5.0 out of 5 stars
"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Bob Steele Double Feature Vol. 4", February 26, 2006
This review is from: The Feud Maker (DVD)
VCI Entertainment present "Bob Steele Double Feature Vol. 4" (Dolby digitally remastered)...relive those thrilling days from the early '30s and '40s when Bob Steele took us down the dusty trails with some of the best B-Westerns ever to grace the Saturday Matinee Screen...just remember double the thrills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss any of the Bob Steele features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his B-Western adventures.
First up of this double feature from Republic Pictures is "Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin " (1937).(55 min)..Under director Sam Newfield, producer A.W. Hackel, original screenplay by Fred K. Myton and George H. Plympton, short story author Harry F.Olmstead...the cast include Bob Steele (Dan Stockton), Louise Stanley (Gail Dawson Stockton), Karl Hackett (Gabe Bowdre), Ernie Adams (Red), Frank LaRue (Boone Dawson),Frank Ball (Hub Stockton),Steve Clark (Rancher Hammond),Lew Meehan (Blackie Fallon), Frank Ellis (Homesteader Horner), Budd Buster (Sheriff),Horace B. Carpenter (Minister),Lloyd Ingraham (Doctor), Horace Murphy (Cherokee), Jack Kirk (Jack). . . . . . . .our story opens with a feud between the families of Bob Steele and Louise Stanley over water rights...Karl Hackett is behind every murder and distardly plan that takes place of the Republic Lot...Ernie Adams as usual steals the scenes he's in, with a sock to the jaw by his good friend Steele...plenty of fisticuffs and gunplay to make this an over the top oater...this Republic Picture release was an above average oater, mainly because of the cast and good story line by Harry F. Holmstead, Fred K. Myton and George H. Plympton who were the best at their craft in the '30s..
The second feature is from Republic Pictures "The Feud Maker" (1938) (57 min)...Under director Sam Newfield, producer A.W. Hackel, screenplay by George H. Plympton, original story by Harry F. Olmstead ..the cast include Bob Steele (Tex Ryan), Marion Weldon (Sally Harbison), Karl Hackett (Rand Lassiter), Frank Ball (Ben Harbison), Budd Buster (Conners), Lew Meehan (Jake Slaven), Roger Williams (Sheriff Manton), Forrest Taylor (Marshal Kincade), Jack C. Smith (Nelson), Steve Clark (Hand that quits), Lloyd Ingraham (Hank Younger). . . . . . . . once again our hero Bob Steele must deal with a range war and Karl Hackett who is stirring up the cattlemen and nesters...many of the regulars from past Steele films appear on the roster Steve Clark, Lew Meehan, Budd Buster and Lloyd Ingraham with hard riding action throughout...will Steele and Hackett lock horns before the last reel, some very quick thinking gives our hero the advantage.....another great B-Western from Bob Steele under the Republic Picture banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances.
Special footnote, actor Bob Steele was the son of director Robert N. Bradbury and the age of 14 he and his twin brother Bill Bradbury made a series of comedy shorts "Adventures of Bob and Bill" (1920), directed by their father...along came his first starring western "The Mojave Kid" (1927), released by Film Booking Office of America (FBO) and directed by his father, he changed his name to Bob Steele...making low budget B-Westerns for independent studios such as Republic, Supreme, Monogram and PRC which included nearly 200 feature films, serials and TV appearances...was in his twilight years at the age 59 when he got the part of the cantankerous "Trooper Duffy", in the western comedy series "F Troop" (1965), who at the drop of a hat would give his rendition of fighting "shoulder to shoulder with Davy Crockett at the Alamo"...Steele retired from the screen in 1973...his long career, spanning more than 50 years came to an end in 1988 when he passed away.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Bob Steele (Robert Adrian Bradbury)
Birth Date: 1/23/1907 - Pendleton, Oregon
Died: 12/21/1988 - Burbank, CA.
If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features with Bob Steele:
BOB STEELE WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES:
1. Vol. 1 - Tombstone Terror/Lightnin' Crandall (VCI #7212) (DVD)
2. Vol. 2 - The Brand of Hate/Trusted Outlaw (VCI #7252) (DVD)
3. Vol. 3 - The Arizona Gunfighter/Last of the Warrens (VCI #7261) (DVD)
4. Vol. 4 - Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin'/The Feud Maker (VCI #7275) (DVD)
Ask Amazon.Com to carry the above Bob Steele titles
if they are not available as of yet...you can order
and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment.
Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin" (1934) and "The Fued Maker" (1937)", the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD and VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em
Total Time: 114 min on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Entertainment #7275~ (2005)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Bob Steele Double Feature Vol. 4", February 25, 2006
VCI Entertainment present "Bob Steele Double Feature Vol. 4" (Dolby digitally remastered)...relive those thrilling days from the early '30s and '40s when Bob Steele took us down the dusty trails with some of the best B-Westerns ever to grace the Saturday Matinee Screen...just remember double the thrills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss any of the Bob Steele features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his B-Western adventures.
First up of this double feature from Republic Pictures is "Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin " (1937).(55 min)..Under director Sam Newfield, producer A.W. Hackel, original screenplay by Fred K. Myton and George H. Plympton, short story author Harry F.Olmstead...the cast include Bob Steele (Dan Stockton), Louise Stanley (Gail Dawson Stockton), Karl Hackett (Gabe Bowdre), Ernie Adams (Red), Frank LaRue (Boone Dawson),Frank Ball (Hub Stockton),Steve Clark (Rancher Hammond),Lew Meehan (Blackie Fallon), Frank Ellis (Homesteader Horner), Budd Buster (Sheriff),Horace B. Carpenter (Minister),Lloyd Ingraham (Doctor), Horace Murphy (Cherokee), Jack Kirk (Jack). . . . . . . .our story opens with a feud between the families of Bob Steele and Louise Stanley over water rights...Karl Hackett is behind every murder and distardly plan that takes place of the Republic Lot...Ernie Adams as usual steals the scenes he's in, with a sock to the jaw by his good friend Steele...plenty of fisticuffs and gunplay to make this an over the top oater...this Republic Picture release was an above average oater, mainly because of the cast and good story line by Harry F. Holmstead, Fred K. Myton and George H. Plympton who were the best at their craft in the '30s..
The second feature is from Republic Pictures "The Feud Maker" (1938) (57 min)...Under director Sam Newfield, producer A.W. Hackel, screenplay by George H. Plympton, original story by Harry F. Olmstead ..the cast include Bob Steele (Tex Ryan), Marion Weldon (Sally Harbison), Karl Hackett (Rand Lassiter), Frank Ball (Ben Harbison), Budd Buster (Conners), Lew Meehan (Jake Slaven), Roger Williams (Sheriff Manton), Forrest Taylor (Marshal Kincade), Jack C. Smith (Nelson), Steve Clark (Hand that quits), Lloyd Ingraham (Hank Younger). . . . . . . . once again our hero Bob Steele must deal with a range war and Karl Hackett who is stirring up the cattlemen and nesters...many of the regulars from past Steele films appear on the roster Steve Clark, Lew Meehan, Budd Buster and Lloyd Ingraham with hard riding action throughout...will Steele and Hackett lock horns before the last reel, some very quick thinking gives our hero the advantage.....another great B-Western from Bob Steele under the Republic Picture banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances.
Special footnote, actor Bob Steele was the son of director Robert N. Bradbury and the age of 14 he and his twin brother Bill Bradbury made a series of comedy shorts "Adventures of Bob and Bill" (1920), directed by their father...along came his first starring western "The Mojave Kid" (1927), released by Film Booking Office of America (FBO) and directed by his father, he changed his name to Bob Steele...making low budget B-Westerns for independent studios such as Republic, Supreme, Monogram and PRC which included nearly 200 feature films, serials and TV appearances...was in his twilight years at the age 59 when he got the part of the cantankerous "Trooper Duffy", in the western comedy series "F Troop" (1965), who at the drop of a hat would give his rendition of fighting "shoulder to shoulder with Davy Crockett at the Alamo"...Steele retired from the screen in 1973...his long career, spanning more than 50 years came to an end in 1988 when he passed away.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Bob Steele (Robert Adrian Bradbury)
Birth Date: 1/23/1907 - Pendleton, Oregon
Died: 12/21/1988 - Burbank, CA.
If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features with Bob Steele:
BOB STEELE WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES:
1. Vol. 1 - Tombstone Terror/Lightnin' Crandall (VCI #7212) (DVD)
2. Vol. 2 - The Brand of Hate/Trusted Outlaw (VCI #7252) (DVD)
3. Vol. 3 - The Arizona Gunfighter/Last of the Warrens (VCI #7261) (DVD)
4. Vol. 4 - Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin'/The Feud Maker (VCI #7275) (DVD)
Ask Amazon.Com to carry the above Bob Steele titles
if they are not available as of yet...you can order
and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment.
Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin" (1934) and "The Fued Maker" (1937)", the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD and VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em
Total Time: 114 min on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Entertainment #7275~ (2005)
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