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Meet Max and Elmer, August 29, 2010
Specialists in lesser known programmers, 'B' unit films and TV shows, Pennsylvania-based ALPHA VIDEO is owned by Jerry Greene, founder of Collectable Records. Quality of their unrestored movie transfers varies from fair to good, based on condition of source material stock (often old 16mm broadcast prints). The only extras provided are a catalog insert and DVD-accessible title list. The Three Mesquiteers movies were inspired by a number of William Colt MacDonald dime novels. This trio's popularity led to imitations by other studios: Range Busters, Rough Riders, Texas Rangers and lesser three-man oaters all descended from the Mesquiteers. Although THE THREE MESQUITEERS (1936) is officially the first entry in this series, that honor technically goes to RKO's POWDERSMOKE RANGE (1935). It starred Hoot Gibson as Stony Brooke, Harry Carey as Tucson Smith and 'Big Boy' Williams as Lullaby Joslin. The actual TM series came after the creation of REPUBLIC Pictures that very same year. Fifty-one Mesquiteer westerns were made by REPUBLIC between 1936 and '43, with the main actors never constant. Stony was played by John Wayne, Tom Tyler and Robert Livingston. Lullaby was variously Jimmie Dodd, Rufe Davis, Sid Saylor or Max Terhune, with Raymond Hatton appearing 9 times as 'Rusty' Joslin. Bob Steele and Ray Corrigan split the Tucson role almost equally. Athough the cast rotated often, one constant was a ventriloquist's dummy named Elmer Sneezeweed. In GHOST-TOWN GOLD, our heroes try to recover money stolen from the village of Prospect by an outlaw gang. We also learn in this second Mesquiteer picture how Elmer the dummy came to be. Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating. (6.6) Ghost-Town Gold (1936) - Bob Livingston/Ray Corrigan/Max Terhune/Kay Hughes/LeRoy Mason/Yakima Canutt (uncredited: I. Stanford Jolley/Hank Worden) RELATED ITEM-- This DVD, plus 10 other previous Mesquiteer issues are available in: ALPHA's THREE MESQUITEERS ULTIMATE COLLECTION, Volume 1. All discs are in their original keepcases.
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"The Three Mesquiteers Series ... Ghost Town Gold (1936) ... Republic", September 21, 2006
Republic Pictures presents "GHOST TOWN GOLD" (26 October 1936) (55 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- The series was based on a series of western novels by William Colt MacDonald, which began with "Law of the .45's" in 1933 --- The Three Mesquiteers is the umbrella title for a series of 51 western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943, including 8 films starring John Wayne --- The name was a play on The Three Musketeers, and each film featured a trio of stars --- The series blended the traditional Western period with more modern elements, which was not unknown with other B-Western films and serials --- Towards the end of the series, during World War II, the trio of cowboys were opposing Nazis --- The Three Mesquiteers series was extremely popular at the time of its release --- The series was the only one of its kind to be specifically named and ranked in contemporary polls of the top western film stars --- For example, from 1937 to the end of the series in 1943, The Motion Picture Herald consistently ranked the series in its top ten, reaching a peak of 5th place in 1938, when a pre-Stagecoach John Wayne was the series lead Under the production staff of: Joseph Kane - Director William A. Berke - Producer Nat Levine - Producer Oliver Drake - Screenwriter John Rathmell - Screenwriter Jack A. Marta - Cinematographer Harry Grey - Composer (Music Score) Les Orlebeck - Editor Bernard McConville - Short Story Author Our story line and plot, "Three Mequiteers" westerns --- Typical Robert Livingston - "Crash" Corrigan and Max Terhune fare with lots of action and shoot 'em up, made even more appealing with the addition of Sabrina Thornton played by beautiful Kay Hughes as the love interest and a crazy old miner that "haunts" the ghost town using ghostly booby traps and weird sound effects to protect "his" gold --- Barrington's (LeRoy Mason) men rob the bank and hide the gold in a ghost town --- The ghost town's only citizen finds the gold and tries to use it to bet on a boxing match --- Seeing the gold, the Mesquiteers rush to the ghost town and recover the rest of it --- They need to get it to the bank before it opens but Barrington's men stand in the way --- Ghost Town Gold was the second entry in Republic's long-running "Three Mesquiteers" western series --- Watch for some veteran B-Western character actors Yakima Canutt (King of the Stuntmen), Bob Kortman (who always had the evl look and wicked ways) and Milburn Morante. the cast includes: Robert Livingston ... Stony Brooke Ray Corrigan ... Tucson Smith Max Terhune ... Lullaby Joslin Kay Hughes ... Sabina Thornton LeRoy Mason ... Dirk Barrington Burr Caruth ... Mayor Ben Thornton Bob Kortman ... Monk (Barrington's Henchman) Milburn Morante ... Jake Rawlins Frank Hagney ... 'Wild Man' Joe Kamatski Don Roberts ... O'Brien's manager F. Herrick Herrick ... Catlett, the Fight Promoter Robert C. Thomas ... 'Thunderbolt' O'Brien, the Champ Yakima Canutt ... Buck (Barrington's Henchman) BIOS: 1. Robert Livingston (aka: Robert Edgar Randall) Date of birth: 9 December 1904 - Quincy, Illinois Date of death: 7 March 1988 - Tarzana, California 2. Ray Corrigan Date of Birth: 14 February 1902 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Date of Death: 10 August 1976 - Brookings Harbor, Oregon 3. Max Terhune Date of Birth: 12 February 1891 - Anderson, Indiana Date of Death: 5 June 1973 - Los Angeles, California If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features --- Ask Amazon.Com to carry the volumes as they are not available on Amazon as of yet --- you can order and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment THREE MESQUITEERS WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES FROM VCI ENTERTAINMENT VOL 1 ... GHOST TOWN GOLD & COME ON COWBOYS (VCI #7215) VOL 2 ... HIT THE SADDLE & HEART OF THE ROCKIES (VCI #7218) VOL 3 ... THE THREE MESQUITEERS & ROARIN' LEAD (VCI #7254) VOL 4 ... PURPLE VIGILANTES & PRAIRIE PIONEERS (VCI #7277) VOL 5 ... OUTLAWS OF SONORA & WEST OF CIMARRON (VCI #7290) VOL.6 ... CALL THE MESQUITEERS & RIDERS OF THE WHISTLING SKULL (VCI #7310) VOL.7 ... GANGS OF SONORA & PIONEERS OF THE WEST (VCI #7321) VOL.8 ... CODE OF THE OUTLAW & OKLAHOMA RENEGADES (VCI #7330) VOL.9 ... GAUCHOS OF EL DORADO & OUTLAWS OF CHEROKEE TRAIL VOL.10 ..HEROES OF THE SADDLE & THE KANSAS TERRORS (VCI #7337) VOL.11 . RIDERS OF THE RIO GRANDE & SHADOWS ON THE SAGE (VCI #7339) 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 --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow --- all my heroes have been cowboys! Total Time: 55 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (12/27/2005)
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"The King of B-Westerns & Serials ... VCI Entertainment ... Ghost town Gold (1936) & Come On, Cowboy (1937)", September 20, 2006
This review is from: Ghost Town Gold [VHS] (VHS Tape)
VCI Entertainment present "The Three Mesquiteers Double Feature Vol. 1" (Ghost Town Gold (1936) & Come On Cowboy (1937) (Dolby digitally remastered) ... based on characters by William Colt MacDonald from 1936 to 1943 there were 51 films all from Republic Pictures --- out of the film series there were 14 films featuring Bob Livingston (as Stony Brooke), Ray Corrigan (as Tucson Smith), Max Terhune (as Lullaby Joslin), they are as follows "GHOST TOWN GOLD" (1936) .. "ROARIN' LEAD" (1936) .. "RIDERS OF THE WHISTLING SKULL" (1937) .. "HIT THE SADDLE" (1937) .. "GUNSMOKE RANCH" (1937) .. "COME ON, COWBOYS" (1937) .. "RANGE DEFENDERS" (1937) .. "HEART OF THE ROCKIES" (1937) .. "WILD HORSE RODEO" (1937) .. "THE PURPLE VIGILANTES" (1938) .. "CALL THE MESQUITEERS" (1938) .. "OUTLAWS OF SONORA" (1938) .. "RIDERS OF THE BLACK HILLS" (1938) .. "HEROES OF THE HILLS" (1938) --- relive those thrilling days from the early '30s and '40s when "The Three Mesquiteers" 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 ..."The Three Mesquiteers Series" of B-westerns were a staple of Saturday matinees in the late 30's and 1940s ... don't miss any of "The Three Mesquiteers" features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of this B-Western adventure series. First up of this double feature VCI Entertainment and released by Republic Pictures.present "GHOST TOWN GOLD" (1938) (55 mins/B&W) ... Under Joseph Kane (Director), William A. Berke (Producer), Nat Levine (Producer), Oliver Drake (Screenwriter), Bernard McConville (Short Story Author), John Rathmell (Screenwriter), Jack A. Marta (Cinematographer), Harry Grey (Composer (Music Score), Les Orlebeck (Editor) ----- the cast includes Robert Livingston (Stony Brooke), Ray Corrigan (Tucson Smith), Max Terhune (Lullaby Joslin), Kay Hughes (Sabina Thornton), LeRoy Mason (Dirk Barrington), Burr Caruth (Mayor Ben Thornton), Bob Kortman (Monk (Barrington's Henchman), Milburn Morante (Jake Rawlins), Frank Hagney ('Wild Man' Joe Kamatski), Don Roberts (O'Brien's manager), F. Herrick Herrick (Catlett, the Fight Promoter), Robert C. Thomas ('Thunderbolt' O'Brien, the Champ), Yakima Canutt (Buck (Barrington's Henchman) . . . . . our story and film is one of my favorite in the trio series, as Livingston, Corrigan and Terhune are suspects in a bank robbery, bring together hidden gold in a ghost town with LeRoy Mason and Bob Kortman behind it all ... the bank is about to have a run on it, can the Mesquiteers get the gold and make it back in time before it opens for business . . . . . lots of hard riding, fisticuffs and actions, another winner in this great ongoing B-Western series --- meanwhile back to another great Three Mesquiteers provided by Republic Pictures during their heyday of the '30s. The second film is from Republic Pictures "COME ON, COWBOY" (1937) (58 min/B&W) ... Under Joseph Kane (Director), Sol C. Siegel (Producer), Betty Burbridge (Screenwriter), Ernest W. Miller (Cinematographer), Les Orlebeck (Editor) ----- the cast includes Robert Livingston (Stony Brooke), Ray Corrigan (Tucson Smith), Max Terhune (Lullaby Joslin), Maxine Doyle (Ellen Reed), Willie Fung (Fong), Edward Peil Jr. (Thomas Rigby), Horace Murphy (Judge Blake), Anne Bennett (Nancy Harris), Ed Cassidy (Jefferson 'Jeff' Harris), Roger Williams (Henchman Harry), Fern Emmett (The spinster), Yakima Canutt (Henchman Jake), George Burton (Sheriff), Merrill McCormick (Dan), Loren Riebe (Henchman Red) . . . . . is there a circus in town, this is the premise the trio Livingston, Corrigan and Terhune must answer ... Edward Peil Jr and Ed Cassidy are partners in a circus, however Peil is the leader of a gang of counterfeiters and he puts the blame on Cassidy ... can Terhune win the fake money in a card game with Yakima Canutt and show is to the judge Horace Murphy ... is there wedding bells for Livingston or Corrigan to the heroine Maxine Doyle, don't toss a coin to find out like our two heroes would like to do . . . . . another great B-Western for The Three Mesquiteers under the Republic Pictures banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances. SPECIAL FEATURES: BIOS: 1. Robert Livingston (aka: Robert Edgar Randall) Date of birth: 9 December 1904 - Quincy, Illinois Date of death: 7 March 1988 - Tarzana, California 2. Ray Corrigan (aka: Raymond Benard) Date of birth: 14 February 1902 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Date of death: 10 August 1976 - Brookings Harbor, Oregon 3. Max Terhune Date of birth: 12 February 1891 - Anderson, Indiana, Date of death: 5 June 1973 - Los Angeles, California 4. Joseph Kane (aka: Jasper Joseph Inman Kane) Date of birth: 19 March 1894 - San Diego, California Date of death: 25 August 1975 - Santa Monica, California If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features: THREE MESQUITEERS WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES: VOL 1 ... GHOST TOWN GOLD & COME ON COWBOYS (VCI #7215) VOL 2 ... HIT THE SADDLE & HEART OF THE ROCKIES (VCI #7218) VOL 3 ... THE THREE MESQUITEERS & ROARIN' LEAD (VCI #7254) VOL 4 ... PURPLE VIGILANTES & PRAIRIE PIONEERS (VCI #7277) VOL 5 ... OUTLAWS OF SONORA & WEST OF CIMARRON (VCI #7290) VOL.6 ... CALL THE MESQUITEERS & RIDERS OF THE WHISTLING SKULL (VCI #7310) Ask Amazon.Com to carry the above 6 volumes as they are not available on Amazon as of yet...you can order and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment. Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "The Three Mesquiteers Double Feature Vol. 1" Ghost Town Gold (1936) & Come On Cowboy (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 --- Western Classics, all my heroes have been cowboys! Total Time: 108 on DVD ~ VCI Home Video #7215 ~ (9/12/2003)
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