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Law of Range [VHS]

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VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present "Law of the Range" (1941) (digitally remastered), long running Johnny Mack Brown series turned out in the early '40s...the story line has Riley Hill and Johnny Mack Brown in the middle of a family feud with both men owning ivory handled guns...earlier there was a feud between the fathers Hal Taliaferro and Pat O'Malley which will be settled by the sons...Fuzzy Knight is as forgetful as ever, but will he remember who's side he's on in the end...watch for Nell O'Day with all the spunk she can muster, will she have a hand in saving the day....there's plenty of action in this oateater, so don't miss any of this adventure...is there something familar about this film, could it be we've seen this one before with Buck Jones as our hero in "The Ivory-Handled Gun" (1935).

Under director Ray Taylor, associate producer Will Cowan, screenplay by Sherman Lowe, suggested by a story by Charles E. Barnes, musical director H. J. Salter...the cast include Johnny Mack Brown (Steve Howard), Fuzzy Knight (Chap), Nell O'Day (Mary O'Brien), Riley Hill (The Wolverine Kid/as Roy Harris) Elaine Morey (Virginia O'Brien), Pat O'Malley (Mr. Howard), Wally Wales (Tim O'Brien/as Hal Taliaferro), Charles King (Walt), Ethan Laidlaw (Jeff Hobart ), Jack Rockwell (Sheriff Henderson), Alan Bridge (Jamison), Jerome Harte (Curt/henchman), Terry Frost (Sam Emory), Texas Rangers........special footnote, Fuzzy Knight was the sidekick with his comical ways in many B-Westerns in the '30s & '40s with Johnny Mack Brown and Tex Ritter, finally landing a co-starring role with Buster Crabbe on the small tube in the TV series "Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion" (1955) as Private Fuzzy Knight........another special footnote, actor Charles King was among the top five "Best of the Badmen" (according to a new book by Boyd Magers, Bob Nareau and Bobby Copeland)...King was a big man, but as agile as a cat during his fight scenes with Johnny Mack Brown, Buster Crabbe, Tex Ritter, The Rough Riders and Bob Steele...King appeared in 400 films and 350 were in sound including many cliffhangers...he was the heavy we loved to hate........meanwhile this is an exciting Johnny Mack Brown western provided by Universal Pictures during their heyday of the early '40s.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

BIOS:

1. Johnny Mack Brown

Birth Date: 9/01/1904 - Dothan, Alabama

Died: 11/14/1974 - Woodland Hills, California (cardiac condition)

2. Nell O'Day

Birth Date: 9/22/1909 - Prairie Hill, Texas

Died: Los Angeles, California

3.. Fuzzy Knight (aka John Forest Knight)

Birth Date: 5/09/1901 - Fairmont, WV

Died: 2/23/1976 - Hollywood, CA.

4. Charles King

Birth Date: 2/21/1895 - Hillsboro, Texas

Died: 5/07/1957 - Hollywood, California (cirrhosis of liver)

5. Ray Taylor (director)

Birth Date: 12/01/1888 - Perham, Minnesota

Died: 2/15/1952 - Hollywood, CA

If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features by Johnny Mack Brown:

JOHNNY MACK BROWN WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES:

1. Raiders of San Joaquin/Law of the Range (VCI #7226)

2. Pony Post/Ragtime Cowboy Joe (VCI #7238)

3. Brand A Coward/Rogue of the Range (VCI #7244)

4. Guns in the Dark/Partner of the Trail (VCI $7260)

5. Bar Z Bad Men/Between Men (VCI #7282)

Ask Amazon.Com to carry the above five titles as they are not available on Amazon as of yet...you can order and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment...if you enjoyed "Law of the Range" (1941), why not pick up other copies of Johnny Mack Brown Double Features.

Bobby J. Copeland's book on "Johnny Mack Brown: Up Close & Personal" is chuck full of answers to all the questions his fans had from early on...when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said...plenty of thrills, adventure and loaded with action...Johnny Mack was a natural for the western, his riding abilities and fight scenes were of the the same caliber as Buck Jones and Bob Steele...Johnny Mack sets the saddle better than Duke Wayne...seems Johnny got better with the more films he made and the scripts were always top notch...he was one of the best-liked people in films, what you saw on the screen is what he really was, a great human being...pickup your copy from Amazon or Empire Publishing both have this in stock.

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the '30s & '40s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again with a top notch B-Western from VCI...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 59 min on VHS ~ VCI Entertainment #1347 ~ (12/03/2002)