Product Details

• Actors: Bob Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Rita Hayworth, Max Terhune
• Directors: Mack Wright, Jon English
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Alpha Video
• DVD Release Date: May 31, 2005
• Run Time: 130 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00082ZRMQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,551 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Hit The Saddle/Call of the Mesquitee" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Studio: Gotham (dba Alpha) Release Date: 06/28/2005

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EARLY RITA HAYWORTH, November 10, 2010

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This review is from: Hit The Saddle/Call of the Mesquitee (DVD)

HIT THE SADDLE. A very early movie of Rita Hayworth having a significant part but under a different billing. If not for her I would not have wanted the movie as it is typical western fare for the period.

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4.0 out of 5 stars ALPHA VIDEO'S Hit the Saddle / Call the Mesquiteers Double Feature, August 29, 2010

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This review is from: Hit The Saddle/Call of the Mesquitee (DVD)

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.


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.


Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll ratings.

(6.7) Call the Mesquiteers (1938) - Bob Livingston/Ray Corrigan/Max Terhune/Lynne Roberts/Earle Hodgins/Eddy Waller/Sammy McKim/Hal Price

(6.8) Hit the Saddle (1937) - Bob Livingston/Ray Corrigan/Max Terhune/Rita Hayworth/J.P. McGowan/Ed Cassidy/Sammy McKim/Yakima Canutt

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5.0 out of 5 stars "The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ... Call The Mesquiteers & Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)", September 17, 2006

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This review is from: Hit The Saddle/Call of the Mesquitee (DVD)

VCI Entertainment present "The Three Mesquiteers Double Feature Vol. 6" (Call The Mesquiteers (1938)/Riders of the Whistling Skull (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...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 "CALL THE MESQUITEERS" (1938) (55 mins/B&W) ... Under Jon English (Director), Bernard McConville (Screenwriter), based on characters created by William Colt MacDonald, William Nobles (Cinematographer), Les Orlebeck (Editor), William A. Berke (Associate Producer) ----- the cast includes Robert Livingston ('Stony' Brooke), Ray Corrigan ('Tucson' Smith), Max Terhune ('Lullaby' Joslin), Lynne Roberts (Madge Irving (as Lynn Roberts), Earle Hodgins (Doctor Algemon Irving), Sammy McKim (Tim Irving), Eddy Waller (Hardy), Maston Williams (Phillips), Eddie Hart (Henchman 'Lefty'), Pat Gleason (Henchman Joe), Roger Williams (Henchman Frank), Warren Jackson (Henchman 'Mac'), Hal Price (Sheriff Benton), Flash the Dog (The Dog) . . . . . our story involves smugglers of silk and The Three Mesquiteers are in the thick of things ... having their truck stolen by the thieves, Livingston, Corrigan and Terhune must prove their innocence along with meeting the beautiful Lynne Roberts ... Eddy Waller is the boss villain with Earle Hodgins playing the Father role this time to Sammy McKim and Roberts ... 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 "RIDERS OF THE WHISTLING SKULL" (1937) (58 min/B&W) ... Under Mack Wright (Director), Nat Levine (Producer), Oliver Drake (Screenwriter), William Colt MacDonald (Book Author), Bernard McConville (Short Story Author), John Rathmell (Screenwriter), Jack A. Marta (Cinematographer), Jacques Aubran (Songwriter / Composer (Music Score) Sidney B. Cutner (Songwriter / Composer (Music Score) HarryGrey (Musical Direction/Supervision Karl Hajos (Composer (Music Score) Arthur Kay (Songwriter / Composer (Music Score) Hugo Riesenfeld (Composer (Music Score), Leon Rosebrook (Songwriter / Composer (Music Score) J.S. Zamecnik (Songwriter / Composer (Music Score) Tony Martinelli (Editor), Murray Seldeen (Editor), Sol C. Siegel (Associate Producer), Harry Jones (Sound/Sound Designer) ----- the cast includes Robert Livingston (Stony Brooke), Ray Corrigan( Tucson Smith), Max Terhune (Lullaby Joslin), Mary Russell (Betty Marsh), Roger Williams (Rutledge),Fern Emmett (Henrietta McCoy),C. Montague Shaw (Professor Flaxon), Yakima Canutt (Otah), John Ward (Profesor Brewster), George Godfrey (Professor Frome), Earle Ross (Professor Cleary), Frank Ellis (Coggins (the cook), Chief Thundercloud (Cult chieftain), John Van Pelt (Professor Marsh), Iron Eyes Cody (Indian) . . . . . story line has an archeological expedition searching for the father of Mary Russell and a hidden treasure in a lost city ... murders are being committed and this is right up The Three Mesquiteers alley, watch Livingston, Corrigan and Terhune in action, with a little help from the great writers Drake, Rathmell and William Colt MacDonald the creator of our heroes ... wonderful to see Chief Thundercloud and Iron Eyes Cody in some scenes, even though they were small, but effective ... outstanding stunt work by Yakima Canutt, always giving 120 per cent in every film . . . . . 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: i
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. John English (Director)
Date of birth: 25 June 1903 - Cumberland, England, UK
Date of death: 11 October 1969 - Los Angeles, California
5. Mack V. Wright (Director)
Date of birth: 9 March 1894 - Princeton, Indiana
Date of death: 14 August 1965 - Boulder City, Nevada

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. 6" Call The Mesquiteers (1938)/Riders of the Whistling Skull (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: 104 on DVD ~ VCI Home Video #7310 ~ (9/12/2006)