Red Ryder and Little Beaver Double-Feature, Vol. 4
There’s plenty of double-barreled action in this Red Ryder double-feature – Marshal of Cripple Creek and Oregon Trail Scouts
Marshal of Cripple Creek – The last film to star Lane in the title role — in which he rids a gold mining town of the outlaws who have been operating right under the nose of the sheriff.
1947 | 58 min | B&W | 1.33:1/4×3 | Dolby Digital | All Region | NR
Oregon Trail Scouts – Recounts how Red was teamed up with his young sidekick, Little Beaver.
1947 | 58 min | B&W | 1.33:1/4×3 | Dolby Digital | All Region | NR
Special Features:
- Previews
- Bonus: “Gun Trouble Valley”, the pilot episode of the Red Ryder TV SeriesCopyright Notice: Design and Artwork © 2014 Red Ryder Enterprises, Inc. / Trademark Notice: Red Ryder and Little Beaver are trademarks of Red Ryder Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
Marshal of Cripple Creek: Allan “Rocky” Lane, Bobby Blake, Gene Roth, Trevor Bardette, Martha Wentworth
Oregon Trail Scouts: Allan “Rocky” Lane, Bobby Blake, Martha Wentworth, Roy Barcroft, Edmund Cobb
Directed byMarshal of Cripple Creek: R.G. Springsteen
Oregon Trail Scouts: R.G. Springsteen
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The Cowboy
This colorful and exciting film vividly portrays the life of the real working cowboy, a life that has virtually vanished since this motion picture was made by Elmo Williams, Oscar-winning film editor of “High Noon.” The cowboy’s work is hard, hot and dusty, but it is not without drama and times of humor. Filmed on location in the Southwest, this unique document captures a profession and a place in time that has almost disappeared. 1954|69 min.|Color|1.37:1|NR
SPECIAL FEATURES: Supplemental commentary by four of the legendary cowboys featured in the film; Original theatrical trailer;
Video booklet, Making of The Cowboy by Elmo Williams; Documentary: “Ghost Towns of the Old West: The Deserts” featuring Rip Torn — -
Big Iron Six Pack Western Collection
6 movies/2 DVDs
CROOKED RIVER – Thomas Carr directed six Jimmy Ellison/Russell Hayden B-westerns all in one month by using the same casts, costumes and locations and shooting whatever scenes were needed for each all at once to speed things up. A distinct compliment to Carr’s expertise. Each a remake of a ‘30s western, this one based on Bob Steele’s “Smokey Smith” (‘35), is the strangest, as in all the others Ellison and Hayden were pals, but here Ellison’s the star searching for the killer of his parents while Hayden’s a not-too-bad bandit leader.
COLORADO RANGER – Get set for plenty of hard-riding B-western excitement when a badman unknowingly hires Colorado Rangers Jimmy Ellison and Russell Hayden to run off homesteaders Julie Adams and Fuzzy Knight. The action never lets up in this remake of Johnny Mack Brown’s “Everyman’s Law” (‘36).
FAST ON THE DRAW – Frightened of guns after seeing his parents murdered by bandits when he was a boy, Jimmy Ellison is nevertheless goaded by his pal Russell Hayden into becoming Marshal in a lawless town, which leads to plenty of excitement. Adapted from “Branded a Coward” (‘35) with Johnny Mack Brown.
HOSTILE COUNTRY – Roaring western gunfire erupts when Jimmy Ellison and his pal Russell Hayden ride in to join Jimmy’s stepfather (whom he’s never met) as half owners of a ranch, but discover outlaws have kidnapped the man and replaced him. Action-packed remake of Bob Steele’s “No Man’s Range” (‘35).
MARSHALL OF HELDORADO – Russell Hayden and Jimmy Ellison are appointed lawmen in a rough town over-ridden by bank robbing brothers which leads to plenty of gun slinging western thrills. A remake of Bob Steele’s “Rider of the Law” (‘35), this is the cleverest and most enjoyable of the Ellison/Hayden westerns.
WEST OF THE BRAZOS – An imposter, pretending to be Jimmy Ellison to grab the oil rich ranch he’s inherited, is really a notorious outlaw. Only a girl (Julie Adams) and Ellison’s hard of hearing pal Russell Hayden know Jimmy’s real identity. Quite humorous, clever script when the deaf Hayden is oblivious to outlaws’ gunfire all around him. Remake of Bob Steele’s “Alias John Law” (‘35).
1950|60 min. each|B&W|1.33:1|NR
SPECIAL FEATURES: Interview with Director Thomas Carr; Photo Gallery of Original Advertising Materials (images courtesy of Boyd Magers, Western Clippings); Trailers
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Great Jesse James Raid and Legendary Outlaws
6 movies/3 DVDs
THE GREAT JESSE JAMES RAID: Jesse James (Willard Parker), retired and living under a different name in St. Joseph, Missouri, agrees over the protests of his wife Zee (Barbara Woodell) to join Bob Ford (Jim Bannon) and Sam Wells (Richard Cutting) in a Colorado gold raid. Jesse rounds up gunman Arch Clements (Tom Neal) and demolition expert Elias Hobbs (Wallace Ford). They rendezvous at Ford’s saloon in Creede, Colorado, where Ford’s girlfriend Kate (Barbara Payton) joins the gang. Sam guesses Ford’s plan to double-cross Jesse to collect a reward so, Ford kills him. 1954|73 min.|Color:1.37:1|NR
RENEGADE GIRL: Jean Shelby (Ann Savage), is a member of a family of Confederate sympathizers in Missouri during the Civil War. The family has been providing valuable information about the Union Army to Confederate Raiders, so the Union is trying to capture the Shelby Family, with the help of an outcast Indian who has his own grudge against the Shelby’s. 1946|66 min.|B&W|1.33:1|NR
RETURN OF JESSE JAMES: Johnny is a spitting image of the real Jesse, unfortunately for him; he is mistaken for him by a grizzled old member of the now deceased James gang. Johnny is convinced into leading a new gang to rob banks using the same infamous method as the famed outlaw. Jesse’s brother Frank decides to put a stop to the defamation of his dead brother’s name. Johnny and his gang run into trouble when they try to rob the same two banks, simultaneously; which gang will come out alive? 1950|77 min.|B&W:1.33:1:NR
GUNFIRE: Bank, train and stagecoach heists, plus plenty of ridin’ and shootin’, pepper this sagebrush saga of a reorganized Jesse James gang, now under the leadership of a man (Donald Barry) impersonating Jesse’s brother Frank James, terrorizing the Old West. Can sheriff Robert Lowery pierce Barry’s disguise and put the renegades behind bars? 1950|59 min.|B&W|1.33:1|NR
THE DALTON GANG: Deputy Marshal West (Don Barry) arrives in Rincon to investigate the murders of several ranchers. Blackie Mullet (Robert Lowery), the leader of a gang working for the local land-and-water company; tries to convince Marshal West that Indians are responsible for the killings, while West’s old friend newspaper editor Amos Boling (Byron Foulger) and his assistant Polly Medford (Julie Adams) tell him they suspect that Blackie is actually head of the infamous Dalton gang. 1949|60 min.|B&W|1.33:1|NR
I SHOT BILLY THE KID: Western history buffs will recall that Billy the kid was gunned down by his friendly enemy Pat Garrett. In this story, Garrett is played by Robert Lowery, while the larger part of Billy is essayed by Don Barry. The story recounts Garrett and Billy’s explosive relationship, and the events leading up to their final, fatal confrontation. 1951|62 mins.|B&W|1.33:1|NR
SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Interview with Producer Robert L Lippert Jr.; Bio of producer Robert L Lippert Jr.; Bios; Trailers; Photo Gallery and more
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Little Big Horn
The story of a Cavalry patrol that discovers a horde of Indians ready to ambush Custer’s 7th Cavalry. They set out to warn Gen. Custer that he is about to embark on a mission of virtual suicide. Gritty and extremely well-acted character studies set this version apart from the familiar telling of a tragedy from U.S. history. 1951|86 min|B&W|1.33:1|NR
SPECIAL FEATURES: Original theatrical trailer; Stills Gallery.
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