tale,
highlighted by Roy's first on-screen kiss (from Evans' kid sister, Jean
Porter, in a dream sequence). Uncut version; 74 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono; museum tour; theatrical trailer; musical album;
photo gallery.
Under
California Stars (1948)/Bells Of San Angelo [DVD](1948) DVD
This Roy Rogers double feature opens
with some sidewindin' crockacrookas who have kidnapped (horsenapped?) Trigger,
holding the noble steed for a $100,000 ransom. Think Roy's just gonna pay
the money and not teach them that there's nothin' lower on the frontier
than a horse thief? No, neither did we. With Andy Devine, Jane Frazee.
Next, Roy roughs `em up as a border patrol officer who has to round up
smugglers. Of course, it ain't easy, and he gets to ring the bad guys'
bells in the course of things. Andy Devine, Dale Evans and The Sons of
the Pioneers also star. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono;
biographies; theatrical trailers.
Home
On The Prairie [DVD](1939) DVD
When some evil-in-mind no-goods try
to bring a herd of hoof-in-mouth infected cattle across the border, it's
up to guitar-in-hand border inspector Gene Autry to apply some fist-in-jaw
justice while saving damsel-in-distress June Storey. Oh, and comic relief-in-movie
Smiley Burnette deals with a runaway elephant. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono.
Melody
Ranch [DVD](1940) DVD
Advertised as a musical more than
a western in order to broaden Gene Autry's appeal, this modern-day frontier
drama finds singing radio star Autry being made an honorary sheriff during
a visit to his Arizona hometown, then being called on to act the part when
crooks disrupt the festivities. Ann Miller, Vera Vague, Gabby Hayes and
Jimmy Durante co-star. Songs include "Call of the Canyon," "What Are Cowboys
Made Of?" and the title tune. 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby
Digital mono.
The
Cisco Kid Double Feature #2 [DVD] DVD
Cisco and Pancho help a frontier street-corner
preacher who's been run out of Silver City by an ornery widow who happens
to own just about everything in town, and discover a mine that holds the
secret behind the town's corruption, in "Satan's Cradle" (1948). Duncan
Renaldo, Leo Carrillo and Ann Savage star. AKA: "The Devil's Den." Then,
when a runaway boy's father is slated to be executed, Cisco and Pancho
must rescue the man and then try to find who really robbed a bank and killed
a teller in "The Daring Caballero" (1949). Renaldo, Carrillo and Kippee
Valez star. AKA: "Guns of Fury." 125 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English; interview.
Heart
Of The Rio Grande [DVD](1942) DVD
That's the spot where our hero, Gene
Autry, and his ever-hapless sidekick, Smiley Burnette, have their work
cut out for them, helping young Fay McKenzie turn her ranch into a thriving
frontier enterprise. Don't worry, though: Gene still finds time to sing
a song or two. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Shooting
High [DVD](1940) DVD
Gene Autry as a Hollywood cowboy's
stand-in? That's what happens in this offbeat tale that finds him filling
in for actor Robert Lowery on a movie about Autry's frontier hero grandpa.
When a bank robbery occurs during filming, though, Gene gets a chance to
follow in the family tradition. With Marjorie Weaver, Jack Carson and the
always-precocious Jane Withers. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby
Digital mono.
Wild
Horse [DVD](1931) DVD
Bronco busters Hoot Gibson and Skeeter
Bill Perkins catch a wild Cayuse known as the Devil Horse and are ready
to claim the $1,000 reward. But when a blackhat kills Perkins and frames
Hoot, he'll have to avoid the sheriff to prove his innocence. With Edmund
Cobb, Stepin Fetchit. AKA: "Silver Devil." 68 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English mono. Plays All Regions.
The
Oklahoma Cyclone [DVD](1930) DVD
In this early outing, Bob Steele saddles
up, shoots, slugs, and even sings as the leader of a happy-go-lucky band
of bronco busters. Enjoyable oater also stars Nita Ray, Al St. John, Slim
Whitaker. 64 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
The
Mystery Of The Hooded Horseman [DVD](1937) DVD
The "Masked Raiders" are a gang of
hooded and robed outlaws who are trying to steal all of the land rights
from the local ranchers. When one of his friends is murdered, Tex steps
in and vows to bring the criminals to justice. Iris Meredith, Charles King
co-star. AKA: "Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen." 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English mono.
Hittin'
The Trail [DVD](1937) DVD
The Tombstone Kid takes advantage
of his resemblance to Tex Ritter to frame Tex for his crimes. Tex must
corral the outlaw and restore his good name. With The Range Ramblers. 57
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; scene access. Plays All Regions.
Robin
Hood Of The Pecos [DVD](1941) DVD
Following the Civil War, the South
still had dangers to face. One of these was the Carpetbagger, and in this
rousing Roy Rogers/"Gabby" Hayes feature, the "Night Rider" and other rebels
lead a revolt against the scoundrels. 50 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
mono; scene access. Plays All Regions.
Buffalo
Bill In Tomahawk Territory [DVD](1952) DVD
Clayton Moore ditches his mask as
he plays William F. Cody himself, out to make a peace offering to the Sioux
in order to keep the trails safe...but an ornery group of Indian impersonators
are out to stir up the warpath! 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
Young
Bill Hickok [DVD](1940) DVD
Roy Rogers stars as the young frontier
lawman. While trying to solve a string of stagecoach robberies, Roy uncovers
plans of a mysterious foreign power to gain land rights to California.
With Gabby Hayes and Jacqueline Wells (as Julie Bishop). 60 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
Sheriff
Of Tombstone [DVD](1941) DVD
Roy Rogers is mistaken for a hired
gun the crooked mayor of Tombstone sent for to help him gain control of
the town. But Roy'd better be on his toes; the malicious magistrate is
wise to him, and the real trigger man is goin' a-gunnin' for him. With
Gabby Hayes, Elyse Knox. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays
All Regions.
The
Yellow Rose Of Texas [DVD](1944) DVD
Roy Rogers and Trigger are "rollin'
on the river" when they join a showboat crew to help recover stolen money
and clear the good name of Dale Evans' father. 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English mono.
Young
Buffalo Bill [DVD](1940) DVD
Thoroughly enjoyable Western bioflick
that stretches the facts but is one of Roy's best nevertheless. The cavalry
sounds a call for Roy to suppress an Indian uprising on a Spanish ranch.
Songs include ``Blow, Breeze, Blow.'' 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
mono.
Bad
Man Of Deadwood [DVD](1941) DVD
Free enterprise is threatened in the
West when a conniving conglomeration of businessmen scheme to drive competition
out of town. Leave it to a monopoly-busting Roy to set things back on track.
Co-stars George ``Gabby'' Hayes. 52 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
mono.
My
Pal Trigger [DVD](1946) DVD
Roy Rogers' personal favorite of his
films. When a jealous horse breeder frames him for the killing of Gabby
Hayes' stallion, Roy is forced to flee with his own pregnant mare. Years
later, atop the now-grown Trigger, Rogers returns to set thing right. Dale
Evans, Jack Holt co-star. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays
All Regions.
Roy
Rogers: The Television Collection, Vol. 2: Network Shows And Specials [DVD]
DVD
If you're fixin' for some western
fun and action, check out this collection that offers two episodes of "The
Roy Rogers Show" ("Bad Neighbors," "Empty Saddles"), plus "The Roy Rogers
and Dale Evans Show" from 1962 with Cliff (Charlie Weaver) Arquette, The
Sons of the Pioneers, and the National Horse Show Finals. Also here is
"The Chevy Show" (1959) with Roy and Dale welcoming Jimmy Dean, Molly Bee
and Carl Reiner; Ideal toy commercials; and a Roy Rogers radio show from
1954. 180 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Riders
Of The Whistling Pines [DVD](1949) DVD
Gene Autry must salvage his reputation
and clear his name after being wrongly accused of poisoning cattle by a
ring of outlaws (Douglass Dumbrille, Damian O'Flynn and Clayton Moore)
who are destroying the timberlands. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
mono. Plays All Regions.
The
Gay Ranchero [DVD](1948) DVD
Roy Rogers rides to wrangle the rannies
who are trying to take over an airport by sabotage and other treacherous,
low-down means. With Jane Frazee, Tito Guizar, Andy Devine. 71 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English mono.
The
Far Frontier [DVD](1948) DVD
There's a gang of deadly desperadoes
running the most deadly ring of all...smuggling deported owlhoots onto
our soil! Only Roy Rogers and Trigger can close the door on `em. Andy Devine,
Clayton Moore, and the Riders of the Purple Sage. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English mono.
Springtime
In The Sierras [DVD](1947) DVD
Roy Rogers goes against a mysterious
destroyer of nature--who kills deer--in this superior Western adventure.
Andy Devine, Sons of the Pioneers and Trigger. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English.
In
Old Cheyenne [DVD](1941) DVD
Newspaper reporter Roy Rogers is assigned
to sniff out a pattern of illegal behavior purportedly carried out by "Gabby"
Hayes, but along the way manages to clear Gabby and finger the real culprit.
Co-stars Joan Woodbury, George Rosener. 66 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Silver
Spurs [DVD](1943) DVD
John Carradine co-stars alongside
Roy and Trigger as a wily snake in the grass who's trying to fleece Roy's
boss out of his oil-rich land. One of "the King of the Cowboys'" best also
features Yakima Canutt, Smiley Burnette and Kermit Maynard. 55 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English mono.
Night
Time In Nevada [DVD](1948) DVD
A remorse-ridden wrangler, in an attempt
to make amends to the daughter of the man he killed, tries to rustle Roy
Rogers' cattle for a payoff. After catching him in the act, Roy rides to
set things right. Andy Devine, Adele Mara, Grant Withers co-star. 66 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English mono.
Eyes
Of Texas [DVD](1948) DVD
They're upon Roy Rogers as he shoots
the lid off a swindle run by rannies who use attack dogs to do their dirty
work. Andy Devine, Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers. 70 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English mono.
Grand
Canyon Trail [DVD](1948) DVD
When a shifty engineer discovers that
Roy Rogers' silver mine isn't as depleted as everyone thinks, he works
up a swindle...but you can bet that Roy doesn't need the SEC to handle
this "inside trader!" Jane Farzee, Andy Devine, Robert Livingston. 66 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Young
Bill Hickok [DVD](1940) DVD
Roy Rogers stars as the young frontier
lawman. While trying to solve a string of stagecoach robberies, Roy uncovers
plans of a mysterious foreign power to gain land rights to California.
With Gabby Hayes and Jacqueline Wells (as Julie Bishop). 64 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
Sunset
In El Dorado [DVD](1945) DVD
Unusual sagebrush outing, in which
Dale Evans visits a frontier ghost town where her grandmother was once
a dancehall queen. There, Dale imagines herself as her relative, in a "film-within-a-film,"
and meets up with Roy Rogers. Gabby Hayes, Margaret Dumont also star. 64
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
Young
Buffalo Bill [DVD](1940) DVD
Thoroughly enjoyable Western bio flick
that stretches the facts but is one of Roy's best nevertheless. The cavalry
sounds a call for Roy to suppress an Indian uprising on a Spanish ranch.
Songs include "Blow, Breeze, Blow." 64 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
mono.
Under
California Stars [DVD](1948) DVD
That's where Roy Rogers' ranch is...and
where some sidewindin' crockacrookas have kidnapped (horsenapped?) Trigger,
holding the noble steed for a $100,000 ransom. Think Roy's just gonna pay
the money and not teach them that there's nothin' lower on the frontier
than a horse thief? No, neither did we. With Andy Devine, Jane Frazee.
65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies;
featurette.
Southward,
Ho! [DVD](1939) DVD
The first film to team Roy Rogers
and "Gabby" Hayes features the two cowpokes as former Confederate soldiers
who are partners in a ranch with an ex-Union Army officer. When the ranchers
in the region are mysteriously victimized, Roy and Gabby try to find the
culprit. Mary Hart, Arthur Loft co-star. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
Trigger,
Jr. [DVD](1950) DVD
Between bouts with a gang of extortion-minded
thieves, and helping a young boy get over his fear of horses, Roy's got
himself one full action-packed day! 64 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
Robin
Hood Of The Pecos [DVD](1941) DVD
Following the Civil War, the South
still had dangers to face. One of these was the Carpetbagger, and in this
rousing Roy Rogers/"Gabby" Hayes feature, the "Night Rider" and other rebels
lead a revolt against the scoundrels. 64 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
North
Of The Great Divide [DVD](1950) DVD
Roy Rogers and Penny Edwards in an
exciting tale set in the Great Northwest. A shifty operation is out to
endanger an Indian tribe by killing their salmon. Roy to the rescue!! 64
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
Jesse
James At Bay [DVD](1941) DVD
Roy Rogers in a rare dual role, as
the famous outlaw and also as a tin-horn gambler hired to impersonate him.
How did Jesse really die? With "Gabby" Hayes and Gale Storm. 60 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
Down
Dakota Way [DVD](1949) DVD
Roy Rogers and his friends return
to Roy's hometown only to discover that his old schoolteacher has chosen
to align herself with her outlaw son. Can Roy bring him to justice? Will
she be redeemed? Dale Evans co-stars. 63 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
Bells
Of Coronado [DVD](1949) DVD
This time around, Roy Rogers is an
undercover agent of an insurance company trying to catch a group of uranium
thieves. Wild Western thriller co-stars Dale Evans, Grant Withers, and
Pat Brady. 64 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies;
featurette. "Happy Trails Theatre" edition includes Roy and Dale talking
with guests Gene Autry and Pat Buttram.
Twilight
In The Sierras [DVD](1950) DVD
Roy Rogers plays a rough-and-tumble
state parole officer after a gang of counterfeiters...but after he gets
hold of them, they'd better watch out! With Dale Evans, Estelita Rodriguez,
Pat Brady. 64 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies;
featurette.
Along
The Navajo Trail [DVD](1945) DVD
Roy Rogers enlists the aid of a band
of prairie Gypsies to ride down and rope the rascally rannies twisting
the ranchers' arms! Singin' and a-shootin' with Dale Evans, Gabby Hayes,
and the Sons of the Pioneers. 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby
Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
Sons
Of The Pioneers [DVD](1942) DVD
In a comedic jab at his screen image,
Roy Rogers plays a bookish bug collector who comes from a line of famous
lawmen. He lives up to his heritage, though, when "Gabby" Hayes brings
him west to get the goods on outlaws who've been killing cattle. Oh, yes,
and the Sons of the Pioneers lend a hand, too! 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
The
Days Of Jesse James [DVD](1939) DVD
Roy Rogers dresses up the Jesse James
story with his own special fixin's, starring as a detective who infiltrates
the outlaw's gang to prove their innocence in the Northfield bank caper.
With "Gabby" Hayes, Donald Barry. 63 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
The
Arizona Kid [DVD](1939) DVD
Roy Rogers is the Kid in this action-filled
Civil War Western. His mission is to round up a band of renegade soldiers
working for the Confederacy. Co-stars "Gabby" Hayes. 62 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; featurette.
King
Of The Cowboys [DVD](1943) DVD
Rodeo performer Roy Rogers trades
his hat for that of special government agent, doing his all for the war
effort by infiltrating a ring of saboteurs holed up in a tent-show. Songs
include "I'm an Old Cowhand," "Gay Rancheros" and "Red River Valley." 53
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; filmographies; biographies;
photo gallery; more.
The
Haunted Ranch [DVD](1943) DVD
The Range Busters ("Dusty" King, Dave
Sharpe, "Alibi" Terhune). A shipment of gold is missing after Reno Red
is murdered. The bad guys want folks to think that Red's ranch is haunted
so that they can look for the gold, and the Range Busters mop up the mystery
terrorists of the West. 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays
All Regions.
Bells
Of Capistrano [DVD](1942) DVD
When rodeo owner Virginia Grey's business
is threatened by some rapscallions, in come Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
to ring the bad guys' bells and set things right. This was Autry's last
film before beginning a four-year military stint. With Morgan Conway, Joe
Strauch, Jr. 73 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Sioux
City Sue [DVD](1946) DVD
In his first movie since leaving the
Army, Gene Autry plays a singing cattle rancher (that's a cattle rancher
who sings, not a rancher of singing cattle) who is brought to Hollywood
by a female talent scout. To Gene's dismay, they want him to supply the
voice of an animated crooning donkey! What's worse, some blackhats are
out to flood Autry's spread. With Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway. 69
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Gaucho
Serenade [DVD](1942) DVD
Gene Autry has a South of the Border
odyssey, and while he doesn't come back with a snazzy bumper sticker for
his car, he and sidekick Smiley Burnette do manage to help old amigo Duncan
Renaldo save his son from some shifty businessmen. Ole! With June Storey,
Smith Ballew. 67 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono;
radio excerpts; photo gallery; poster gallery; trivia; more.
Robin
Hood Of Texas [DVD](1947) DVD
In his final oater for Republic Pictures,
Gene Autry plays a ranch owner whose spread is invaded by a passel of bank
robbers. When he inadvertently gets involved in their shenanigans, Gene
must make things right and bring the owlhoots to justice. With Sterling
Holloway, Lynne Roberts, and The Cass County Boys. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono; radio excerpts; photo gallery; poster gallery;
trivia; more.
Beyond
The Purple Hills [DVD](1950) DVD
Sheriff Gene Autry finds an old friend
murdered and arrests the victim's son. But since the son is Wyatt Earp-to-be
Hugh O'Brian (his film debut), Gene knows he can't be guilty and sets out
to bring the real killer to justice. With Pat Buttram, Don Beddoe. 70 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; radio show excerpt; photo
gallery; poster gallery; trivia; more.
Mule
Train [DVD](1950) DVD
Part of the Museum of Modern Art's
permanent film collection, this Gene Autry rouser has our hero and sidekick
Pat Buttram helping a pal keep a valuable cement claim from crooked businessman
Robert Livingston. All this, and the title song, too! 71 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; radio show excerpt; photo gallery;
poster gallery; trivia; more.
Code
Of The West [DVD](1947) DVD
Based on a Zane Grey story, this fast-paced
B oater stars James Warren as a frontier rancher out for revenge when a
greedy land speculator tries buying, then burning, him out of his spread.
With Debra Alden, John Laurenz, and Raymond Burr as the heavy. 57 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: Spanish;
featurettes.
Thunder
Mountain [DVD](1947) DVD
First-rate adaptation of Zane Grey's
story stars Tim Holt as a college grad who tries to stop a family feud
that's been fanned by a group of sly crooks out to dupe the local farmers.
Holt and gal pal Martha Hyer, a member of a rival family, stop the dirty
work and try to make peace. With Richard Martin, Steve Brodie. 60 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: Spanish;
featurettes.
Under
The Tonto Rim [DVD](1947) DVD
After his stage is robbed, stagecoach
operator Tim Holt goes undercover to catch the culprits. Two-fisted Western
adventure, based on a Zane Grey story, also stars Nan Leslie, Richard Martin.
61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles:
Spanish; featurettes.
The
Arizona Raiders [DVD](1936) DVD
Wrongly accused of horse theft, gunslinger
Buster Crabbe escapes from a hanging and teams up with fellow "necktie
party" refugee Raymond Hatton to help a lady ranch owner save her spread
from a scheming lawyer. Based on the Zane Grey story "Raiders of Spanish
Peaks," this frontier thriller also stars Marsha Hunt, Johnny Downs. AKA:
"Bad Men of Arizona." 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital
stereo; Subtitles: Spanish; featurettes.
Bells
Of Coronado [DVD](1949) DVD
This time around, Roy Rogers is an
undercover agent of an insurance company trying to catch a group of uranium
thieves. Wild Western thriller co-stars Dale Evans, Grant Withers and Pat
Brady. 67 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
First up, "Stagecoach to Denver" (1946)
finds a band of money-grubbin' profiteers out to kill the child that stands
between them and their ill-gotten gains...unless Red Ryder and Little Beaver
can put 'em down. Then, in "Vigilantes of Boomtown" (1947) a prizefight
between heavyweight champ James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons brings Red
Ryder and Little Beaver to Carson City, but bank robbers and a kidnapping
threaten to put Red out for the count. Allan Lane, Bobby Blake, Roy Barcroft
star. 112 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; interview; photo gallery;
biographies; theatrical trailer.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 3 [DVD] DVD
In what proved to be the final entry
in the Red Ryder series, "The Cowboy and the Prizefighter" (1949) stars
Jim Bannon as Red, and the pugilist is Don Haggerty, and together they'll
knock out the crooked fight fixers responsible for Haggerty's pa's murder.
Followed by "The Fighting Redhead" (1949), where Red Ryder does his best
to clear a young woman (Peggy Stewart) who was framed for the murder of
her father by the nefarious Faro Savage (John Hart). With Little Brown
Jug as Little Beaver. 115 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biographies.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 4 [DVD] DVD
Making their last appearance in the
"Red Ryder" series in "Marshal of Cripple Creek" (1947), Allan Lane and
pint-sized sidekick Bobby Blake help an outlaw-turned cook tackle the band
of coyotes who've been hijacking gold shipments from a Colorado mine. And
for all those who thought he just bought the little rascal outright from
Spanky McFarland, discover the real story of how frontier hero Red Ryder
(Allan Lane) hooked up with sidekick Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) in 1947's
"Oregon Trail Scouts." 118 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biographies;
bonus "Red Ryder" TV episode.
Blazing
Across The Pecos [DVD](1948) DVD
Southwest Texas is a hard place to
do a bad day's work when Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid streaks in,
with a gripe against all troublemakers. Co-stars Smiley Burnette and Chief
Thundercloud. 54 min.
The
Gay Amigo [DVD](1949) DVD
This rousing adventure finds Duncan
Renaldo's Cisco Kid and Leo Carrillo's Pancho targeted as outlaws, with
the cavalry closing in fast. Cisco and Pancho must find the real culprits
in order to get out of trouble with the military. AKA: "The Daring Rogue."
63 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Dawn
On The Great Divide [DVD](1942) DVD
In what turned out to be his last
film before his death, Buck Jones leads Rough Riders Rex Bell and Raymond
Hatton into action against what they think are hostile Indians. It turns
out ruthless white hombres are wearing war paint and feathers to crash
a railroad settlement. 67 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Home
In Oklahoma [DVD](1946) DVD
A boy stands to be swindled out of
his inheritance, and a cold-blooded killer will go scot free, unless Roy
Rogers can crack this prairie puzzler. Dale Evans, "Gabby" Hayes, Bob Nolan
and the Sons of the Pioneers. 71 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays
All Regions.
Idaho
[DVD](1943) DVD
A cheerful cowpoke and a rough and
ready rancher vie for the same woman's hand--the daughter of a retired
thief turned philanthropist. Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette. 70 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Lights
Of Old Santa Fe [DVD](1944) DVD
Oh, no! A sneaky rodeo owner has his
eyes on "Gabby" Hayes' show, and on Dale Evans, too! Can trick rider Roy
Rogers rescue Dale from the cad and expose his schemes in time? With Richard
Powers, Roy Barcroft. 78 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Rawhide
[DVD](1938) DVD
The "Pride of the Yankees," Lou Gehrig,
made his only film appearance in this B-oater about an ex-ballplayer who
heads out West to start a ranch, only to meet with opposition from some
crooked cattlemen. Smith Ballew co-stars as a lawyer/singing cowpoke who
helps Lou strike out the baddies. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
The
Riding Avenger [DVD](1936) DVD
Hoot Gibson, the man who put the "buck"
in "buckaroo," shoots, fights and rides his way into action as a hero going
undercover to rassle some rustlers. Ruth Mix co-stars. 53 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Roll
On Texas Moon [DVD](1946) DVD
Cattlemen and sheepmen are locked
in a bitter feud for grazing space.. .and it's up to Roy Rogers to prevent
riot on the range. Double-R-bar derring-do with Dale Evans, "Gabby" Hayes,
Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers. 68 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
Trouble
In Texas [DVD](1937) DVD
A rash of rodeo robberies plagues
the Old West, and lawman Tex Ritter and gal Friday Rita Cansino (later
Hayworth) have their hands full roundin' up rannies Yakima Canutt and Charles
King in this Western chock full of two-fisted action. 62 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The
Silver Bandit (1950)/The Kid From Gower Gulch [DVD](1949) DVD
B-Western double feature from country
& western crooner Spade Cooley leads off with "The Silver Bandit,"
with Spade as a gallant greenhorn who is out to deal justice to the mysterious
titular badman. Ballads 'n' bullets to spare, with Bob Gilbert, Virginia
Jackson. Then, Cooley plays a cowboy singer who sends a stuntman to enter
a rodeo in his name in order to save a financially troubled ranch. But
when the stand-in backs out at the last minute, Cooley must ride one of
the wildest broncos in the West in "The Kid From Gower Gulch." Wanda Cantlon,
Jack Baxley, Bob Gilbert co-star. 105 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Jesse
James At Bay [DVD](1941) DVD
Roy Rogers in a rare dual role, as
the famous outlaw and also as a tin-horn gambler hired to impersonate him.
How did Jesse really die? With "Gabby" Hayes and Gale Storm. 60 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The
Phantom Of The Range [DVD](1937) DVD
Wandering cattlepuncher Tom Tyler
joins forces with a frontier filly traveling through the badlands in hopes
of selling her grandfather's property. Grandpa's ghost, however, seems
to be following her around, scaring potential purchasers. Is it really
his ghost? With Beth Marion, Sammy Cohen. 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Round-Up
Time In Texas [DVD](1937) DVD
Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette bring
a herd of horses to the diamond fields of Africa, and Gene is framed on
a charge of diamond smuggling. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays
All Regions.
Valley
Of Terror [DVD](1937) DVD
Kermit Maynard is framed for rustling!
Who protects the ranch now? Terrific all-around matinee actioner. 55 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The
Whispering Skull [DVD](1944) DVD
One of the most thrilling efforts
in the popular "Texas Rangers" series finds the Rangers out to nab a phantom
killer who strikes at night. The murder of a small-time sheriff puts the
Rangers on the killer's trail. With Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Dave Wilkerson.
55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
A
Lust To Kill [DVD](1957) DVD
After his kid brother is slaughtered
by law officers, a bandit gets even more ornery, escaping the law with
help from his gal pal and seeking revenge on his former partner, whom he
holds responsible for the killing. Jim Davis, Don Megowan and Allison Hayes
star.
Bonanza
Town [DVD](1951) DVD
As if the Durango Kid (Charles Starrett)
didn't have enough problems tossing lawbreakers in the lockup...he's got
to contend with the crooked judge who keeps letting 'em back out! Smiley
Burnette, Fred F. Sears co-star. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono.
The
Fighting Phantom [DVD](1933) DVD
When Arizona ranchers are driven from
their homes by ruthless land barons, an idealistic cowpoke decides to help
them out. But when he is framed by the thugs and subsequently imprisoned,
all hope is seemingly lost, until a mysterious masked man gets involved
in the crisis, setting in motion a chain of events that will make everything
right. Kent Taylor, Lona Andre, Warren Hymer star. AKA: "The Mysterious
Rider." 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
West
Of Nevada (1936)/Stormy Trails [DVD](1936) DVD
When a sinister gang led by the ruthless
Forrest Taylor makes plans to pillage the gold mine belonging to a tribe
of Indians, they find themselves at odds with the tough Rex Bell, who has
been sent to protect the mine. Joan Barclay and Al St. John co-star in
"West of Nevada." Then, there are dark clouds on the horizon in "Stormy
Trails" for frontier stalwart Bell, who faces a false murder charge pinned
on him by a passel of owlhoots out to grab his land. With lightning fists
and thundering gunplay, Rex fights to weather the storm and clear his name.
Bob Hodges, Lois Wilde also star. 112 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Rider
Of The Plains (The Lone Rider Rides On) [DVD](1941) DVD
Haunted by the murder of his parents
when he was a boy, a shadowy viglante known as the "Lone Rider" devotes
his life to catching their killer. Learning of an ambush similar to the
one in which he lost his family, the Rider and his sidekick set out to
track down the villain. George Houston (who would go on to star in 10 more
"Lone Rider" films), Hillary Brooke, Al St. John star. 60 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Bells
Of Rosarita [DVD](1945) DVD
When crooks try to swindle Dale Evans
out of her ranch and travelling circus, Roy Rogers and "Gabby" Hayes ride
to her rescue, along with an all-star cavalry: Red Barry, Wild Bill Elliott,
Rocky Lane, and Sunset Carson. 68 min.
Cowboy
Holiday (1934)/Big Boy Rides Again [DVD](1935) DVD
The tree is ready, the eggnog is out
and the tinsel is shiny. Problem is, a mean-spirited hombre known as the
Juarez Kid is causing all sorts of trouble for a lawman whose job is threatened
if he doesn't stop him. Guinn "Big Boy" Williams tries to help his lawman
pal in "Cowboy Holiday," a western that includes secret caves, hidden gold
and ancient mines. With Janet Chandler. Then, after receiving a letter
from his estranged father, a rodeo star and his partner embark on a trip
to visit him, in "Big Boy Rides Again." But when the patriarch is mysteriously
murdered and $50,000 of his hidden fortune vanishes, the men frantically
try to catch the killer and find the lost loot. Stars Williams, Connie
Bergen, Charles K. French. Standard; Soundtr
Loaded
Pistols [DVD](1948) DVD
Guns-a'blazin' western actioner finds
Gene Autry safeguarding a young cowpoke wrongly accused of murder, while
dogging the real killers. Gene also finds time to sing "Loaded Pistols,"
"Blue Tail Fly," and more. Co-stars Chill Wills, Barbara Britton. 75 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Rim
Of The Canyon [DVD](1951) DVD
Gene Autry in a double role: as the
marshal who corrals a gang of crooks, and as his son, who must face the
same gang years later. A thrill-packed "change of pace" Western. 70 min.
The
Singing Outlaw (1937)/Border Wolves [DVD](1938) DVD
Roving cowboy Bob Baker witnesses
a gundown involving a singing cowpoke and a U.S. marshal in "The Singing
Outlaw." When the lawman dies, Baker takes his identity and finds himself
in all sorts of predicaments, from trying to stop cattle rustlers to romancing
a rancher's daughter. Joan Barclay, Fuzzy Knight also star; directed by
Joseph H. Lewis ("The Big Combo"). Then, singing and six-shooting are the
names of the game in the tumbleweed rouser "Border Wolves," starring Baker
as an innocent accused of leading an attack on a covered wagon, then trying
to clear his name by finding the real culprits. The musical numbers feature
the bad guys crooning, too; co-stars Constance Moore, Fuzzy Knight and
Glenn Strange. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Tombstone
Terror (1935)/Lightnin' Crandall [DVD](1937) DVD
Top-notch "B" sagebrusher "Tombstone
Terror" stars Bob Steele as twins and--you guessed it!--one's good and
one's bad! When good Bob impersonates bad Bob, he learns that his sibling
is part of a crime ring. There's all sorts of exciting developments, fights
and more. Talk about your "Maximum Bob"! With Gabby Hayes and Kay McCoy.
Then, in "Lightnin' Crandall," Steele wants nothing more than to hang up
his holsters and live in peace...but he's forced to strap 'em on again
to settle the score between feuding ranchers at his Arizona retreat! Rootin'
tootin' action with Lois January, Frank LaRue.
Branded
(1930)/Shadow Ranch [DVD](1930) DVD
Buck Jones wants to get rid of the
ranch that's put a crimp in his nomadic ways...until he meets the lady
on the neighboring spread...and her jealous foreman doesn't like it! Ethel
Kenyon, Wallace Macdonald co-star in "Branded." Then, in the early talkie
"Shadow Ranch," water rights are the prize in a feud between a vicious
land baron and a pretty young rancher, and it's up to Buck to leave the
rascal high and dry. With Marguerite de la Motte, Albert J. Smith.
Western
Cyclone (1943)/Sheriff Of Sage Valley [DVD](1942) DVD
A gang of ornery outlaws frames Billy
the Kid (Buster Crabbe) for murder and the kidnapping of a young girl.
Crabbe has to clear his name by finding the girl, then joins forces with
pardner Al St. John to lasso the creeps, in "Western Cyclone." With Marjorie
Manner s, Charlie King. Then, Buster plays two roles in the thrilling western
yarn "Sheriff of Sage Valley." Once again he's famed outlaw Billy the Kid,
who is mistakenly appointed mayor of a Western town and promises to keep
it clean. Soon, however, he's confronted by his oily twin brother, gambler
Kansas Ed. Al St. John, Tex "Dave" O'Brien also star.
Cavalier
Of The West (1931)/Ghost Town [DVD](1936) DVD
Harry Carey stars in the early talkie
oater "Cavalier of the West," which boasts desperados and Injuns singin'
and shootin', a frame-up for murder, and the most action east of the Pecos!
Carmen LaRoux, Kane Richmond co-star. Then, there's range-riding adventure
by the saddleful in "Ghost Town," as Harry Carey fights to reclaim his
old
friend's stake in an abandoned town with a fabulous mine below. With Dave
Sharpe.
The
Last Of Clintons (1935)/Wagon Trail [DVD](1935) DVD
No, "The Last of the Clintons" is
not Ann Coulter's innermost fantasy, but it is a sensational spurs-and-saddles
saga starring Harry Carey as a lawman who enlists the aid of a reclusive
prospector when he goes undercover to round up a cattle rustling ring.
With Berry Mack, Del Gordon. Then, a sheriff is fired from his job after
his son, who was convicted for taking part in a stagecoach robbery and
sentenced to hang, escapes from jail. The now ex-lawman races against time
to learn the truth about the stage heist and clear both their names. "Wagon
Trail" stars Carey, Edward Norris and Roger Williams.
Stagecoach
To Denver (1946)/Homesteaders Of Paradise Valley [DVD](1947) DVD
A band of money-grubbin' profiteers
are out to kill the child that stands between them and their ill-gotten
gains...unless Red Ryder and Little Beaver can put 'em down, in "Stagecoach
to Denver." With Allan "Rocky" Lane, Bobby Blake. Then, a group of pioneering
families needs to construct a dam to make their little plot of heaven complete...
and a pack of sinister sidewinders are out to blow their dreams to bits!
Only Red Ryder and Little Beaver can carry the day in the sagebrush sensation
"Homesteaders of Paradise Valley." Stars Lane, Blake. NOTE: This Title
Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
His
Brother's Ghost (1945)/Shadows Of Death [DVD](1945) DVD
First up in this pair of "Billy Carson"
actioners is "His Brother's Ghost," where Fuzzy St. John's lookalike brother
is ambushed and slain by outlaws...and Fuzzy has them convinced he's returned
from the dead, as he and Billy (Buster Crabbe) bring them to frontier justice.
Co-stars Charles King, Archie Hall. Then, in the power-packed follow-up,
"Shadows of Death," Billy (Crabbe) and Fuzzy come up against murderous
outlaws who are trying to learn the route of the new railroad so they can
cash in on the land boom. 106 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
Spurs
[DVD](1930) DVD
Hoot Gibson hits the wild trail as
a rootin' tootin' rodeo star out to ride a pack of rustlers until they're
broken! Can Hoot survive the hidden horrors of their hideout? Great early
sound western co-stars Helen Wright, "Pee Wee" Holmes. 60 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Riders
Of The Purple Sage [DVD](1931) DVD
First sound filming of Zane Grey's
classic story stars George O'Brien as the cowpoke who rides against all
odds to rescue his kidnapped sister. Marguerite Churchill, Noah Beery,
James Todd co-star. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Whistlin'
Dan [DVD](1932) DVD
Ken Maynard...getting in the good
graces of a killer gang? What they don't know is that he's the brother
of one of their victims, and he's out to hand the hyenas six-gun vengeance
when they least expect it! Joyzelle Joyner, Georges Renavent also star.
65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The
Lone Avenger [DVD](1937) DVD
A bank president is dead and the bank
is closed. Was it suicide or murder? When his son finds the truth, his
own life is in jeopardy in this terrific suspenseful Western. Stars Ken
Maynard and Charlie King. 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Tonto
Kid [DVD](1934) DVD
Rex Bell stars in a tale of a delinquent
youth who tries to go straight. Ruth Mix is his love interest in this Western
saga of gold, greed and revenge. 50 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
The
Fighting Trooper [DVD](1935) DVD
Mountie Kermit Maynard is jailed after
being mistaken for his brother. After his release, he seeks the jewel thieves
who railroaded him, in order to clear his name. With Barbara Worth, LeRoy
Mason. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Rawhide
Mail [DVD](1934) DVD
A trio of stagecoach robbers fends
off a rival band of outlaws and winds up playing guardian angels to a beautiful
passenger who's travelling to a frontier town where she has inherited a
saloon. When her late relative's partner tries to weasel her out of her
due, the threesome help her by opening a competing bar. Jack Perrin, Nelson
McDowell and Chris Martin star. 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Lightning
Range [DVD](1933) DVD
A pea-brained pack of desperadoes
has its sights on a pretty young gal's inheritance...and they're not going
to brook any interference from deputy marshal Buddy Roosevelt! Western
action with Lafe McKee, Patsy Bellamy. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Western
Justice [DVD](1935) DVD
Bob Steele is ready and able to slap
leather against a pack of avaricious land-grubbers who are out to drive
hapless settlers back East! Pistols 'n' punches aplenty with Renee Borden,
Julian Rivero. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Oh,
Susanna! [DVD](1936) DVD
Gene Autry is in deep trouble in this
adventure. A killer has stolen his name and identity, and it's up to Gene
and sidekick Smiley Burnette to prove his innocence. 59 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Santa
Fe Bound [DVD](1937) DVD
Tom Tyler is framed for killing a
rancher and is forced to pose as an outlaw in this slam-bang action-packed
outing. With Jeanne Martel, Richard Cramer. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English.
Song
Of The Gringo [DVD](1936) DVD
This larrupin' landmark features Tex
Ritter in his first starring role, as a green sheriff who is tutored in
the way of the gun by an ex-train robber. Joan Woodbury, Fuzzy Knight,
Monte Blue co-star. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Vengeance
Of Rannah [DVD](1936) DVD
Thrilling oater starring Bob Custer
as the cowpoke who comes through when thieves and cattle rustlers start
trouble. With Victoria Vinton and Rin Tin Tin, Jr., the legendary pooch.
57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
The
Irish Gringo [DVD](1936) DVD
While Irish eyes are smiling, the
Irish Gringo is blasting away. This famous gunslinger is blamed for killing
a man who knows the secret of the Lost Dutchman mine. The real culprits
are a gang of long riders who pinned the deed on the Gringo. Now, his Irish
temper's out of control! Pat Carlyle, William Farnum and Elena Duran. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Forlorn
River [DVD](1937) DVD
Rip-roarin' rendition of the Zane
Grey standard stars Buster Crabbe as the canny cowpoke who wrests a sleepy
Nevada town from the grip of an outlaw gang. Also stars Syd Saylor, June
Martel, Chester Conklin. 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Trail
Of Vengeance [DVD](1937) DVD
After his brother is killed, Johnny
Mack Brown searches for the killer and finds himself in the middle of a
range war. Iris Meredith and Warner Richmond also star in this two-fisted
cinematic shoot-out. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Wild
Horse Canyon [DVD](1939) DVD
Galloping into town to deliver a hot-lead
bouquet to the dirty varmints who killed his brother, Jack Randall helps
some local ranchers put an end to their cattle rustler problem. Ed Cassidy
co-stars. 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Six
Shootin' Sheriff [DVD](1938) DVD
Released from jail after being framed
for bank robbery, Ken Maynard sets out to make things right by getting
on the other side of the badge in this six-shootin' sagebrusher. With Marjorie
Reynolds, Lafe McKee. 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
In
Old Montana [DVD](1939) DVD
Cattlemen and sheepmen stand poised
for all-out war for control of the land, and government cowpoke Fred Dawson
must use subterfuge to arrange a peace. Fred Scott, Jean Carmen. 60 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Pinto
Canyon [DVD](1941) DVD
The good news for the cattle thieves
is that all the beef on the hoof they've been snatching is bringing top
dollar. The bad news is that they're doing their rustling in sheriff Bob
Steele's jurisdiction! With Louise Stanley, Kenne Duncan. 55 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Yukon
Flight [DVD](1940) DVD
Renfrew of the Mounties saddles up
to bring in a pair of pernicious pilots who are charging an outrageous
price for air freighting gold: all the cargo, and sometimes the prospectors'
lives! James Newill returns as Renfrew; Louise Stanley, Warren Hull co-star.
57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Tonto
Basin Outlaws [DVD](1941) DVD
The Range Busters ("Crash" Corrigan,
"Dusty" King, Max "Alibi" Terhune) get involved in stopping a cattle-rustling
scandal after they enlist with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. 60 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Red
River Valley [DVD](1941) DVD
In his first film outing with The
Sons of the Pioneers, Roy Rogers faces a dastardly crook who swiped $182,000
ranchers have raised to put towards the construction of a new reservoir.
George "Gabby" Hayes, Gale Storm and Trevor Bardette also star.53 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Riding
The Sunset Trail [DVD](1941) DVD
The Wild, Wild West was never wilder
than in this top-notch tale of Tom Keene trying to stop a con from cashing
in on his dead half-brother's will. With Betty Miles, Frank Yaconelli.
56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
The
Texas Marshal [DVD](1941) DVD
Cowboy hero Tim McCoy tries to corral
a gang of gold-seeking hombres who have disguised themselves as the "League
of Patriots" in order to pull off their heists. Kay Leslie, Karl Hackett
also star. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Sheriff
Of Sage Valley [DVD](1942) DVD
Larry "Buster" Crabbe plays two roles
in this thrilling western yarn. He's Billy the Kid, the famous outlaw,
who is mistakenly appointed mayor of a Western town and promises to keep
it clean. Soon, however, he's confronted by his oily twin brother, gambler
Kansas Ed. Al St. John, Tex "Dave" O'Brien also star. Standard; Soundtrack:
English.
Three
In The Saddle [DVD](1945) DVD
Tex Ritter and the Texas Rangers gallop
to the aid of a lady rancher who's under pernicious pressure from a sneaky
stagecoach magnate to sell off her land! Singin' and six-guns by the saddleful
with Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Rainbow
Over Texas [DVD](1946) DVD
There may be a rainbow, but when Roy
Rogers returns to his hometown he finds, instead of a pot of gold, a band
of ornery owlhoots out to fix a local Pony Express race. With Dale Evans,
"Gabby" Hayes and Sheldon Leonard. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Fugitive
Valley [DVD](1941) DVD
Wild Western excitement as the Range
Busters infiltrate a gang of outlaws known as "the Whip," in order to halt
its reign of terror over the Arizona countryside. With Ray Corrigan, John
King, Max Terhune. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
God's
Country And The Man [DVD](1937) DVD
Tom Keene, Betty Compson and Charles
King star in this superior Western adventure about a cowboy who uses his
contact with the Mounties to nab a gunman who's been threatening a dance
hall girl. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Two-Gun
Man From Harlem [DVD](1938) DVD
Rare all-black sagebrush classic,
from when jazz master Herb Jeffries was Herbert Jeffrey, "the Black Tom
Mix." Here, he hogties some randy rustlers and clears himself of a trumped-up
murder charge. Mary Whitten, Mantan Moreland, Stymie Beard also star. 60
min.
The
Bronze Buckaroo [DVD](1939) DVD
Herbert Jeffrey, Lucius Brooks and
Artie Young, three of the best-known black cowpokes, star in this action-jammed
sagebrush saga, in which they avenge the death of a friend's father. 57
min.
Harlem
Rides The Range [DVD](1939) DVD
Exciting all-black Western saga tells
entertaining story of singing cowboy who's out to foil dastardly outlaws
who stole the deed to a uranium mine. Stars Herbert Jeffrey, Clarence Brooks.
Desert
Phantom [DVD](1936) DVD
Johnny Mack Brown rescues cowgirl
Sheila Manners from two nasty polecats looking to dupe her out of her ranch.
Ted Adams also stars. 66 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Dynamite
Ranch [DVD](1932) DVD
The accusing finger is pointed at
Ken Maynard after a daring train robbery...and now he must stay a step
ahead of the posse on a rip-roarin' ride after the real culprits! Fine
oater outing co-stars Ruth Hall, Jack Perrin. 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English mono. Plays All Regions.
Phantom
Rancher [DVD](1940) DVD
The masked rider coming to the aid
of farmers unable to pay off their mortgages is none other than Ken Maynard.
He's out to make amends for the bad reputation left behind by his late
uncle in this frontier drama. Dorothy Short, Harry Harvey co-star. 61 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
Border
Phantom [DVD](1936) DVD
Bob Steele keeps the border clean
in this rousing Westerner, stopping an Oriental baddie from bringing in
Chinese brides from Mexico (didn't know they made Chinese brides in Mexico,
did you?). 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
The
Ghost Patrol [DVD](1936) DVD
Six-shooters and sci-fi mix in an
unusual Western epic, with G-Man Tim McCoy trying to find out who is using
a deadly ray gun that can pull planes out of the sky. Claudia Dell, Walter
Miller co-star. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
Death
Rides The Plains [DVD](1944) DVD
Crooked lawyer sells ranch over and
over again, killing prospective buyers and stealing their money. The Lone
Rider and Fuzzy team up to bust the racket. Bob Livingston stars with Al
St. John, Kermit Maynard. 52 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays
All Regions.
Gangster's
Den [DVD](1945) DVD
One of Buster Crabbe's final turns
as Billy, this episode is regarded as one of the series' finest entries.
Billy once again proves that to live outside the law, you still must be
honest. With Al St. John. 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays
All Regions.
Ghost
Mine (The Lone Rider In Ghost Town) [DVD](1941) DVD
Is the abandoned town really haunted
by vengeful spooks...or is it just a front for sinister sidewinders? That's
what the Rider and Fuzzy are hell-bound to find out! Wild west wonderment
with George Houston, Al St. John, Budd Buster. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English mono. Plays All Regions.
Forbidden
Trails [DVD](1941) DVD
The Rough Riders (Tim McCoy, Buck
Jones, Raymond Hatton) are featured in this rousing sagebrusher that finds
former U.S. marshal Jones wounded after a shootout with some ornery black
hats. While he's recuperating, his compadres set out to find the varmints
who hurt their pal. With Christine McIntyre of Three Stooges shorts fame.
59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The
Laramie Kid [DVD](1935) DVD
Tom Tyler is a rootin', tootin' Western
hero with guts, guns and a great desire to entertain. He's out to nab a
batch of bad guys, including the Laramie Kid, the baddest of 'em all. 57
min.
Desert
Justice [DVD](1936) DVD
First-rate modern sagebrusher with
Jack Perrin as a modern-day cop who leaves the force to pursue life in
the great outdoors. But his plans are stopped when a group of robbers on
the run--one of whom is his brother--takes refuge on his ranch. When Perrin's
outlaw brother is gunned down, he pursues them on horseback into the desert.
58 min.
Yodelin'
Kid From Pine Ridge [DVD](1937) DVD
Gene Autry sings, lassos, sings, rides,
sings, and gets the bad guys in this Western adventure complete with sidekick
Smiley Burnette, pretty ranch owner Betty Bronson and a band of cattle
rustlers. 52 min.
Texas
Trail [DVD](1937) DVD
Set during the Spanish-American War,
this unusual entry in the "Hopalong Cassidy" series finds Hoppy and the
Bar 20 boys helping out the Army by rounding up horses for the Rough Riders
to use. With Russell Hayden, "Gabby" Hayes. 59 min.
Riders
Of The Frontier [DVD](1939) DVD
A shady ranch foreman swindles a pretty
rancher lady out of her cattle and cash, but he meets his match when Tex
Ritter poses as a blackhat to uncover his scheme. Jack Rutherford, Jean
Joyce and Mantan Moreland also star. 60 min.
Code
Of The Rangers [DVD](1938) DVD
Tim McCoy and Rex Lease are brothers
who are Texas Rangers, but Tim doesn't know that bro is secretly a member
of a gang that's been terrorizing the region. With the law getting closer
to Rex, Tim goes to prison to save his sibling. Wheeler Oakman also stars
in this wild oater.
Lawless
Valley [DVD](1938) DVD
After an innocent cowpoke is let out
of prison, he seeks vengeance against the treacherous sheriff who put him
in the pokey and searches for his father's killers. Top-notch sagebrusher
stars George O'Brien, Walter Miller and Chill Wills. 60 min.
Rhythm
Of The Rio Grande [DVD](1940) DVD
Singing cowpoke Tex Ritter is out
to avenge his pal's murder and travels to Cinco Valley to try to get the
job done. Tex finds that a Mexican thug has harmed the settlers there--the
same thug could have also done the dirty deed to Tex's pal! With Suzan
Dale and Warner Richmond.
The
Sky Bandits [DVD](1940) DVD
The last of the "Renfrew of the Mounties"
series stands R.C.M.P. James Newill against gold hijackers and a deluded
scientist who's crafting a death ray for knocking aircraft out of the sky.
55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Billy
The Kid In Texas [DVD](1940) DVD
Bob Steele originated the role of
the famed outlaw in this '40s oater series that made Billy out to be a
basically good-hearted type. Here, Steele protects a town from rascally
rustlers. With Al "Fuzzy" St. John. AKA: "Battling Outlaw." 60 min.
The
Cheyenne Kid [DVD](1940) DVD
Tossed in the pokey for a crime he
didn't commit, Jack Randall escapes in a blue streak to bag the bad guy
himself in this action-packed "B" oater. Co-stars Louise Stanley and Kenneth
Duncan. 54 min.
The
Trail Of The Silver Spurs [DVD](1941) DVD
A mysterious killer is on the loose,
eliminating all claims to a gold-rich mine, and it's up to the Range Busters
(``Crash'' Corrigan, ``Dusty'' King, ``Alibi'' Terhune) to corral the ranny.
58 min.
Ghost
Town Law [DVD](1942) DVD
Tip-top oater sprinkled with generous
doses of mystery and slam-bang Western action, as the Rough Riders come
to scratch with hooded bandits who've deep-sixed two marshals. Stars Buck
Jones, Tim McCoy and Raymond Hatton. 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
Boss
Of Rawhide [DVD](1943) DVD
A band of murderous owlhoots rides
into an ill wind when they brush with the Texas Rangers (Dave O'Brien,
Jim Newill and Guy Wilkerson), who also manage to knock out some musical
numbers in between skirmishes. 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Wild
Horse Phantom [DVD](1944) DVD
Exciting western yarn starring Buster
Crabbe as Billy Carson, who battles some ornery landsnatchers out to dupe
a group of honest ranchers. Al St. John and Elaine Morey co-star. 56 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Gunsmoke
Mesa [DVD](1944) DVD
"Texas Rangers" Dave O'Brien, Jim
Newill and Guy Wilkerson go into action against a notorious black hat who
has killed his cousin and the man's wife and nabbed their baby and their
gold. Gunplay and galloping rule the day when the Rangers come to the rescue!
59 min.
Border
Badmen [DVD](1945) DVD
Oh, they're bad, bad, border badmen...meanest
men on the whole border. Badder than ol' King Kong, meaner than a junkyard
dog. Only Buster Crabbe and Fuzzy Knight can stop them from closing on
cattle barons. 58 min.
Headin'
North [DVD](1930) DVD
Bob Steele is on the lam from the
law after he's falsely convicted and escapes from prison. His only chance
for survival is to disguise himself and find the real evildoer. 60 min.
Fightin'
Thru [DVD](1930) DVD
Framed for the murder of his partner
by some two-bit tinhorns out to hoodwink the dead man's sister out of her
inheritance, Ken Maynard comes fightin' through for justice. Co-stars Jeanette
Loff. AKA: "California in 1878." 61 min.
In
Old Cheyenne [DVD](1931) DVD
A hidden horse thief is using subterfuge
to spirit away the stallions from the stables...and it's up to Rex Lease
to uncover the rustler and bring him to six-gun justice! Dorothy Gulliver,
Jay Hunt co-star. 59 min.
Law
Of The Rio Grande [DVD](1931) DVD
After an outlaw is hurt in a gun battle,
he asks his close friend to stop his ornery ways. After he agrees to go
straight, he encounters an old pal who tries to entice him back to the
outlaw life. Bob Custer, Betty Mack and Edmund Cobb star. 50 min.
West
Of Cheyenne [DVD](1931) DVD
Tom Tyler joining a gang of outlaws
in the Wyoming frontier town of Ghost City? Don't worry, western fans,
it's all part of Tom's plan to nab the varmints who killed his pa. With
Josephine Hill, Harry Woods.
The
Dude Bandit [DVD](1933) DVD
No, it's not a surfer Western! Hoot
Gibson is the dude, a law-abidin' cowpoke who poses as a bad guy to find
out who killed one of his pals. Frontier action, and lots of it...dudes!
With Gloria Shea, Skeeter Bill Robbins. 59 min.
The
Fiddlin' Buckaroo [DVD](1933) DVD
Government agent Ken Maynard has an
unusual plan to catch a gang of creeps: he disguises himself as Fiddlin',
a ventriloquist. He's no dummy! Gloria Shea, Fred Kohler co-star. 65 min.
Mysterious
Rider (Panhandle Trail) [DVD](1942) DVD
When a con artist tries to swindle
two children out of their inherited mine, Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe)
trots to the rescue. Al St. John, John Merton also star in this superior
sagebrusher. 56 min.
Marshal
Of Gunsmoke (1944)/Oklahoma Raiders [DVD](1944) DVD
There's gunplay and gumption galore
in "Marshal of Gunsmoke," a Tex Ritter adventure about a lawman trying
to prevent a crooked gang from rigging elections in a frontier outpost.
With Russell Hayden and Fuzzy Knight. And, Ritter and Knight are two pals
whose purchase of horses for the cavalry is interrupted by the unscrupulous
work of a couple of wicked nasties and a masked female outlaw in "Oklahoma
Raiders." Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram co-star. 113 min. total. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Ghost
Town Gold (1937)/Come On, Cowboys! [DVD](1937) DVD
It's a race against time for the Three
Mesquiteers as they ride hell-for-leather to return a cache of sawbucks
stolen from a bank on the brink of foreclosure in "Ghost Town Gold." With
Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune. Then, life is a carnival,
but in the Three Mesquiteers sagebrush saga "Come On, Cowboys!," it's a
carnival of deceit. A carny owner uses the fairway as a front and Livingston,
Corrigan and Terhune will have no parts of it. 110 min. total. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Hit
The Saddle (1937)/Heart Of The Rockies [DVD](1937) DVD
To rustle horses from a federally
protected area, a crooked cattleman paints his steed to look like a wild
stallion, and then tramples a nosy sheriff under hoof and pins the crime
on an innocent nag in "Hit the Saddle." Stars the Three Mesquiteers (Robert
Livingston, Max Terhune and Ray Corrigan) and a young Rita Cansino (Hayworth).
Next, in "Heart of the Rockies," there's a kind of hush all over the plains
tonight when Herman's Mountaineers give a leg up to the Three Mesquiteers,
who are caught in a flap with park rangers over the death of a bear. Livingston,
Corrigan and Terhune star. 112 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
The
Three Mesquiteers (1936)/Roarin' Lead [DVD](1937) DVD
"The Three Mesquiteers," the rollicking
first effort in the popular Western series, finds Robert Livingston and
Ray Corrigan being discharged from an Army hospital, then traveling west
for a new life. When they encounter an outlaw gang, they team with cattlemen
and motorcycle-riding Syd Saylor to stop them. Then, the Three Mesquiteers--Livingston,
Corrigan and Max Terhune--square off against a group of slimeballs who
try to bilk an orphanage out of money in the rock-'em-sock-'em rouser "Roarin'
Lead." 118 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
The
Purple Vigilantes (1938)/Prairie Pioneers [DVD](1941) DVD
No, "The Purple Vigilantes" is not
a film about Prince's bodyguards. It's actually about a band of purple-hooded
gunmen who wipe a Western hamlet clean, then partake in its riches. Who
ya gonna call to stop `em? The Three Mesquiteers, of course! Bob Livingston,
Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune star. And, the ever-popular purveyors of sagebrush
justice, the Three Mesquiteers, tackle some nasty no-gooders out to swindle
a family in a land deal and save the family's son from a murder charge
in "Prairie Pioneers." Livingston, Bob Steele and Rufe Davis star. 116
min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
End
Of The Trail (1932)/Lightning Carson Rides Again [DVD](1938) DVD
First, "End of the Trail" stars Tim
McCoy as a cavalry officer booted out of the service on trumped up charges.
Going to live with the Arapaho Indians, McCoy finds himself battling his
former comrades when the tribe attacks their fort. Luana Walters, Wheeler
Oakman, Chief White Eagle co-star. Then, McCoy rides as a tough lawman
who must rescue his nephew from a gang of outlaws, and clear the lad's
name of a theft of cash in "Lightning Carson Rides Again." With Joan Barclay,
Ted Adams. 119 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Code
Of The Cactus (1939)/Fighting Renegade [DVD](1939) DVD
The always-thrilling Tim McCoy turns
in a heroic performance as a cowpoke who uses all of his skills to stop
a group of ornery owlhoots refusing to abide by the law in "Code of the
Cactus." Dorothy Short, Forrest Taylor also star. And McCoy manages a narrow
squeak after being wrongfully accused of killing the leader of a scientific
expedition by posing as bandito El Puma. The exciting horse opera "Fighting
Renegade" co-stars Joyce Bryant, Ben Corbett. 114 min. total. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Coyote
Trails (1935)/Feud Of The Trail [DVD](1938) DVD
First, ornery owlhoots are out to
ouster a defenseless widder woman off her homestead. You'll marvel as Tom
Tyler straps on his shootin' irons and sends them runnin' back to their
mummies in "Coyote Trails." Helen Dahl, Ben Corbett co-star. Next, the
versatile Tyler doubles in brass as both a virtuous sheriff and the bad
guy he's gunning for. Bad guy Tyler and three of his hornswogglin' chums
rob good guy Tyler's Pop's ranch, but meet their Maker in a blazing exchange
of lead in "Feud of the Trail." 126 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Roamin'
Wild (1936)/When A Man Rides Alone [DVD](1933) DVD
Tom Tyler is a cowboy par excellence
in the high-flyin', way-out-West saga "Roamin' Wild." Tom's terrific, ropin',
ridin' and shootin' as a cowpoke who goes up against the man who replaced
his brother as town marshal. Carol Wyndham, Al Ferguson co-star. Then,
Tyler stars as "the Llano Kid," a Wild West Robin Hood who plans to get
even with the greedy gold mine magnate who swindled and murdered his father
by stealing his gold and returning it to the hard-working prospectors he's
cheated in "When a Man Rides Alone." With Adele Lacy, Al Bridge, Bob Burns.
118 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
The
Light Of Western Stars (1940)/The Fighting Phantom [DVD](1933) DVD
"The Light of Western Stars" is about
a ranch foreman who is saved from becoming an outlaw by the love of a good
woman. With his newfound confidence, he goes to bat against the criminal
element in this exciting adaptation of Zane Grey's novel. Victor Jory,
Jo Ann Sayers, Russell Hayden star; look for an early role for Alan Ladd.
AKA: "Border Renegade." And, when Arizona ranchers are driven from their
homes by ruthless land barons, an idealistic cowpoke decides to help them
out, only to be framed by the thugs and subsequently imprisoned. But when
a mysterious masked man gets involved in the crisis, it sets in motion
a chain of events that will make everything right. Kent Taylor, Lona Andre,
Warren Hymer star in "The Fighting Phantom." AKA:
Range
Riders (1934)/Way Of The West [DVD](1935) DVD
In "Range Riders," an elderly rancher
asks his son to return home in order to get rid of a gang of mean-spirited
thugs. Sonny boy takes no prisoners, kicking their rears from here to the
Texas border. Buddy Roosevelt, Lew Meehan and Barbara Starr star. Then,
a family living on a government-leased stretch of grazing land is terrorized
by a notorious hombre. The feud draws the attention of cowboy Wally Wales,
but when he confronts the villain, more trouble ensues in "The Way of the
West." Little Bobbie Nelson, Fred Parker also star. 97 min. total. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
North
Of Arizona (1935)/Pals Of The Range [DVD](1935) DVD
First, in "North of Arizona," Jack
Perrin plays an honest cowpoke who doesn't seem to have any luck. After
trying to help a tribe of Indians get rid of local gold swindlers, Perrin
is hired as a helper on a ranch...by a gang of thieves. Then, he's accused
of robbing an express office. Al Bridge and Blanche Mehaffey also star
in this Western yarn set, well, north of Arizona. And, sent up the river
on trumped up charges, clean-as-a-hound's-tooth Rex Lease cops a heel outta
the clink to collar the real crooks in the fists-a-flyin' horse opry "Pals
of the Range." Co-stars Yakima Canutt and George Chesebro. 117 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Arizona
Ranger (1948)/Deadline [DVD](1948) DVD
Tim Holt stars as an ex-Rough Rider
who finds difficulty in adjusting to life back on the ranch after the traumas
of war. The riveting actioner "Arizona Ranger" also casts Tim's dad, Jack
Holt, as his screen father; Steve Brodie co-stars. And time is definitely
running out for Sunset Carson in the Western thriller "Deadline." He's
been framed for murder, and has to find the real killer before it's "necktie"
time. With Pat Starling, Lee Roberts. 124 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English.
Cheyenne
Tornado (1935)/Rawhide Romance [DVD](1933) DVD
No, "Cheyenne Tornado" is not Clint
Walker in an Irwin Allen disaster movie. It's an action-packed oater starring
Reb Russell as a cowpoke who attempts to stop a group of cattlemen attempting
to force a sheepherder and his family off their home on the range. Roger
Williams, Victoria Vinton also star. Then, dude ranch cowboy Buffalo Bill,
Jr. has fallen in love with a girl (thus breaking B-Western Hero Law #6),
and as a result doesn't notice that some owlhoots have been robbing the
ranch's guests. Can Bill get his head out of the clouds long enough to
bring the crooks down to Earth? Find out in "Rawhide Romance." 108 min.
total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Wrangler's
Roost (1941)/Saddle Mountain Roundup [DVD](1941) DVD
Ray Corrigan, John King and Max Terhune,
as the Range Busters, uncover a devious plot involving robberies and an
impostor deacon in the rousing epic "Wrangler's Roost." With Forrest Taylor
and Gwen Gaze. And, when a cattleman turns up dead, and you're seeing red,
who ya gonna call? Range Busters! Everyone's a suspect and only Corrigan,
King and Terhune can unravel the tangled mystery in the Western whodunit
"Saddle Mountain Roundup." 117 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
The
Cowboy And The Bandit (1935)/Fighting Caballero [DVD](1935) DVD
It's "Trading Places," sagebrush-style,
as a cowpoke and desperado wind up having their identities mistaken...and
develop a fast friendship after their tastes of life on the other side
of the law. Rex Lease, Bobby Nelson, Janet Morgan star in "The Cowboy and
the Bandit." And, Lease stars as an undercover agent who goes up against
a gang of ruthless counterfeiters who are terrorizing beautiful mine owner
Dorothy Gulliver in "Fighting Caballero." With Earl Douglas, George Chesebro.
122 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Honor
Of The Mounted [DVD](1932) DVD
Rarely seen Monogram western stars
Tom Tyler as a Mountie who is framed for murder. Disgraced, he must take
matters into his own hands and head to the United States to catch the real
killer and clear his name. With Stanley Blystone, Francis McDonald. AKA:
"Beyond the Border." 57 min.
Smoke
Lightning [DVD](1933) DVD
Feeling guilty after cheating a man
out of his family ranch in a poker game, cowboy George O'Brien tries to
return the deed only to find that the former owner has killed himself.
When a band of outlaws tries to ta