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The John Wayne Collection

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THE JOHN WAYNE COLLECTION from TGG (aka Diamond Entertainment Group) is five DVDs containing 13 hour-long b&w 'B' westerns that Duke made in the 1930s. You also get one full-length 1960s movie (in color), a TV documentary hosted by Mr. Wayne and a career retrospective. Also included are trivia, data for all films, photos and bios.

These public domain movies have not been restored, so transfer quality is dependent on source material. Anyone familiar with "value-priced" DVD sets should know what to expect here.


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Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film research website.

DISC ONE--
(5.4) The Trail Beyond (1934) - John Wayne/Verna Hillie/Noah Beery/Noah Beery Jr.
(5.6) Blue Steel (1934) - John Wayne/Eleanor Hunt/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Yakima Canutt
(5.5) The Star Packer (1934) - John Wayne/Verna Hillie/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.1) Texas Terror (1935) - John Wayne/Lucile Browne/George "Gabby" Hayes
BONUS: Film Info, Biography, Facts and Trivia, Photo Gallery

DISC TWO--
(5.2) The Lawless Range (1935) - John Wayne/Sheila Bromley/Frank McGlynn/Yakima Canutt
(6.0) Hell Town ("Born To The West") (1937) - John Wayne/Marsha Hunt/Johnny Mack Brown/Lucien Littlefield
(6.8) Angel And The Badman (1947) - John Wayne/Gail Russell/Harry Carey/Bruce Cabot
BONUS: Film Info, Biography, Facts and Trivia, Photo Gallery

DISC THREE--
(5.4) Paradise Canyon (1935) - John Wayne/Marion Burns/Yakima Canutt
(5.9) West Of The Divide (1934) - John Wayne/Nancy Schubert/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.4) Sagebrush Trail (1933) - John Wayne/Nancy Shubert/Yakima Canutt
BONUS: Film Info, Biography, Facts and Trivia, Photo Gallery

DISC FOUR--
(6.0) Winds Of The Wasteland (1936) - John Wayne/Phyllis Cerf/Lane Chandler
(5.6) Randy Rides Alone (1934) - John Wayne/Alberta Vaughn/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.1) 'Neath The Arizona Skies (1934) - John Wayne/Sheila Terry/Yakima Canutt
BONUS: Film Info, Biography, Facts and Trivia, Photo Gallery

DISC FIVE--
(7.2) McLintock! (1963) - John Wayne/Maureen O'Hara/Patrick Wayne/Stefanie Powers/Chill Wills/Yvonne DeCarlo/Jerry Van Dyke/Edgar Buchanan/Bruce Cabot /Strother Martin/Bob Steele
(6.9) The American West Of John Ford (TV-1971-doc.) - John Ford/John Wayne/Henry Fonda/James Stewart/Andy Devine (cameo)
John Wayne: A Retrospective
BONUS: Film Info, Biography, Facts and Trivia, Photo Gallery

The picture quality was very poor for half of the short movies. The sound quality was excellent.

Only one of the 7 movies is in color, contrary to the info provided here.

(From the cover)

3 great Western classics in one volume.

Blue Steel - John Wayne is US Marshal Caruthers, who infiltrates a gang of outlaws threatening a town that's sitting on a huge vein of gold.
Directed by Robert N. Bradbury. Stars John Wayne, Gabby Hayes, Yakima Canutt

'Neath Arizona Skies - John Wayne is Chris Morrell, a man charged with the task of protecting a young Indian girl's oil rich property from the men who want to steal it.
Directed by Harry Frasier. Stars John Wayne, Yakima Canutt, Buffalo Bill, Jr.

Riders of Destiny - John Wayne is Singin' Sandy, a tuneful but tough undercover agent out to help besieged farmers regain their water rights. This is one of the few films in which the Duke is a singing cowboy - truly a unique side of his early career.
Directed by Robert N. Bradbury. Stars John Wayne, Cecilia Parker, Gabby Hayes

Total running time is 164 minutes.

I purchased this set for one reason. I enjoy the occasional Saturday afternoon early Western, and I wanted my children to share that with me. John Wayne did this with the best of them. You remember that kind of movie, where the plots were simple, the bullets endless and hats never fell off (even in fights)?

Sure the film is grainy and the sound scratchy; all the easier to recapture the feel of the old Bijou Theater(s) sprinkled across the MidWest.

These movies provide an hour's respite from today's tragic world, offering instead guys in white saving the ranch in the nick of time from guys in black. Butter some popcorn, pop a Pepsi, sit back and enjoy becoming simple for an hour. The world's problems can wait.

You're being conned. Do the research. Not one of these titles is a John Wayne film. Nuff said.

Please note that somehow this review is attaching itself to other titles!!!

This review is for those John Wayne Collections that have the titles Cold Vengeance, Guns Along the Trail, Stagecoach Run, Gold Strike River, Stolen Goods, and Innocent Man. These titles ARE NOT JOHN WAYNE MOVIE TITLES. Some people have noted that they are new titles for colorized versions of other films, but I can't confirm that. When in doubt, check the IMDB for John Wayne's filmography.

Trying to complete my "Wayne" collection, I saw some titles I hadn't seen before. They turned out to be colorized versions of"Dawn Rider", "Paradise Valley" and "Winds of the Wastelands". The color is washed and not very good. To be fair, the original B&W versions are also included. Run away!

The picture quality was very poor for half of the short movies. The sound quality was excellent.

The service was excellent. You kept me well informed by e-mail and shipment was made promptly. This item is invery good shape. I would rate the experince as a whole five (5) star. tHIS APPLIES TO ALLL dvd AND vhs i RECEIVED FROM YOU.

Great Set of Movies-it will complete any collection that needs some good old time westerns.