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"Gene Autry B-Western Series ... The Old West (1952) ... Image Ent. (2005)",
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Columbia Pictures present "THE OLD WEST" (Released: 15 January 1952) (62 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- relive those thrilling days when the "First Singing Cowboy" Gene Autry took us down the dusty trails with hard riding and straight shooting hitting the bull's eye with excitement every time --- the Gene Autry series of B-Westerns were a staple of Saturday matinees in the 1930s and 1940s --- The Following Segments are from the "Melody Ranch Theater", which originally aired on the Nashville Network in 1987 --- Hosted by Gene and longtime sidekick Pat Buttram the program showcased many of Gene's classic motion pictures and featured personal anecdotes about how the films were made --- Information on costars and significant happenings in Gene's personal life and career. --- don't miss any of the Singing Cowboy's features loaded with action and songs that will leave you wanting more of Gene Autry's B-Western Adventures --- The sale of this DVD will further the educational and cultural mission of the renowned "Autry National Center in Los Angeles".Under George Archainbaud (Director), Armand Schaefer (Producer), Gerald Geraghty (Screenwriter), William Bradford (Cinematographer), Gene Autry (Songwriter), Mischa Bakaleinikoff (Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score), James Sweeney (Editor), Charles Clague (Art Director) - - - - - our story line and plot, the story is told in flashbacks, Gene with a contract to tame wild mustangs to serve as horses for the stagecoach line in Saddle Rock managed by Arlie Williams (Gail Davis) --- trying to take away Autry's contract is Doc Lockwood (Lyle Talbot) and his gang of cutthroats --- Parson Brooks (House Peters Sr) joins Gene in an effort to clean up the town --- the film features a sizable religious elements as silent star House Peters Sr. makes a comeback as a traveling preacher who instills theology in Gene during his convalescence from a gunshot wound --- both songs Gene sings in the film are religious oriented ---.special footnote, this is the only film in which father ad son, House Peters Sr. and Jr. worked together, Peters Sr. had been a matinee idol in the silent era, often working with legendary director Cecil B. DeMille --- There's also an entertaining sequence in which Gene puts Champion and Little Champ through a series of hoop tricks, it's welcomed by Autry devotees - - - - some wonderful tunes, SOMEBODY BIGGER THAN YOU AND I (Gene Autry and Cast), MUSIC BY THE ANGELS (Gene Autry and Cast), SOMEBODY BIGGER THAN YOU AND I (Gene Autry and Cast) - - - - some Autry fun facts, Gene always preferred his sponsor's product, Wrigley's Doublemint Gum, to smoking. the cast includes Gene Autry ... Gene Autry Champion ... Champion (as Champion, World's Wonder Horse) Pat Buttram ... Panhandle Gibbs Gail Davis ... Arlie Williams Lyle Talbot ... Doc Lockwood Louis Jean Heydt ... Jeff Blecker House Peters ... Parson Jonathan Brooks (as House Peters Sr.) House Peters Jr. ... Henchman Mike Dickie Jones ... Pinto (as Dick Jones) Kathy Johnson ... Judie Bleaker Roy Bucko ... Townsman James Craven ... Daniels Frank Ellis ... Don C. Harvey ... Henchman Harve Tom London ... Leads chase group Cactus Mack ... Townsman Frankie Marvin ... Cowboy Lee Morgan ... Henchman Duffield Pat O'Malley ... Townsman 'Snub' Pollard ... Townsman Dee Pollock ... Stableboy Eddie Buddy Roosevelt ... Cowboy Sandy Sanders ... Lockwood Wrangler Syd Saylor ... Whitey, takes bets Robert Walker ... Storekeeper Blackie Whiteford ... Townsman Bob Woodward ... Lockwood Wrangler BIOS: 1. Gene Autry Date of Birth: 29 September 1907 - Near Tioga, Texas Date of Death: 2 October 1998 - Studio City, Los Angeles, California Special footnote, Orvon Gene Autry was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television --- Discovered by film producer Nat Levine in 1934, he and Burnette made their film debut for Mascot Pictures Corp. "In Old Santa Fe" as part of a singing cowboy quartet; he was then given the starring role by Levine in 1935 in the 12-part serial "The Phantom Empire" --- Shortly thereafter, Mascot was absorbed by the formation of Republic Pictures Corp. and Autry went along to make a further 44 films up to 1940, all B westerns in which he played under his own name, rode his horse Champion, had Burnette as his regular sidekick and had many opportunities to sing in each film --- Autry became the top Western star at the box-office by 1937, reaching his national peak of popularity from 1940 to 1942. His Gene Autry Flying "A" Ranch Rodeo show debuted in 1940 --- Gene Autry is the only celebrity to have five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one in each of the five categories maintained by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce --- Radio, Films, Recordings, Television and Live Theater. SPECIAL FEATURES: 1. Reminiscing with Gene Autry and Pat Buttram at the "Melody Ranch Theater" 2. "Don't Touch That Dial", Gene Autry is on the air - excerpts from the Original "Melody Ranch Radio Show" 3. Production and Publicity Stills 4. Horseplay 5. Poster and lobby Card Art 6. Trivia and Movie Facts 7. Original Press Kit Material Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "GENE AUTRY WESTERNS" (Hardcover) - by author Boyd Magers, like no other book on Gene Autry --- all of Gene's Mascot, Republic and Columbia westerns included, as well as his half-hour TV Episodes --- each segment contains the release date on each film ... major production credits ... complete cast (including character played) ... all songs included, songwriter and who performed them in the film ... running time of each film ... dates of the filming ... bios on the cast and major players (Smiley, Pat Buttram, Cass County Boys, Herbert J. Yates, directors, leading ladies, songwriters and various heavies, etc.) ... locations that were used ... budgets and negative cost ... stunt people involved ... analysis and synopsis on each film ... notes and comments (including film and cast background info, salaries paid, working titles, etc) ... comments from Gene and many other cast members on each film ... theater exhibitors comments at the time of the films release ...this tribute was written from the heart and it shows. Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- 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 where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical songs and adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Image Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys! Total Time: 62 min on DVD ~ Image Entertainment ~ (1/04/2005)
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