Product Details

• Actors: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dale Evans, Estelita Rodriguez, Pat Brady
• Directors: William Witney
• Writers: Sloan Nibley
• Producers: Edward J. White
• Format: Color, NTSC, Mono
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• VHS Release Date: May 16, 1995
• Run Time: 67 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300208389
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,064 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Trucolor print of a great Roy Rogers western, June 22, 2002

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Brian Camp (Bronx, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Stallion [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In the larger pantheon of the western, THE GOLDEN STALLION (1949) may hold a status as a minor classic, but in the world of the B-western, it stands out as a masterpiece, arguably Roy Rogers' best film and certainly compelling viewing for anyone interested in a strong, simple story well told. This is the one where Roy goes to jail on a manslaughter charge rather than let his horse Trigger take the rap for the death of a bad guy (who'd been trying to steal a wild mare which fought back and then ran away).

Roy's act saves Trigger's life but cannot prevent him from being auctioned off and purchased by a corrupt businessman who then uses Trigger in an elaborate diamond smuggling-across-the-Mexican border scheme. In the course of it all, Trigger mates with the runaway mare and fathers Trigger, Jr. Dale Evans plays a local ranch owner who writes to Roy in prison every week and helps him to clear his (and Trigger's) name. The musical numbers are not too intrusive and are enlivened by the presence of Estelita Rodriguez as Dale's South American gal pal, Pepe Valdez.

This is the best-looking Trucolor print of a Roy Rogers western I've ever seen. The blues are typically strong, the reds look red (not orange) and, surprisingly, the green of the foliage is actually a dark forest green, not brown as it usually registered in Trucolor. (Trucolor was a two-color process used by Republic Pictures in lieu of the more expensive three-color Technicolor process.) There is a lot of beautifully-photographed horse action here, with Trigger sharing the spotlight not only with the mare sought after by the smugglers but also with Trigger Jr. If you're a fan of westerns devoted to horses, then this one's for you. I immediately thought of this film when I saw the 2002 animated release, SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON, and tried to think of an appropriate live-action western equivalent. It may not be an exact equivalent, but it offers some of the same kind of thrilling horse action.

GOLDEN STALLION is the film Quentin Tarantino chose as the subject of the very first article in The New York Times' celebrated "Watching Movies" series, in which reporter Rick Lyman sits down with famed actors and directors to watch their selected favorite films. It was a bold choice and helped to call attention to the long career of the film's director, Republic Pictures' veteran action specialist, William Witney.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trigger steals the show, December 11, 2000

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Paul M. Dellinger (Wytheville, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Stallion [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Quentin Tarantino lauded William Witney's directing of this movie and Roy's performance in a New York Times interview this year (2000). Trigger is blamed for a killing done by a wild horse, and Roy confesses to the crime to save him and serves three years for manslaughter. Witney once again handles animal scenes with finesse as the wild mare dies after giving birth to Trigger Jr. A beautiful story, in color showing off both golden palominos, in which Roy temporarily loses Trigger to a band of diamond smugglers and recovers him in a typical Witney action climax.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely color, pretty horses, great cowboys, December 28, 2004

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Staci L. Wilson "Author: Animal Movies Guide ... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Stallion [VHS] (VHS Tape)

One of the better Roy Rogers films, especially for fans of Trigger. When diamond-smugglers hide their stolen treasure inside the horseshoe of a gorgeous golden mare, Roy Rogers and Trigger are hot on her trail (Trigger for reasons other than Roy's, obviously). When Trigger is accused of murdering one of the smugglers, Roy takes the rap and goes to jail. The plot takes on more curly-cue twists than the designs on Roy's fancy saddle when the mare gives birth to Trigger Jr., and Trigger is taken by the thieves. Roy, finally out of jail, uses the colt to catch the bad guys and get Trigger back. If you're a real Trigger fan, don't miss 1946's My Pal Trigger, which follows the prized palomino from his birth through his first meeting with his pardner Roy. Another great Trigger movie moment is in 1952's Son of Paleface in which he costarred with comedian Bob Hope.

Staci Layne Wilson