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Western Digests, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Includes "The Lone Bandit" (1934),
featuring Lane Chandler; John Wayne's "'Neath the Arizona Skies" (1934);
"Western Feud" (1949), with Johnny Mack Brown; and "Loaded Guns" (1953),
an episode of "The Roy Rogers Show."
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Western Digests, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
Includes the Texas Rangers' films
"Brand of the Devil" (1944) and "Rawhide Buckaroos"; "The Oregon Trail"
(1939), with Johnny Mack Brown; and "Frontier Outlaws" (1944), starring
Buster Crabbe.
Bad
Man From Red Butte (1940)/Rawhide Rangers (1941) [DVD] DVD
Johnny Mack Brown wears both the
white and black hats in "Bad Man from Red Butte" (1940), a rollicking sagebrusher
that finds him playing a creepy cowpoke with murder in his recent past
and his nice guy sibling, who is mistaken for the bad guy by a posse and
townspeople. Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight also star. Then, while searching for
his brother's killer, a ranger (Brown) becomes the champion for a town
that's being terrorized by an organized crime syndicate in the non-stop
western adventure "Rawhide Rangers" (1941). Knight, Nell O'Day, Kathryn
Adams, Harry Cording co-star. 114 min. total.
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.
Bar
Z Bad Men (1937)/A Lawman Is Born [DVD](1937) DVD
First, in "Bar Z Bad Men," it's
open season on rustlers when smilin' Johnny Mack Brown digs for blue lightnin',
mills a herd of stampeding beef on the hoof and wins the hand of pretty
maiden Lois January. With Ernie Adams, Jack Rockwell and Tom London. Then,
in "A Lawman Is Born," Brown is a neophyte sheriff who receives a baptism
of fire when he tries to stop cattle rustlers from stealing settlers' land.
Co-stars Iris Meredith, Warner Richmond. 110 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Battling
Marshal [DVD](1950) DVD
Sunset Carson plays a frontier
lawman who makes a terrible mistake and must go to great lengths to correct
the problem. Pat Starling and Forrest Matthews join the battling lawman
in this outing. 55 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.
Bells
Of San Angelo (Happy Trails Theatre) [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.
Bells
Of San Fernando [DVD](1947) DVD
In this Western drama of Old California's
dons and senoritas, the whip-snapping aristocrat is the persecutor of the
peasants, not their salvation. Monte Blue, Donald Woods star; co-scripted
by Renault Duncan (Duncan "Cisco Kid" Renaldo). 73 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Below
The Border [DVD](1942) DVD
The Rough Riders (Buck Jones, Tim
McCoy, Raymond Hatton) take a trek south of the border to aid a senorita
who lost her jewels to stage robbers. With Linda Brent, Charlie King. 57
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
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.
Big
Boy Rides Again [DVD](1935) DVD
After receiving a letter from his
estranged father, a rodeo star and his partner embark on a trip to visit
him. 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. "Big Boy" Williams, Connie Bergen, Charles K. French
star. 57 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.
Billy
The Kid's Gun Justice [DVD](1940) DVD
Stunning sagebrush saga stars Bob
Steele as legendary outlaw Billy the Kid. On the run from the law with
his two partners in crime, he decides to hide out at his uncle's ranch.
But when he discovers that his relative has been pushed off the property
by a greedy businessman, he fights to reclaim the homestead. With Al St.
John, Louise Currie, Carleton Young. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English;
bonus "Stories of the Century" episode "The Apache Kid." Plays All Regions.
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.
Blue
Canadian Rockies [DVD](1952) DVD
Gene Autry and saddlemate Pat Buttram
take off to the Great White North and wind up solving a Mountie's murder,
tangling with some nasty lumberjacks, and helping their rancher boss's
daughter turn some frontier timberland into a dude ranch. With Gail Davis,
Don Beddoe, and musical guests Carolina Cotton and The Cass County Boys.
58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; radio show excerpts;
photo gallery; trivia; theatrical trailer; more.
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.
Boot
Hill Bandits [DVD](1942) DVD
Assigned to find a stolen stagecoach
loaded with cash, a U.S. marshal's investigation is complicated when he
is nearly killed by the outlaw who pulled off the heist. Faking his own
death, the lawman enlists the help of the famed Range Busters to bring
the crook and his Boot Hill Bandits to justice. Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty"
King, Max Terhune star. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
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.
Border
Phantom [DVD](1937) DVD
Bob Steele keeps the border clean
in this rousing Westerner, stopping an Asian 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.
Born
To Battle [DVD](1935) DVD
Action-packed, fists-a-flyin' western
yarn with Tom Tyler as a trouble-making cowpoke who gets one last chance
as the overseer of a large ranch. Soon, he finds himself embroiled in a
war against cattle rustlers and other outlaws. This one's noted for a scene
in which Tom tears a Chinese laundry apart--looking for a shirt. With Jean
Carmen. 56 min. Soundtrack: English.
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.
Branded
A Coward (1935)/Rogue Of The Range (1936) [DVD] DVD
In "Branded a Coward" (1935), flashbacks
provide insight into the disturbed childhood of prospective U.S. marshal
Johnny Mack Brown, whose knees buckle when under fire. Interesting psychological
horse opry co-stars Billie Seward and Syd Saylor. Then, sheriff Brown doubles
as an ornery outlaw to capture an ornery outlaw, as well as take the fancy
of a preacherwoman and a singer, in "Rogue of the Range." Co-stars Lois
January, Alden Chase. 116 min. total.
Breed
Of The Border [DVD](1933) DVD
Bob Steele stars as a race car
driver who's hired by an outlaw who needs an escort across the Mexican
border. But Bob does an about-face and turns the crook over to the law.
58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. 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.
Bulldog
Courage [DVD](1935) DVD
You can bet that two-gun Tim McCoy
gets rrrruff with the bad guys in this sagebrush saga, mustering up his
courage to take a bite out of crime. With Joan Woodbury, Eddie Buzzard.
64 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Bullets
And Saddles [DVD](1943) DVD
The rousing Range Busters (Ray
"Crash" Corrigan, Dennis Moore and Max "Alibi" Terhune) go head to head
against a Midas-minded land baron who plans to purchase the territory's
surrounding ranches in order to get the right-of-way when a railroad line
is constructed. Glenn Strange also stars in this slam-bang adventure, the
final film in the series. AKA: "Vengeance in the Saddle." 54 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Titles A - Z
C's
Cattle
Stampede [DVD](1943) DVD
Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) and
sidekick Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) go head to head against a rustler who
schemes to purchase cattle at reduced prices. Frances Gladwin and Charles
King also star in this action-packed western. AKA: "Billy the Kid in Cattle
Stampede." 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
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.
Cavalry
[DVD](1936) DVD
Trying to impress the young lady
he's taken a hankerin' to, Bob Steele leads troopers waging war against
insurgent Indians, evil rustlers and just about anybody wearing a black
hat. With Frances Grant. 63 min.
Cheyenne
Tornado (1935)/Rawhide Romance [DVD](1934) 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." With Genee
Boutell. 108 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.
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.
Code
Of The Saddle [DVD](1947) DVD
While investigating a range war,
Johnny Macklin (Johnny Mack Brown) and his sidekick Winks (Raymond Hatton)
run across a crooked sheriff who frames them for murders they didn't commit.
Now it's up to Johnny and Winks to expose the lawman and end the war before
anyone else turns up dead. Rip-roaring western also stars Kay Morley, William
Norton Bailey. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
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; featurettes.
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.
Colorado
Sunset [DVD](1939) DVD
Gene Autry and his cow-punching
pals swallow their pride when Smiley Burnette spends their land stake on
a sissy dairy ranch, but it's a man's job after all when racketeers demand
a payoff from them. With screen Tarzans Buster Crabbe and Elmo Lincoln.
65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery;
radio show excerpt.
Come
On Rangers [DVD](1939) DVD
Roy rounds up a wild bunch of retired
Rangers to nab the two-bit varmint who sent an old comrade to an early
grave. Enjoyable Western fare co-stars Raymond Hatton. 57 min.
Come
On, Cowboys! [DVD](1937) DVD
Life is a carnival, but in this
Three Mesquiteers sagebrush saga, it's a carnival of deceit. When their
old carny pal gets mixed up with a counterfeiting partner, the boys are
forced to step in and save the day in an adventure that mixes thrills with
wild western adventure. Ray Corrigan, Bob Livingston, Max Terhune, and
Ed Cassidy star. 78 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
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
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.
Creepy
Cowboys: Four Weird Westerns [DVD] DVD
First, "Tombstone Canyon" (1932)
stars Ken Maynard as a cowpoke on the trail of the Phantom, a mysterious
killer with a shocking secret identity who rides roughshod over the range.
With Cecilia Parker, Sheldon Lewis. Next, years after the parents of two
boys are killed by bandits and one of the kids vanishes, a mask-wearing
man begins killing outlaws and a sheriff becomes determined to stop him--unaware
of his connection to the murderer--in "The Rawhide Terror" (1934). Art
Mix, Edmund Cobb star. Then, in "The Vanishing Riders" (1935), sheriff
Bill Cody and his adopted son move to an old town where they encounter
cattlepunchers and "ghosts." Thrilling oater also stars Bill Cody, Jr.,
Ethel Jackson. Finally, the exciting western yarn "Wild H
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.
Famous
Western Gunfighters [DVD] DVD
Includes John Wayne in "Desert
Trail," Gene Autry in "Ride Ranger Ride," and Roy Rogers in "Roll On Texas
Moon."
The
Gene Autry Show, Vol. 1: Gold Dust Charlie [DVD] (1955) DVD
When "Gold Dust Charlie" is discovered
dead, Gene must find the killer; Autry and a jockey "Head for Texas" to
find cattle rustlers ripping off a lady rancher; Gene looks into a series
of stagecoach robberies in "The Doodle Bug"; and in "The Silver Arrow,"
Gene and Pat Buttram have to find the real culprit when another man is
framed for a murder. Songs include "Cowboy Blues," "Sing Me a Song in My
Saddle," "Ridin' Down the Canyon" and "Can't Shake the Sands of Texas from
My Shoes." 120 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby mono.
The
Gene Autry Show, Vol. 2: The Double Switch [DVD] (1955) DVD
Gene sets a slick trap for an underhanded
saddle tramp staging phony hold-ups in "The Double Switch"; Gene becomes
"The Star Toter," replacing a lawman who's gunned down by a robber; Gene
and Pat Buttram try to aid an ex-con accused of a crime in "The Posse";
and Gene must clear a rancher's name and find the real person responsible
for a murder in "Blackwater Valley Feud." Songs include "When the Bloom
Is on the Sage," "Back in the Saddle Again," "Pretty Mary" and "That's
My Home." 114 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby mono.
Hop-A-Long
Cassidy (1935)/Bar 20 Rides Again [DVD] (1935) DVD
White-haired whitehat William Boyd
debuts as Clarence E. Mulford's veteran cowpoke in "Hop-A-Long Cassidy,"
whose limp earned him the nickname "Hopalong" (an affliction that was rarely
seen after this film),in the first of over 60 movies made over 13 years.
Here Boyd and the gang of the Bar 20 Ranch must stop a crooked foreman's
cattle-rustling pals from starting a range war. With James Ellison, George
"Gabby" Hayes. AKA: "Hopalong Cassidy Enters." Then, Hoppy and his Bar
20 cowpokes must pluck the plans of a chicken-hearted cattle rustler Purdue,
who's out to make himself into a frontier Napoleon, in the exciting sagebrush
thriller "Bar 20 Rides Again." Jimmy Ellison, Harry Worth, and Hayes as
"Windy" also star. 123 min. total. Standard;
Hills
Of Old Wyoming (1937)/North Of The Rio Grande [DVD] (1937) DVD
These hills are alive--with the
sounds of a shady deputy who's using half-breed Indians to run his cattle-ru
stling scheme. It's up to Hopalong Cassidy and sidekicks "Gabby" Hayes
and Russell Hayden to catch the owlhoots and smooth things between cattlemen
and Indians. Then, odds are North of the Rio Grande'll put you in Texas,
pardner, and that's where Hopalong Cassidy finds himself when he poses
as an outlaw to bring in the crooks who killed his brother. With Russell
Hayden, "Gabby" Hayes, and Lee J. Cobb (his film debut). 149 min. total.
Trail
Dust (1936)/Borderland [DVD] (1937) DVD
There's plenty of dust--and justice--kicked
up when Hopalong Cassidy, "Gabby" Hayes and James Ellison saddle up and
take on some low-down rannies out to keep a cattle drive from reaching
its goal. Look for a pre-sidekick days Al St. John as one of the bad guys.
Then, what's this? Heroic Hopalong Cassidy drinking and being mean to kids?
Not to worry, Western fans--it's all due to Hoppy's undercover identity,
part of a scheme to flush out an outlaw gang plaguing the border territories.
"Gabby" Hayes and Jimmy Ellison (in his final film in the series) co-star.
159 min. total.
Call
Of The Prairie (1936)/Heart Of The West [DVD] (1936) DVD
The call is a cry for help when
a group of outlaws causes all sorts of trouble, and Hopalong Cassidy and
his pals are pressed into action to save the day. Jimmy Ellison, Muriel
Evans, "Gabby" Hayes and Chill Wills and the Avalon Boys also star. Then,
you've gotta have "heart" to be a Wild West rancher, but a little help
from "Hoppy" won't hurt, either. That's what frontierswoman Lynn Gabriel
learns when Hopalong Cassidy and pals Jimmy Ellison and Gabby Hayes help
her save her spread from a rascally neighbor. 122 min. total. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Cassidy
Of Bar 20 (1938)/Partners Of The Plains [DVD](1938) DVD
That's "Cassidy of Bar 20" as in
"Hopalong," pardner, who rides into danger when he helps an old flame whose
ranch is being terrorized by rustlers. Russell Hayden, Nora Lane, Robert
Fiske also star. Then, in "Partners of the Plains," one of the stronger
installments in his series finds Hoppy lending his services to an English
lady who has inherited a ranch and taking care of her pesky little villain
problem. Harvey Clark, Russell Hayden, Gwen Gaze also star. 129 min. total.
Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; poster
gallery; more.
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.
The
Cowboy And The Senorita [DVD] (1944) DVD
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, in their
first film together, have their hands full when a hornswoggler sets out
to swipe a gold mine Dale is keeping for her young cousin. This lively
Republic oater features such songs as "What'll I Use for Money," "The Enchilada
Man" and "Round Her Neck She Wore a Yellow Ribbon." With Fuzzy Knight,
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. Unedited version; 77 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English; documentaries; photo gallery; more.
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.
West
Of The Badlands [DVD](1940) DVD
In this Zane Grey story, Roy Rogers
plays an outlaw (horrors!), but he's not all bad, and his only victims
are other outlaws. "Gabby" Hayes and Carol Hughes co-star. AKA: "The Border
Legion." 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.
Cow
Town [DVD](1950) DVD
Gene Autry plays Gene Autry in
this documentary-style oater in which the famed singing cowboy responds
to a rash of cattle rustling by putting up a fence around his ranch...a
move the bad guys don't take a hankerin' to. Gunfights and romance ensue,
as well as such songs as "Down in the Valley," "Buffalo Gals," and "Bury
Me Not on the Lone Prairie." With Gail Davis. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; radio show excerpts; theatrical
trailer.
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 take over the ranch, O'Brien finds himself
protecting, not only the property, but the dead man's young daughter as
well. Nell O'Day, Betsy King Ross, Frank Atkinson co-star. 63 min.
Adventures
Of Texas Jack [DVD](1934) DVD
Hard-to-find western short stars
Wally Wales as a cowboy who gets the tables turned on him by the crook
he's chasing. Victor Adamson produced (as himself), wrote and directed
(as Denver Dixon), and co-stars (as Al Mix). With Buffalo Bill, Jr., Victoria
Vinton. Also included is the rare short "Henry's Weekend in the Desert"
(1934), plus a selection of intermissions and trailers.
B
Western Digests, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Includes "The Lone Bandit" (1934),
featuring Lane Chandler; John Wayne's "'Neath the Arizona Skies" (1934);
"Western Feud" (1949), with Johnny Mack Brown; and "Loaded Guns" (1953),
an episode of "The Roy Rogers Show."
B
Western Digests, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
Includes the Texas Rangers' films
"Brand of the Devil" (1944) and "Rawhide Buckaroos"; "The Oregon Trail"
(1939), with Johnny Mack Brown; and "Frontier Outlaws" (1944), starring
Buster Crabbe.
Hawaiian
Buckaroo [DVD](1938) DVD
Broke after being tricked into
buying a worthless Hawaiian plantation, a cowpoke (Smith Ballew) and his
sidekick (Benny Burt) get jobs on a local cattle ranch. But when the ranch
foreman (George Regas) tries to swindle their upscale boss (Evelyn Knapp),
it's up to Ballew and Burt to stop him. Harry Woods, Pat J. O'Brien co-star.
58 min.
Jesse
James' Women [DVD](1954) DVD
While trying to evade the law,
Jesse and Frank James hide out in a small town in Mississippi where the
mischievous Jesse manages to get involved with four different women. Things
soon heat up, and Jesse finds he must go back to Missouri as his actions
begin to catch up with him. Donald "Red" Barry, Jack Buetel and Lita Baron
star. 86 min.
King
Of The Arena [DVD](1933) DVD
Thrilling western yarn with Ken
Maynard as a Texas Ranger on the trail of "Black Death," a gunman whose
bullets mysteriously turn their victims black. When his search leads him
to a travelling circus, Maynard joins the show in attempt to flush the
killer out. With Lucille Browne, John St. Polis, Bob Kortman. 59 min.
Pals
Of The West [DVD](1934) DVD
Wally Wales stars as a Texas Ranger
sent to infiltrate a gang of outlaws that has already claimed the lives
of countless deputies in this action-packed western short. Al Hoxie, Yakima
Canutt, Dorothy Gritten also star. Also included is "Desert Man" (1934)
with Wales as a government agent who goes undercover to help a ranch owner
protect her property from thieves. With Hoxie, Canutt, Peggy Djarling.
40 min. total.
The
Arizona Kid (1939)/Ridin' Down The Canyon [DVD](1942) DVD
Roy Rogers is "The Arizona 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.
Then, it's Rogers to the rescue as a crew of creeps is rustling cattle
and selling them to the government for wartime profits in "Ridin' Down
the Canyon." "Gabby" Hayes, Linda Hayes also star. 117 min. total.
In
Old Cheyenne (1941)/Robin Hood Of The Pecos [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. "In Old Cheyenne" co-stars Joan Woodbury, George Rosener.
And, following the Civil War, the South still had dangers to face. One
of these was the Carpetbagger, and in the rousing Rogers/Hayes feature
"Robin Hood of the Pecos," the "Night Rider" and other rebels lead a revolt
against the scoundrels. 125 min. total.
The
Far Frontier (1948)/The Yellow Rose Of Texas [DVD](1944) DVD
First, 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 in
"The Far Frontier." Andy Devine, Clayton Moore, and the Riders of the Purple
Sage. Then, in "The Yellow Rose of Texas," 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. 107 min. total.
Jack
Hoxie Western Double Feature, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
In "Trouble Busters" (1933), Jack
Hoxie and Lane Chandler are the problem-solving cowpokes who race against
time in order to get a claim into the government for oil-rich land owned
by an elderly man and his daughter before some crooks do. Kaye Edward and
Harry Todd also star. Then, an evil fellow known as the Sonora Kid wreaks
havoc with a group of law-abiding citizens who are forced to find a way
to get rid of the crook in "Gun Law" (1932). Hoxie, Betty Boyd star. 110
min. total.
Johnny
Mack Brown Western Double Feature, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Johnny Mack Brown wears both the
white and black hats in "Bad Man from Red Butte" (1940), a rollicking sagebrusher
that finds him playing a creepy cowpoke with murder in his recent past
and his nice guy sibling, who is mistaken for the bad guy by a posse and
townspeople. Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight also star. Then, while searching for
his brother's killer, a ranger (Brown) becomes the champion for a town
that's being terrorized by an organized crime syndicate in the non-stop
western adventure "Rawhide Rangers" (1941). Knight, Nell O'Day, Kathryn
Adams, Harry Cording co-star. 114 min. total.
Johnny
Mack Brown Western Double Feature, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
Aside from his three names, Johnny
Mack Brown was a western legend for his agility, his toughness and charisma.
In "Law of the Range" (1941), he clobbers the culprits who clipped his
poppa. There's action, there's romance, there's horses! With Fuzzy Knight
and Nell O' Day. Next, scamming sidewinders try to swindle the railroad,
but Brown and Tex Ritter team up to pull the brakes on their nefarious
efforts in "Raiders of San Joaquin" (1943). Knight and Jennifer Holt co-star.
118 min. total.
Johnny
Mack Brown Western Double Feature, Vol. 3 [DVD] DVD
Cowboy hero Johnny Mack Brown runs
a pony express station where he faces all sorts of dangers, including mail
thieves and nasty Indians. Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day and Iron Eyes Cody
also star in "Pony Post" (1940). Brown then stars in "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
(1940), a high-spirited tale of a detective who teams up with hapless cowhand
Knight and goes undercover to nab a gang of scheming cattle rustlers. With
Dick Curtis, Lynn Merrick, Nell O'Day. 112 min. total.
Johnny
Mack Brown Western Double Feature, Vol. 4 [DVD] DVD
In "Branded a Coward" (1935), flashbacks
provide insight into the disturbed childhood of prospective U.S. marshal
Johnny Mack Brown, whose knees buckle when under fire. Interesting psychological
horse opry co-stars Billie Seward and Syd Saylor. Then, sheriff Brown doubles
as an ornery outlaw to capture an ornery outlaw, as well as take the fancy
of a preacherwoman and a singer in the B-western programmer "Rogue of the
Range" (1937). Co-stars Lois January and Alden Chase. 116 min. total.
Johnny
Mack Brown Western Double Feature, Vol. 5 [DVD] DVD
"Guns in the Dark" (1937) is a
thrill-a-minute oater with Johnny Mack Brown as a gunslinger who hangs
up his holster, believing that he pulled a boner and bumped off his buddy.
But everyone lives happily ever after, after his pal turns up intact and
Johnny slaps his hardware back on. Co-stars Dick Curtis. And, after a batch
of ranchers are mysteriously murdered, Brown and Raymond Hatton draw their
guns to investigate in "Partners of the Trail" (1947), a two-fisted western
actioner that packs a wallop! 113 min. total.
Johnny
Mack Brown Western Double Feature, Vol. 6 [DVD] DVD
It's open season on rustlers when
smilin' Johnny Mack Brown digs for blue lightnin', mills a herd of stampeding
beef on the hoof, while winning the hand of pink and pretty Lois January
in "Bar Z Bad Men" (1937). Co-stars Ernie Adams, Jack Rockwell and Tom
London. And, Brown stars as a cowhand raised by a gentleman after being
mistakenly left for dead...and who must now ride to keep his adoptive family
from splitting. "Between Men" (1935) also stars William Farnum, Beth Marion.
116 min. total.
Ken
Maynard Western Double Feature, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
"Phantom Thunderbolt" (1932) finds
peace-loving Ken Maynard instigating rumors about his gunslinging prowess
in the hopes of scaring off opponents. He's got to put his money where
his mouth is when the townspeople seek him out to rout a rampaging outlaw
gang! Frances Lee, Frank Rice co-star. Then, Maynard showcases his ruggedness
as a stuntman and his presence as a western icon in the thrilling sagebrush
saga "Lightning Strikes West" (1940). He's after a convict who has escaped
from prison. With Claire Rochelle and Robert Terry. 118 min. total.
Ken
Maynard Western Double Feature, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
In "Dynamite Ranch" (1932), 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. And,
a range war has been triggered by Commie spies to blanket their secret
piping of helium off an unsuspecting rancher's land in "Death Rides the
Range" (1940). Thank goodness for FBI agent Maynard, who poses as a cowpoke
to blow the lid off the Russkies' plans and beat 'em all hollow in a superpowers
showdown. 117 min. total.
Ken
Maynard Western Double Feature, Vol. 3 [DVD] DVD
First, Ken Maynard joins forces
with the Boy Scouts to flush gold bandits into the open in "Drum Taps"
(1933). Features a guest appearance by Ken's brother and fellow B-western
star Kermit. Then, Maynard stars as a marshal who goes undercover to infiltrate
a gang of gunmen who are causing trouble for a local rancher in "Two-Gun
Man" (1931). With Lafe McKee, Lucille Powers. 113 min. total.
Pardon
My Gun [DVD](1930) DVD
Billed under his original screen
name of "George Duryea," Tom Keene stars in this early musical western
as a ranch foreman who falls for his boss's daughter but has to keep a
rival from sabotaging his efforts, as well as a local race. With Harry
Woods, Sally Starr (not the "Popeye Theatre" hostess). 63 min.
Tombstone
Canyon [DVD](1932) DVD
Blistering barnburner with Ken
Maynard on the heels of the Phantom, a mysterious killer riding roughshod
over the range who turns out to be none other than Ken's father. Co-starring
Cecilia Parker and Tarzan the horse. 62 min.
Breed
Of The Border [DVD](1933) DVD
Bob Steele stars as a race car
driver who's hired by an outlaw who needs an escort across the Mexican
border. But Bob does an about-face and turns the crook over to the law.
53 min.
In
Old Santa Fe [DVD](1934) DVD
Some Eastern sidewinders set up
Ken Maynard big-time, cheating him out of his horse Tarzan in a fixed race
and then framing him for murder! It'll take some help from George "Gabby"
Hayes and cowboy crooner Gene Autry (in his screen debut) for Ken to settle
their hash in this action-packed outing. 64 min.
Frontier
Days [DVD](1934) DVD
A string of stage robberies prompts
Fargo Express brass to recruit Bill Cody to collar the ringleader behind
it, an evil banker who not only finagled Bill's sweetheart's pa out of
his ranch but killed him to boot. Co-stars Ada Ince and Wheeler Oakman.
61 min.
Trigger
Tom [DVD](1935) DVD
And Tom Tyler had better keep his
finger on that trigger when he and hired hand Al St. John head into the
Blue Mountains, home to "renegades and outlaws," and help a cattleman save
his herd from sidewindin' crooks. With William Gould, Bernadine Hayes.
60 min.
Bulldog
Courage [DVD](1935) DVD
You can bet that two-gun Tim McCoy
gets rrrruff with the bad guys in this sagebrush saga, mustering up his
courage to take a bite out of crime. With Joan Woodbury, Eddie Buzzard.
67 min.
The
Courageous Avenger [DVD](1935) DVD
Western hero Johnny Mack Brown
is the white hat battling rustlers and winning over pretty Helen Erickson
in this sagebrush winner. With Warner Richmond. 55 min.
The
Crimson Trail [DVD](1935) DVD
Stand-out Buck Jones oater finds
the perennial hero in a tale about two ranch owners at each other's throats,
each believing the other to be a rustler. But love cures all when one's
nephew falls for the other's daughter. 58 min.
Rip
Roarin' Buckaroo [DVD](1936) DVD
A change-of-pace sagebrusher for
Tom Tyler, as the ex-boxer plays a fighter who retires for a life of ranching
after he loses a fixed match. The ring beckons him, however, when his boss
gets involved with a crooked promoter and Tom has to put the gloves on
again. With Beth Marion and Sammy Cohen. 58 min.
Stampede
[DVD](1936) DVD
Early Charles Starrett sagebrusher
in which an evil rancher murders a rival to get his land. The incident
prompts the dead man's brother (Starrett) to search for the killer. With
J.P. McGowan and Finis Barton. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Roll
Along, Cowboy [DVD](1937) DVD
Smith Ballew, one of radio's first
singing cowboys, stars in a Zane Grey tale of ranch workers who help their
boss keep her land from a band of robber barons. 55 min.
Wall
Street Cowboy [DVD](1939) DVD
Roy Rogers and "Gabby" Hayes take
to the concrete canyons when a trial requires their presence in New York.
Lots of Eastern and Western action in this adventure that contains good-natured
pokes at Roy's image.
Westbound
Stage [DVD](1939) DVD
Cowpoke favorite Tex Ritter is
assigned to guard a shipment of cash on a stagecoach and gets himself involved
in finding a gang that slaughtered an entire patrol. Nelson McDowell, Muriel
Evans also star. 56 min.
Carson
City Kid [DVD](1940) DVD
Exciting Roy Rogers outing about
a notorious badman who pursues a cunning, ruthless gambler who murdered
his brother. Co-stars "Gabby" Hayes and Bob Steele. 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Big
Calibre [DVD](1935) DVD
Bizarre blend of western action
and horror thrills stars Bob Steele as a cowboy out to avenge his father's
murder. The trail leads him to a crazed, disfigured scientist who's developed
a deadly poison gas. Peggy Campbell, Forrest Taylor, Georgia O'Dell co-star;
co-written and directed by Steele's real-life father, Robert N. Bradbury.
58 min.
Born
To Battle [DVD](1935) DVD
Action-packed, fists-a-flyin' western
yarn with Tom Tyler as a trouble-making cowpoke who gets one last chance
as the overseer of a large ranch. Soon, he finds himself embroiled in a
war against cattle rustlers and other outlaws. This one's noted for a scene
in which Tom tears a Chinese laundry apart--looking for a shirt. With Jean
Carmen. 58 min.
Arizona
Terror [DVD](1931) DVD
Ken Maynard is framed for murder
by a group of creeps who have been involved with ripping off the locals
by purchasing horses, then killing people to get their cash back. Ken has
to call on the help of a Mexican bandit to clear his name. With Hooper
Atchley and Tarzan the horse, who is featured in many exciting stunts.
Come
On Rangers [DVD](1939) DVD
Roy rounds up a wild bunch of retired
Rangers to nab the two-bit varmint who sent an old comrade to an early
grave. Enjoyable Western fare co-stars Raymond Hatton. 57 min.
Hopalong
Cassidy (Five-Disc Set) [DVD] DVD
Save a saddlebagful of loot when
you buy this five-disc set! Includes "Hidden Gold," "Stagecoach War," "The
Showdown," "Three Men from Texas," "Doomed Caravan," "Pirates on Horseback,"
"In Old Colorado," "Riders of the Timberline," "Wide Open Town," "Stick
to Your Guns," "Leather Burners," "Undercover Man," "Border Patrol," "False
Colors," "Riders of the Deadline," "Colt Comrades," "Forty Thieves," "The
Devil's Playground," "Fool's Gold," "Dangerous Venture," "Unexpected Guest,"
"Borrowed Trouble," "Sinister Journey," "False Paradise," and "The Dead
Don't Dream." 26 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital
5.1.
Hopalong
Cassidy, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Texas Ranger Hopalong Cassidy (William
Boyd) tries to stop a ruthless mine owner who uses Mexicans as slave laborers,
in "Border Patrol" (1943). Robert Mitchum, in his film debut, also stars.
Then, damsel-in-distress Minna Gombell's wagon line will be a "Doomed Caravan"
(1941), and only Cassidy can stop nefarious schemes of some rascally businessmen.
With Andy Clyde, Russell Hayden. In "Fool's Gold" (1947), a gang of owlhoots
is trying to lead the son of Hoppy's Army buddy into a life of crime, until
Cassidy sets him straight. With Jane Randolph, Stephen Barclay. He's no
Ali Baba, but Cassidy needs no magic words to deal with the "Forty Thieves"
(1944) a crooked town boss brings in to tangle with the black-clad hero.
Douglass Dumbrille and
Hopalong
Cassidy, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
First, in "Pirates on Horseback"
(1941), a gambling tycoon attempts to defraud a cowpoke causing Hopalong
Cassidy (William Boyd), Lucky and California to come to his defense. Russell
Hayden and Andy Clyde co-star. A teacher who protests the building of a
saloon near her schoolhouse is kidnapped and Hoppy must ride to the rescue,
in "Borrowed Trouble" (1948). With Clyde, Helen Chapman. Next, an archeological
dig uncovers a fortune in gold at a Native American burial site, but some
rannies plan to make off with the treasure by staging raids while dressed
in Indian garb, in "Dangerous Venture" (1947). With Clyde, Rand Brooks.
A friend of Cassidy's is murdered and replaced by a substitute so the bad
guys can claim a ranch and its water rights,
Hopalong
Cassidy, Vol. 3 [DVD] DVD
"In Old Colorado" (1941) finds
hard-working ranch owner Ma Woods about to lose her spread thanks to her
foreman's underhanded doings, leaving it up to Hopalong Cassidy (William
Boyd) and his pals to save the day. With Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde. It's
fast-paced frontier action as Cassidy and California attempt to get the
goods on a scheming rustler who's turned an abandoned mine into an underground
cattle pen, in "Leather Burners" (1943). Features early appearances by
Robert Mitchum and George Reeves. Next, what's worse than a gang of stagecoach
robbers? How about a gang of singing stagecoach robbers? It's a
musical "Stagecoach War" (1940), and only Hoppy can change these outlaws'
tune. It's indeed a "Sinister Journey" (1948) for
Hopalong
Cassidy, Vol. 4 [DVD] DVD
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd)
heads off a bunch of pesky Easterners who are trying to take over some
valuable land, in "Riders of the Timberline" (1941). No, "Riders of the
Deadline" (1943) isn't the Movies Unlimited catalog writers on horseback!
It's Hoppy and the Bar 20 Ranch gang saddling up to clear a young man after
he gets mixed up with gamblers. With Andy Clyde and a young Robert Mitchum.
What's false in "False Paradise" (1948) is the spiel that a slick-tongued
banker gives a retired professor and his daughter so he and his criminal
colleagues can buy their silver-rich land for a song. Clyde, Rand Brooks
co-star. Western action is mixed with mystery in "Unexpected Guest" (1947).
When members of California's family, gathered at the
Hopalong
Cassidy, Vol. 5 [DVD] DVD
There's trouble brewing along the
U.S.-Mexico border, and it's up to Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) to become
(what else?) an "Undercover Man" (1942) and learn who's stirring up ill
feelings with a series of robberies. The "Three Men from Texas" (1940)
are Cassidy, California and Lucky, and their mission in this frontier actioner
is to keep is to keep a bad guy (Morris Ankrum) from gaining control of
the Texas-Mexico border. Then, Hoppy and the Bar 20 gang go up against
some rustlers raiding their friend's ranch, in "Stick to Your Guns" (1941).
When three dead people turn up at a frontier hotel, it's up to Cassidy
to chase down the killers, in "The Dead Don't Dream" (1948). Clyde and
Rand Brooks also star. And no, "Colt Comrades" (1943) is
Hopalong
Cassidy, Vol. 6 [DVD] DVD
When one of Hopalong Cassidy's
cowhands falls under the spell of a hypnotist and gets involved with some
dubious activities, Hoppy tries to stop him and his new pals, in "Silent
Conflict" (1948). William Boyd, Andy Clyde star. Next, "Hoppy Serves a
Writ" (1943), that is, if bad guy Robert Mitchum will let him! Hoppy's
a sheriff who must figure out a way to lure an outlaw gang out of Oklahoma
so they can be brought to justice. Victor Jory, George Reeves also star.
It's not one of the "Secrets of the Wasteland" (1941) that Hopalong Cassidy
will always fight for what's right, as seen here when he helps Chinese
immigrants settle their land and fend up some scurrilous saddlesores. Cassidy
is a rancher who whips out his pistols and his fists to d
Hopalong
Cassidy, Vol. 7 [DVD] DVD
"Texas Masquerade" (1943) is not
a frontier Halloween party, but Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and California
(Andy Clyde) give some two-fisted "treats" to a gang of masked riders out
to "trick" local ranchers out of their land. Then, "The Marauders" (1947)
finds the black-hatted hero settling a score with a band of murderous owlhoots
who've driven a whole frontier town out so they can dig for oil. "The Border
Vigilantes" (1941) are hired to help a mining town save its silver from
being hijacked by some blackhats, but it's up to Hoppy to uncover the connection
between the two groups. Clyde, Russell Hayden, Victor Jory also star. Boyd
made his final screen appearance as Hopalong Cassidy in "Strange Gamble"
(1948), which finds him hot on th
Hopalong
Cassidy, Vol. 8 [DVD] DVD
The Wild West meets the Middle
East when Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) is sent to Arabia to buy horses
and winds up getting mixed up with a sheik and foiling a kidnapping scheme,
in "Outlaws of the Desert" (1941). Future "Cisco Kid" Duncan Renaldo co-stars.
Then, when Cassidy's friend Breezy is wrongly accused of robbing a bank
and flees into the hills, Hoppy rides into town to prove his buddy's innocence
and catch the real crooks, in "Lost Canyon" (1942). "Bar 20" (1943) refers
to Hoppy's ranch, and in this action-packed oater his plans to buy some
cattle for his spread hit a snag when he first must corral a gang of stagecoach
robbers. With Andy Clyde and George Reeves. "The Eagle's Brood" (1935)
finds sheriff Cassidy promising an outla
The
Great American Western, Vol. 5: Gene Autry [DVD] DVD
"The Big Show" (1936) finds Gene
Autry in a dual role as a film cowboy named Tom Ford and his good-natured
stunt double (named, of course, Gene Autry). The fun starts when Ford is
booked to appear at a Texas fair and Autry agrees to fill in for him. With
Smiley Burnette and The Sons of the Pioneers (with a young Roy Rogers).
Autry and Burnette find themselves in the middle of a range war when they
take the side of sheep herders moving into cattle territory, in "Springtime
in the Rockies" (1937). Collection also includes "Boots and Saddles" and
"Riders of the Whistling Pines." 3 3/4 hrs. total. Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital 5.1.
The
Great American Western, Vol. 6: Roy Rogers [DVD] DVD
An ex-rodeo champ, now working
as a rancher's hired hand, wants his visiting daughter to think he's the
spread's owner, and it's up to Roy Rogers and his pals to help pull off
the charade, in "Song of Texas" (1943). With Sheila Ryan and Bob Nolan
and The Sons of the Pioneers. Collection also includes "King of the Cowboys,"
"Utah," "My Pal Trigger," and "Under California Stars." 5 1/2 hrs. total.
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.
The
Great American Western, Vol. 25: Roy Rogers [DVD] DVD
Collection includes "Rough Riders'
Round-Up," "Jesse James at Bay," "Silver Spurs" (1943), and "Night Time
in Nevada."
The
Great American Western, Vol. 30: Gabby Hayes, Roy Rogers [DVD] DVD
Collection includes "Bad Man of
Deadwood," "Sheriff of Tombstone," "Sunset Serenade," and "The Lights of
Old Santa Fe."
The
Great American Western, Vol. 31: Roy Rogers [DVD] DVD
Collection includes "Days of Jesse
James," "Southward, Ho!," "The Gay Ranchero," and "The Far Frontier."
The
Great American Western, Vol. 33: Roy Rogers [DVD] DVD
Collection includes "The Arizona
Kid," "In Old Cheyenne" (1941), "Ridin' Down the Canyon," and "Idaho."
Fuzzy
Settles Down [DVD](1944) DVD
The Kid's grizzled sidekick has
had it with life on the run and just wants to settle down, but Billy is
more than determined to show him the error of his ways. Buster Crabbe,
Al St. John. 60 min.
Raiders
Of The Border [DVD](1944) DVD
Corrupt wranglers conspire with
gem heisters to force out the owners of a trading post. Johnny Mack Brown
steps in to throw and rope their scheme. With Raymond Hatton. 55 min.
Under
Fiesta Stars [DVD](1941) DVD
You'd think inheriting a gold mine
would be a fast ticket to Easy Street, but Gene Autry strikes a vein of
trouble when some bushwhackers try to make off with his claim. Smiley Burnette,
Carol Hughes also star. 64 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital
mono; featurettes; photo gallery; poster gallery; trivia; more.
Sons
Of New Mexico [DVD](1949) DVD
When Gene Autry is made executor
of a friend's estate, he also winds up looking after the friend's wayward
son. Gene sends the lad off to the famous New Mexico Military Institute
for some learnin' and discipline, but when he runs afoul of greedy gamblers
it's up to Gene to set things right. With Dick Jones, Robert Armstrong,
Clayton Moore, and short-as-piecrust Gail Davis. AKA: "The Brat." 71 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; radio
show excerpts; theatrical trailer.
Texans
Never Cry [DVD](1951) DVD
Maybe not, pardner, but they do
know how to make the bad guys blubber like babies. And that's just what
Gene Autry and sidekick Pat Buttram do to the creeps who are running a
counterfeit Mexican lottery ticket scam in this "gun-scorching" sagebrusher.
With Gail Davis, Russell Hayden. 67 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono; featurette; trivia; photo gallery; poster gallery;
theatrical trailer; more.
Indian
Territory [DVD](1950) DVD
When frontier settlers are attacked,
cavalry sergeant Gene Autry is called in to investigate. He learns that
a half-Apache renegade working with an Austrian gunrunner is behind the
attacks, but can Gene stop the blackhats from igniting an all-out war?
With Gail Davis, Kirby Grant, Pat Buttram. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono; featurette; trivia; photo gallery; poster gallery;
theatrical trailer; more.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 5 [DVD] DVD
Wild Bill Elliott and Bobby Blake
star in two two-fisted "Red Ryder" sagebrush sagas. First, the prairie
pals knock out a couple of frontier rats wreaking havoc in "Colorado Pioneers"
(1945). Alice Fleming is the pretty gal Bill falls for, and Bobby's "Our
Gang" pal Buckwheat makes a cameo appearance. Next, Red Ryder and Little
Beaver roll into a one-horse town to see an old lady friend and help set
her fledgling coach line on the road to success in "Wagon Wheels Westward"
(1945), also co-starring Fleming. 115 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English; bonus "Adventures of Red Ryder" serial chapter one.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 6 [DVD] DVD
This "Red Ryder" double bill opens
with Wild Bill Elliott's final turn in the role, "Conquest of Cheyenne"
(1946), as he saddles up with Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) to conquer the
crooked banker trying to cheat rancher Cheyenne Jackson (Peggy Stewart)
out of her oil-rich property. Plus, Elliott and Blake barrel after a horse
rustling ring that's preying on the U.S. Cavalry in "Sun Valley Cyclone"
(1946), co-starring Monte Hale and Rex Lease. 108 min. total. Standard;
Soundtrack: English; bonus "Adventures of Red Ryder" serial chapter two.
Whirlwind
[DVD](1951) DVD
An outlaw gang is responsible for
a rash of mail robberies on the frontier, and it's up to two-fisted postal
inspector Gene Autry to put his stamp of disapproval on their actions and
send the rannies to the dead letter office. With Smiley Burnette, Thurston
Hall, Gail Davis. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono;
radio excerpts; trivia; photo gallery; poster gallery; theatrical trailer.
Silver
Canyon [DVD](1951) DVD
In the Civil War-era frontier,
U.S. Army scouts Gene Autry and Pat Buttram journey to Utah to stop McQuarrie's
Raiders, the notorious (and real-life) band of Confederate guerrilla raiders,
from attacking Union supply lines. With Jim Davis, Gail Davis, Bob Steele.
70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; radio excerpts;
trivia; photo gallery; poster gallery; theatrical trailer.
Below
The Border [DVD](1942) DVD
The Rough Riders (Buck Jones, Tim
McCoy, Raymond Hatton) take a trek south of the border to aid a senorita
who lost her jewels to stage robbers. With Linda Brent, Charlie King. 57
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Gunfire
[DVD](1935) DVD
One of Rex Bell's best finds the
cowboy excelling in his trademark, exciting style, tackling the bad guys
through tough-as-nails fistfights and explosive shoot-outs. There's also
some interesting, three-dimensional characters in this one, along with
strong female characters. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
The
Night Rider [DVD](1932) DVD
No talking car here, but plenty
of rough-ridin', six-shootin' action as Harry Carey disguises himself as
a notorious hooded villain to catch said villain in a fists-a-flyin' showdown.
Co-stars Eleanor Fair and George "Gabby" Hayes in an early sidekick role.
72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Rainbow
Over The Range [DVD](1940) DVD
This Tex Ritter effort from Monogram
features Tex as a U.S. marshal looking for horse thieves who are robbing
animals from the cavalry. During the course of his investigation, Tex meets
a school teacher who may have a connection to the crimes. Slim Andrews,
Dorothy Fay also star. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Utah
[DVD](1945) DVD
When Eastern musical star Dale
Evans decides to sell the Utah ranch she's never seen in order to finance
her new stage show, it's up to foreman Roy Rogers to get her to travel
out West and change her mind. Lots of laughs, songs and action; even "Gabby"
Hayes sings! Complete, uncut version; 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
The
Trusted Outlaw [DVD](1937) DVD
Cowboy Bob Steele, last member
of an infamous outlaw family, plans to return home after years away and
get married and go straight. Unfortunately, Bob is ambushed, kills one
of his attackers in self-defense, and learns his girl's fixin' to wed another.
He gets a chance to make good when he faces robbers on a payroll patrol.
Lois January co-stars. 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Tombstone
Terror [DVD](1935) DVD
Top-notch "B" sagebrusher in which
Bob Steele plays 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. Standard;
Soundtrack: English.
Desert
Patrol [DVD](1938) DVD
After a lawman is killed by a murderous
gang of outlaws, pal Bob Steele does some investigating, infiltrates the
hombres and tries to put a stop to their reign of terror. Marion Weldon
and Rex Lease also star. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Hidden
Valley [DVD](1932) DVD
Hired by an archeologist to accompany
him on a search for ancient Indian gold in a remote valley, gunslinger
Bob Steele is framed by gold-hungry galoots for the scientist's murder.
An amazing chase by blimp (!) highlights this frontier drama. With Gertrude
Messinger, Ray Hallor. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Trail
Of Terror [DVD](1935) DVD
Government agent Bob Steele gets
the goods on a gang of seedy outlaws by posing as one of them. Forrest
Taylor, Beth Marion co-star in this first-rate sagebrusher. 59 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Man
From Cheyenne [DVD](1942) DVD
Roy Rogers may have met his match
this time, in the form of a wily Eastern girl (Lynn Carver) who's come
to Wyoming to get rich quick through cattle rustling. Modern-day oater
stars George "Gabby" Hayes and Gale Storm. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 7 [DVD] DVD
The frontier hero has his hands
full in "The Great Stagecoach Robbery" (1945), as Red Ryder (Wild Bill
Elliott) hero and Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) must battle crooks and try
to keep a young man from following in his father's criminal footsteps.
Francis McDonald, Alice Fleming also star. Then, Red and Little Beaver
must keep their old friend the Duchess from tying the knot with a sweet-talking
Britisher who is really a notorious wife-killer in "Phantom of the Plains"
(1945), starring Elliott and Blake. 116 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; biographies; bonus "Adventures
of Red Ryder" serial chapters three and four.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 8 [DVD] DVD
Allan "Rocky" Lane is Red Ryder,
and Bobby Blake his young ally Little Beaver, in "Rustlers of Devil's Canyon"
(1947), where they are caught in the middle of a war between homesteaders,
ranchers and cattle rustlers. Red does his cowboy best to halt the rustlers
and forge a pow-wow between the combatants. With Martha Wentworth, Arthur
Space. Next, Lane and Blake return in "Santa Fe Uprising" (1946), in which
the duo have to bring a frontier town's crooked civic leader to justice.
Alice Fleming also stars. 107 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; biographies; bonus "Adventures of Red
Ryder" serial chapters five and six.
The
Old West [DVD](1952) DVD
When some rannies try to swindle
Gene Autry out of a contract to supply horses to a stagecoach line, the
hero teams up with a local parson to corral the crooks and put them on
the straight and narrow. Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Lyle Talbot and House
Peters also star. 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono;
photo gallery; radio show excerpts; trivia; theatrical trailer.
Valley
Of Fire [DVD](1951) DVD
As the new mayor of a lawless 1850s
California mining town, Gene Autry attempts to clean up the town by bringing
in a wagon train of eligible ladies to wed and settle down the locals.
But when the gals are hijacked by a crooked businessman, can Autry and
sidekick Pat Buttram save them? With Gail Davis, Russell Hayden. 64 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; radio
show excerpts; trivia; theatrical trailer.
Blue
Canadian Rockies [DVD](1952) DVD
Gene Autry and saddlemate Pat Buttram
take off to the Great White North and wind up solving a Mountie's murder,
tangling with some nasty lumberjacks, and helping their rancher boss's
daughter turn some frontier timberland into a dude ranch. With Gail Davis,
Don Beddoe, and musical guests Carolina Cotton and The Cass County Boys.
58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; radio show excerpts;
photo gallery; trivia; theatrical trailer; more.
Wagon
Team [DVD](1952) DVD
"Two-fisted stagecoach detective"
(it said so right on the movie poster!) Gene Autry lets himself be jailed
so he can learn what a young outlaw known as the Apache Kid did with money
from an Army payroll robbery. But when the Kid breaks out, Gene follows
him to a travelling medicine show and tries to set him on the straight
and narrow. Pat Buttram, Dick Jones, Gail Davis, and those song-filled
Cass Country Boys co-star. 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby
Digital mono; radio show excerpts; poster gallery; trivia; theatrical trailer;
more.
Arizona
Bound (1941)/Gunman From Bodie [DVD](1941) DVD
Trailblazin' double bill opens
with the first film in the "Rough Riders" series, "Arizona Bound," which
shows how lawman Buck Jones, sharpshooting reverend Tim McCoy, and ranchhand
Raymond Hatton joined forces to stop stagecoach robbers backed by a crooked
town boss. Dennis Moore, Luana Walters also star. Next, a murderous band
of rustlers and an abandoned baby test the fighting (and parenting) skills
of Hatton, McCoy and Jones in "Gunman from Bodie," featuring Christine
McIntyre and Dave O'Brien. 120 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Ghost
Town Law (1942)/Below The Border [DVD](1942) DVD
Sprinkled with generous doses of
mystery and slam-bang frontier action, "Ghost Town Law" finds the Rough
Riders comin' to scratch with hooded bandits who've deep-sixed two marshals.
Tim McCoy, Buck Jones and Raymond Hatton star. Then, Jones, Hatton and
McCoy take a trek "Below the Border," aiding a senorita whose family's
ranch is the target of some greedy castle rustlers. Linda Brent, Roy Barcroft
also star. 119 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Forbidden
Trails (1941)/Down Texas Way [DVD](1942) DVD
The Rough Riders (Tim McCoy, Buck
Jones, Raymond Hatton) return in two rousing sagebrushers. "Forbidden Trails"
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, Dave O'Brien. Then,
a trip "Down Texas Way" is anything but fun when Hatton is accused of killing
a town's banker. Can McCoy and Jones catch the true culprits in time to
clear their pardner's name? Luana Walters and Glenn Strange also star.
116 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
In
Old Monterey [DVD](1939) DVD
Army sergeant Gene Autry is sent
to his old frontier stomping grounds to help buy up ranch land for a military
testing base. But when he learns that some shady mine owners are stirring
up trouble to raise the asking price for the land, Gene's got to lay down
the law as only a drill sergeant can. Smiley Burnette, June Storey and
George "Gabby" Hayes co-star. 73 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby
Digital mono; radio show excerpt; photo gallery; poster gallery; trivia;
theatrical trailer; more.
Down
Mexico Way [DVD](1941) DVD
That's just where Gene Autry and
sidekick Smiley Burnette are heading to hogtie some shady con men who are
posing as movie producers and fleecing folk on both sides of the border.
Lots of action and songs, including "Beer Barrel Polka" and the title song.
With Fay McKenzie, Harold Huber. 78 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono; radio show excerpt; photo gallery; poster gallery;
trivia; theatrical trailer; more.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 9 [DVD] DVD
It's up to Red Ryder (Wild Bill
Elliott) and Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) to teach a crooked attorney the
basics about ridin' the straight and narrow path. But when the lawyer's
ex-boss has him framed for murder, can our heroes prove his innocence?
"Marshal of Laredo" (1945) also stars Robert Grady, Roy Barcroft. Then,
the series's first entry, "Tucson Raiders" (1944), finds Elliott and Blake
bringing a corrupt governor to justice. With George "Gabby" Hayes, Ruth
Lee, and recurring co-star Alice Fleming as the Duchess. 112 min. total.
Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; art gallery;
poster gallery; bonus "Adventures of Red Ryder" serial chapters seven and
eight.
Red
Ryder Double Feature, Vol. 10 [DVD] DVD
Red Ryder (Wild Bill Elliott) tries
to settle the score between townships feuding over which will be the county
seat in "Marshal of Reno" (1944). Bobby Blake is Little Beaver, Alice Fleming
the wily Duchess, and Gabby Hayes takes the "sidewindin' crockercrookers"
to task. Next, a dying lawman appoints Elliott the new "Sheriff of Redwood
Valley" (1946), and the first order of business is to clear Bob Steele's
name after the crooked mayor frames him in a $50,000 robbery. Bobby Blake,
Peggy Stewart co-star. 107 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby
Digital mono; biographies; art gallery; poster gallery; bonus "Adventures
of Red Ryder" serial chapters nine and ten.
Guns
And Guitars [DVD](1936) DVD
Western fans know that Gene Autry
is an expert with both title objects, and he shows off his skills in this
frontier drama, playing a medicine show musician who comes to the aid of
a town under attack by some crooked cattlemen. Dorothy Dix, Tom London
and Smiley Burnette also star. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby
Digital mono; radio show excerpt; photo gallery; poster gallery; trivia;
more.
The
Singing Cowboy [DVD](1936) DVD
When a rancher's daughter is injured
by some crooks' shenanigans and needs an operation, it's up to Gene Autry,
sidekick Smiley Burnette, and their pals to put on a fund-raising show
(broadcast on television, no less!), and then bring the blackhats to justice.
Lois Wilde and Lon Chaney, Jr. also star. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English Dolby Digital mono; radio show excerpt; photo gallery; poster gallery;
trivia; more.
Rio
Rattler [DVD](1935) DVD
These rattlers aren't the kind
you'll find at Clyde Peeling's Reptileland, but some two-legged reptiles
who murder a local lawman. It's up to Tom Tyler to pin on the badge in
his place and defang the desperados. Marion Schilling, Eddie Gibbon also
star. 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Mystery
Ranch [DVD](1932) DVD
Moody and well-made B-western (thanks
in part to camerawork by John Ford's regular cinematographer, Joseph August)
stars Charles Middleton as a ruthless land baron who abducts rancher Cecilia
Parker and demands she marry him so he can claim her spread. Can hero George
O'Brien rescue her in time? With Noble Johnson, Charles Stevens. 52 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Terror
Of The Plains [DVD](1934) DVD
Tom Tyler is the cowpoke who learns
the blackhat who framed his pappy for murder is hiding out in a ghost town
where other ornery fellows congregate. In order to get to the nasty criminal,
Tom masquerades as a bandit while his sidekick poses as a sheriff who's
after him. Roberta Gale, William Gould co-star. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Where
The West Begins [DVD](1938) DVD
"Where the West begins, trouble
follows," and that's what's in store for a ranch foreman after he saves
the life of a pretty young landowner. When the woman is approached by a
greedy outlaw who has his sights set on purchasing her mineral-rich property,
the brave rancher must once again step in and rescue her. Jack Randall,
Luana Walters, Fuzzy Knight star. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
The
Kid Rides Again [DVD](1943) DVD
Buster Crabbe once again stars
as Billy the Kid in this rootin'-tootin' sagebrush spectacular. Wrongfully
accused of a train robbery, he becomes determined to track down the real
thieves. After meeting up with sidekick Al "Fuzzy" St. John, Crabbe and
his faithful companion dodge the law while trying to bring the crooks to
justice. With Iris Meredith, Glenn Strange, Charles King. AKA: "Billy the
Kid Rides Again." 52 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Frontier
Scout [DVD](1938) DVD
After fighting in the Civil War
and acting as a personal scout for Ulysses S. Grant, Wild Bill Hickok (George
Houston) takes work as a U.S. deputy marshal. Travelling to New Mexico
with his faithful sidekick Whiney Roberts (Al St. John), he helps out an
old army friend by taking on a group of cattle rustlers. With Beth Marion,
Alden Chase. 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Sunset
Range [DVD](1935) DVD
Whooooo doggies! Gather your pardners
and open a case of sarsaparilla for this wild western yarn focusing on
cowpokes Hoot Gibson and John Elliott. When the brother of a pretty young
rancher gets her mixed up with some outlandish outlaws, the pair steps
in to dole out their unique brand of frontier justice. With Mary Doran,
James C. Eagles. 52 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Boot
Hill Bandits [DVD](1942) DVD
Assigned to find a stolen stagecoach
loaded with cash, a U.S. marshal's investigation is complicated when he
is nearly killed by the outlaw who pulled off the heist. Faking his own
death, the lawman enlists the help of the famed Range Busters to bring
the crook and his Boot Hill Bandits to justice. Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty"
King, Max Terhune star. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Dead
Or Alive [DVD](1944) DVD
Howdy, pardners! Saddle up with
Tex Ritter and the Texas Rangers for this sagebrush spectacle. Pretending
to be outlaws in order to infiltrate a gang of hardened criminals who are
terrorizing a small frontier community, the men risk their lives in order
to restore justice. With Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Marjorie Clements,
Charles King. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Northwest
Trail [DVD](1945) DVD
Based on a story by James Oliver
Curwood, this thrilling tale chronicles steadfast Canadian Mountie Bob
Steele's journey through the Northwest Trail. Coerced into helping beautiful
but arrogant Joan Woodbury deliver a payroll to her uncle, he begins to
bond with her as they face off against outlaws and other dangers of the
wilderness. With Madge Bellamy, John Litel, Raymond Hatton. 61 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Deadwood
Pass [DVD](1933) DVD
When a ruthless outlaw busts out
of prison, a postal investigator travels to Deadwood County posing as the
crook in order to retrieve a fortune in stolen bonds. Encountering a gang
of fearsome thugs led by Butch Cassidy, he finds himself overwhelmed by
potential danger when the thief he is impersonating also arrives in town.
Tumbleweed thriller stars Tom Tyler, Wally Wales, Lafe McKee. 59 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Harmony
Trail [DVD](1944) DVD
When a band of outlaws robs a bank
of $30,000, a sheriff enlists the help of some rootin'-tootin' cowpokes
to bring them to bay. Posing as workers in a travelling medicine show,
the men get to demonstrate their entertaining skills while tracking down
the conniving criminals. Exciting oater stars Ken Maynard, Eddie Dean,
Max Terhune, Gene Alsace. AKA: "White Stallion." 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Big
Boy Rides Again [DVD](1935) DVD
After receiving a letter from his
estranged father, a rodeo star and his partner embark on a trip to visit
him. 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. "Big Boy" Williams, Connie Bergen, Charles K. French
star. 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Fighting
Mustang [DVD](1948) DVD
One of Sunset Carson's finest post-Republic
westerns, this remarkable picture follows the cowpoke as he copes with
a band of horse thieves. While trying to stop the brutal rustlers, he must
also deal with being betrayed by the young man he helped make a ranger.
But after Carson is beaten by the bandits, will his former friend redeem
himself and save the day? With Al Terr, Pat Starling, Felice Richmond.
63 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Cattle
Stampede [DVD](1943) DVD
Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) and
sidekick Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) go head to head against a rustler who
schemes to purchase cattle at reduced prices. Frances Gladwin and Charles
King also star in this action-packed western. AKA: "Billy the Kid in Cattle
Stampede." 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Aces
And Eights [DVD](1936) DVD
A crooked cardsharp ambles into
town, intent on taking the townspeople for all they've got. You can lay
even money, though, that Tim McCoy will empty his sleeves of sneaky tricks
real fast! Luana Walters, Wheeler Oakman, Rex Lease co-star. 55 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Sunset
Carson Rides Again [DVD](1948) DVD
Full-color tall-in-the-saddle action
with sagebrush star Sunset Carson (just plain Michael Harrison to the folks
back in Texas). Canyon culprits who try riding into this Sunset find themselves
in a rootin'-tootin' mess of trouble. Yee-hah! With Al Terr, Pat Starling,
Dan White, Pat Gleason. 67 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Galloping
Dynamite [DVD](1937) DVD
After discovering gold, a crooked
foreman tries to keep it secret so that he can buy the ranch land cheap.
Quickly, his plans for easy riches are complicated by the arrival of Texas
Ranger Kermit Maynard. Will the lawman stop the sinister swindler from
gaining control of the ground and its fortune? With Ariane Allen, John
Merton, David Sharpe. 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Arizona
Bound [DVD](1941) DVD
The first film in the "Rough Riders"
series shows how lawman Buck Jones, sharpshooting reverend Tim McCoy, and
ranchhand Raymond Hatton join forces to stop stagecoach robbers backed
by a crooked town boss. With Dennis Moore, Luana Walters. 53 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print;
Limit One Per Customer.
Enemy
Of The Law [DVD](1945) DVD
It's just another day at the office
for the tuneful, manful Texas Rangers when Tex Ritter and the boys thwart
a group of terrorists on the plains. With Dave O'Brien, Kermit Maynard.
63 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Adventures
Of Gallant Bess [DVD](1948) DVD
A rodeo cowboy captures a wild
mare and trains it for show, but his dreams of stardom cause trouble between
him and his girl in this Western drama. Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long,
Fuzzy Knight star. 71 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Law
Of The Lash [DVD](1947) DVD
Prospector Al St. John has more
than he can handle with the outlaws infesting his town. When undercover
marshal Lash La Rue takes a hand, those rannies will be whipped into line...literally!
Mary Scott, Charles King co-star. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
Bells
Of San Fernando [DVD](1947) DVD
In this Western drama of Old California's
dons and senoritas, the whip-snapping aristocrat is the persecutor of the
peasants, not their salvation. Monte Blue, Donald Woods star; co-scripted
by Reanult Duncan (Duncan "Cisco Kid" Renaldo). 73 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
The
Law Rides Again [DVD](1943) DVD
Twice the action is guaranteed
when "Trail Blazers" Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson team up to track down
a corrupt Indian Affairs agent. With Jack LaRue, Chief Thundercloud. 54
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Roaring
Six Guns [DVD](1937) DVD
Kermit Maynard takes a tougher
approach on protecting his property when his partner and his fiancee's
father try to take it from him. Mary Hayes and Sam Flint co-star in this
sagebrush classic. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Whistling
Bullets [DVD](1937) DVD
Top-drawer horse opera with Texas
Ranger Kermit Maynard slipping one over on jailbirds by posing as one of
their own to get the goods on a stash of missing loot. Co-stars Jack Ingram
and Maston Williams. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Gunsmoke
Ranch [DVD](1937) DVD
In this entertaining outing for
the Three Mesquiteers, the trio of western heroes (Ray Corrigan, Bob Livingston,
Max Terhune) tackles a shady organization known as "Paradise Land Syndicate,"
whose principals cash in on flood survivors. With Julia Thayer, Kenneth
Harlan. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The
Purple Vigilantes [DVD](1938) DVD
No, it's 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. AKA: "Purple Riders." 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
The
Nevada Buckaroo [DVD](1931) DVD
After being granted a full pardon,
"the Nevada Kid" Bob Steele is released from prison--thanks to some clever
forgery from trusty sidekick George "Gabby" Hayes. Deciding to shed the
outlaw life, he travels to a small town and takes work protecting stagecoaches
from robbers. But when he is framed for a daring heist, can Steele clear
his name? Saddle-era spectacular co-stars Dorothy Dix, Edward Brady, Glen
Cavender. 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Roy
Rogers Classics Collection (4-DVD Set) [DVD] DVD
Packaged in a lacquered wooden
display case, this four-disc set includes "Young Buffalo Bill," "Bad Man
of Deadwood," "King of the Cowboys," and "The Yellow Rose of Texas."
Marked
Trails [DVD](1944) DVD
These trails are marked; they're
a mess, an oily mess, and Hoot and pardner Bob Steele take to them in an
effort to run down a gang of oil swindlers headed by nanny-goat Veda Ann
Borg. Co-stars Mauritz Hugo and Steve Clark. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Hit
The Saddle (1937)/Call The Mesquiteers [DVD](1938) DVD
First, "Hit the Saddle" for excitement
when a crooked cattleman seeking to rustle wild horses from a federally
protected area finds his plans complicated by a smart sheriff and the Three
Mesquiteers. Robert Livingston, Max Terhune, Ray Corrigan, and a young
Rita Cansino (Hayworth) star. Then, in "Call the Mesquiteers" the heroes
are forced to help a group of train robbers escape. But when they are blamed
for the heist, can they clear their names before they are lynched? Livingston,
Corrigan, Terhune, and Lynne Roberts star. 102 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Battling
Marshal [DVD](1950) DVD
Sunset Carson plays a frontier
lawman who makes a terrible mistake and must go to great lengths to correct
the problem. Pat Starling and Forrest Matthews join the battling lawman
in this outing. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Black
Aces [DVD](1937) DVD
Buck Jones, one of cowboy fans'
favorite heroes, is a shy tenderfoot who gets teased by all the other cowpokes.
Then he gets a burst of courage and changes his tune. Charles King and
Kay Linaker also star. 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Doomed
At Sundown [DVD](1937) DVD
Clowning cowpoke Bob Steele gets
serious after his father is knifed and sets out to find the creep responsible
for the deed. Lorraine Hayes and Warner Richmond also star in this wild
western outing. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Honor
Of The Range [DVD](1934) DVD
Ken Maynard gets to wear a whole
passel of hats in this unusual oater. He portrays both a sheriff and his
nasty twin brother...and when the evil sibling kidnaps the girl, the marshal's
gotta disguise himself as a British vaudevillian to get her back! Cecilia
Parker, Fred Kohler co-star. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays
All Regions.
Ridin'
On [DVD](1936) DVD
Tom Tyler takes the weary trail
home to find his pop engaged in land warfare with the neighboring ranch.
It gets more complicated when Tom falls for the girl next door! Leather-slapping
action with Geraine Greer, Rex Lease. 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
Rock
River Renegades (1942)/Trail Riders [DVD](1942) DVD
First, in "Rock River Renegades,"
the Range Busters face ruthless cowpokes led by a slick, ornery cuss who
causes all sorts of trouble for the residents of a small town. Ray "Crash"
Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max "Alibi" Terhune, and John Elliott star.
Then, when a gang of blackhats guns down the marshal in the town of Gila
Springs, the Busters are called in to bring justice to the community in
"Trail Riders." King, Terhune, David Sharpe, Evelyn Finley, and Forrest
Taylor star. AKA: "Overland Trail." 111 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
The
Law Commands [DVD](1938) DVD
Cowboy Tom Keene falls in love
with the daughter of an Iowa settler, but eventually clashes with menacing
bad guys in this oater that offers gorgeous Iowa scenery. Lorraine Hayes
and Robert Fiske also star. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays
All Regions.
Ridin'
The Cherokee Trail [DVD](1941) DVD
Take a wild trip on the Cherokee
Trail in this sagebrusher about a Texas Ranger whose Idaho fishing vacation
has him entangled in a murder case. Oh, well. Boise will be Boise! Tex
Ritter and Jack Roper star. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays
All Regions.
Young
Blood [DVD](1932) DVD
Fisticuffs and gunfights galore
as "Robin Hood of the Range" Bob Steele robs from the rich and gives to
the poor, while helping a foreign actress who's being blackballed by the
townswomen. Co-stars Charles King, Helen Foster. AKA: "Lola." 58 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Down
Texas Way [DVD](1942) DVD
When Rough Rider Raymond Hatton
is accused of killing the town banker, Buck Jones and Tim McCoy go undercover
to catch the true culprits (come on, you knew Ray was innocent!). Luana
Walters and screen Frankenstein monster Glenn Strange co-star. 57 min.
Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Oklahoma
Frontier [DVD](1939) DVD
In one of several Westerns he made
for Universal, Johnny Mack Brown stars as a man protecting the rights of
homesteaders during the Oklahoma Land Rush. When outlaws frame Brown for
murder, Fuzzy Knight (billed as Windy Day) hatches a daring plan to free
his pal from jail and save the day. Bob Baker, Anne Gwynne, James Blaine
co-star. 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Wagon
Trail [DVD](1935) DVD
When one of his deputies is killed
during a stagecoach robbery, a sheriff is shocked when his son is accused
of the murder and subsequently arrested. After his boy is found guilty
and scheduled to be executed for the crime, the lawman begins a frantic
search to locate the real culprit of the slaying. Exciting B-western classic
stars Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger, Edward Norris. 55 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Gunsmoke
Trail [DVD](1938) DVD
Classic oater follows a villainous
saloon owner as he murders an orphan's guardian and then poses as her uncle
in an effort to steal her estate. When a heroic cowboy learns of the plan,
he and his comic sidekick step in to ensure that the waif keeps control
of her property. Stars Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, John Merton, and--billed
as "Tip"--Al St. John in his B-western debut. 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
The
Feud Maker [DVD](1938) DVD
Riveting B-western documents the
actions of a fork-tongued schemer as he pits cowmen versus nesters against
each other in a brutal range war while secretly plotting to grab up the
land when the quarreling men die. But when a fearless cowboy learns of
the plan, he becomes determined to put an end to it--regardless of the
consequences. Bob Steele, Marion Weldon, Karl Hackett star. 55 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The
Gallant Fool [DVD](1933) DVD
Top-shelf horse opry follows an
innocent man wrongly accused of murder who slips away from the long arm
of the law so he can clear his name. Taking a job as a clown in a travelling
circus, he is forced to confront his past when he returns to his former
town and is marked for death by his old enemy. Bob Steele, George Hayes,
Arletta Duncan star. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Ghost
Town Gold [DVD](1936) 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. With Robert Livingston,
Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays
All Regions.
Fargo
Express [DVD](1933) DVD
Exciting sagebrush classic stars
Ken Maynard as a rough-ridin' Romeo who takes a shine to frontier beauty
Helen Mack. When the brother of his would-be sweetheart is arrested for
robbing a stagecoach, Maynard commits a similar heist in an effort to clear
the man's name. Will his plan win Mack's heart, or just lead to trouble?
With Roy Stewart, Paul Fix, William Desmond. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Phantom
Ranger [DVD](1938) DVD
Counterfeiting coyotes kidnap a
U.S. Treasury Department engraver with plans on forcing him to create plates
for them, heroic lawman Tim McCoy poses as an outlaw to infiltrate them.
But can he stop the ruthless funny-money felons? Do tumbleweeds roll? Suzanne
Kaaren, Karl Hackett, John St. Polis also star. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
Arizona
Stagecoach [DVD](1942) DVD
Giddyup! When a gang of raiders
causes problems for the owners of a small stage line, the Range Busters
are called in to help. As the heroic cowpokes step up to defeat the ornery
outlaws--whose crimes are part of an embezzling plot involving the Wells
Fargo Company--they demonstrate their unique brand of frontier justice.
Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, John King, and Nell O'Day star. 56 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Bullets
And Saddles [DVD](1943) DVD
The rousing Range Busters (Ray
"Crash" Corrigan, Dennis Moore and Max "Alibi" Terhune) go head to head
against a Midas-minded land baron who plans to purchase the territory's
surrounding ranches in order to get the right-of-way when a railroad line
is constructed. Glenn Strange also stars in this slam-bang adventure, the
final film in the series. AKA: "Vengeance in the Saddle." 54 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Headin'
For The Rio Grande [DVD](1936) DVD
Tex Ritter got his boots wet starring
in this exciting sagebrusher as an ol' cowhand from the Rio Grande, pinin'
for his hometown and lilting out such lovelies as "Campfire Love Song,"
"Night Herding Song" and "Jailhouse Lament." Eleanor Stewart, Syd Saylor,
Warner Richmond co-star. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
Flaming
Lead [DVD](1939) DVD
Stranded in Chicago until he can
raise enough cash to return to his home in Arizona, nightclub rope trick
artist Ken Maynard takes a job working on the ranch of friendly cowpoke
Dave O'Brien. But when some varmints try to cheat his new boss out of an
Army horse contract, he becomes determined to stop their plans. With Eleanor
Stewart, Walter Long, Tom London. 57 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Plays All Regions.
Boss
Of Hangtown Mesa [DVD](1942) DVD
Crackerjack "B" oater with Johnny
Mack Brown, who comes on strong to help Helen Deverell after she takes
over a telegraph business from her late uncle. Seems that Unc was killed
by outlaws trying to stop communication in the wild, wild West, and now
Brown has a message to send the murderers. With Fuzzy Knight, Rex Lease
and Henry Hall; directed by Joseph H. Lewis ("Gun Crazy"). 52 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Code
Of The Saddle [DVD](1947) DVD
While investigating a range war,
Johnny Macklin (Johnny Mack Brown) and his sidekick Winks (Raymond Hatton)
run across a crooked sheriff who frames them for murders they didn't commit.
Now it's up to Johnny and Winks to expose the lawman and end the war before
anyone else turns up dead. Rip-roaring western also stars Kay Morley, William
Norton Bailey. 53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
No
Man's Range [DVD](1935) DVD
Classic Supreme Pictures oater
stars Bob Steele (in the first of 14 films he made with his director father
Robert N. Bradbury) as a young cowboy who finds himself in the middle of
a range war. Posing as a renegade, he sets a trap aimed at stopping the
bad guys. With Roberta Gale, Buck Connors, Steve Clark. AKA: "No Man's
Land." 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Lightning
Strikes West [DVD](1940) DVD
When a bandit he put in jail escapes
and goes in search of a hidden fortune in stolen gold, determined lawman
Ken Maynard comes out of retirement to track down and stop his foe once
and for all. Along the way, he'll encounter a group of outlaws who will
put his fighting skills to the ultimate test. With Claire Rochelle, Bob
Terry, Michael Vallon. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All
Regions.
The
Lone Rider And The Bandit [DVD](1942) DVD
George Houston assumes the guise
of "The Lone Rider" and impersonates a musician in hopes of finding why
local miners are being terrorized. He discovers that the miners are being
forced into signing away their savings to some bad hombres. Al St. John,
Dennis Moore star. 50 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Outlaws
Of Sonora [DVD](1938) DVD
It's "double trouble" for the Three
Mesquiteers when an outlaw who is a dead ringer for Bob Livingston frames
the true-blue hero for murder, and Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune must help
clear his name. With Jack Mulhall, Otis Harlan. AKA: "Guns of Sonora."
53 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Texas
Buddies [DVD](1932) DVD
Former military pilot Bob Steele
returns from World War I to discover that a gang of murderous scoundrels
are terrorizing ranchers in his old stomping grounds. With the help of
his wisecracking sidekick (George Hayes), he uses his monoplane to snatch
up the bad guys. High-flying oater co-stars Nancy Drexel, Francis McDonald,
Harry Semels. 56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The
Man From Texas [DVD](1939) DVD
There's singing and gunslinging
aplenty in this sagebrush spectacular starring Tex Ritter as a crooning
cowpoke who goes to bat for a young man accused of cattle rustling. But
when the kid betrays his trust and becomes an outlaw, Tex must bring him
to justice. With Hal Price, Charles B. "Chuck" Wood, Vic Demourelle, Jr.
56 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Drum
Taps [DVD](1933) DVD
When a violent group of varmints
begins attacking local ranchers, heroic cowboy Ken Maynard becomes determined
to put an end to their dastardly ways. Enlisting the help of a Boy Scout
troupe, he hatches a plan to stop the outlaws and their ruthless leader
once and for all. With Dorothy Dix, Junior Coghlan, Charles Stevens. 57
min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Law
Of The West [DVD](1932) DVD
Grief-stricken when his boy is
killed, a cattle rustler kidnaps the son of a marshal and raises the child
as his own. Seventeen years later, he sends the young man to gun down the
lawman as a way to get revenge for his own loss. Can he pull off his diabolical
scheme? Wonderful western adventure stars Bob Steele, Nancy Drexel, Edward
Brady. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The
Montana Kid (1931)/Outlaws Of The Range [DVD](1936) DVD
First, in "The Montana Kid," when
a young boy's rancher father is killed by ornery outlaws, cowboy Bill Cody
tries to catch the bad guys and return the lad to his homestead. With Andy
Shuford, Doris Hill, W.L. Thorne. Then, in "Outlaws of the Range," Cody
finds himself framed for murdering a rancher whose life he had previously
saved. After learning that the dead man's neighbor is to blame, he tries
to clear his name by bringing the crook to justice. With Catherine Cotter,
William McCall. AKA: "The Call of Justice." 119 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English. Plays All Regions.
The
Light Of Western Stars [DVD](1930) DVD
Ranch foreman Richard Arlen attempts
to find the killer of girlfriend Mary Brian in this two-fisted adaptation
of Zane Grey's story. Regis Toomey and Fred Kohler co-star. 70 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English; featurette; more.
The
Fighting Westerner (1935)/Boots And Saddles [DVD](1937) DVD
When a series of murders in a radium
mine has the local lawmen perplexed, they turn to the one gunslinger who
can put things right, "Fighting Westerner" Randolph Scott. Frontier actioner
also stars Chic Sale and Ann Sheridan in an early leading role. AKA: "Rocky
Mountain Mystery. " Next, in "Boots and Saddles," Gene Autry is a ranch
foreman whose boss turns out to be a British youngster. Gene also has to
contend with an unscrupulous competitor, the colonel's feisty daughter,
a barn fire and the well-meaning blunders of sidekick Smiley Burnette.
116 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Young
Bill Hickok (1940)/Home In Oklahoma [DVD](1946) DVD
First, Roy Rogers is the title
frontier lawman, trying to solve a string of stagecoach robberies and uncovering
plans of a mysterious foreign power to gain land rights to California.
"Young Bill Hickok" also stars Gabby Hayes and Jacqueline Wells (as Julie
Bishop). Next, in "Home in Oklahoma," 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 star. 132 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack:
English.
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