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• Actors: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Jack Mulhall, Otis Harlan
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Timeless Multimedia
• VHS Release Date: April 1, 1996
• Run Time: 56 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 630404268X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #675,407 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Outlaws of Sonora (1938) & West of Cimarron (1941) ... The Three Mesquiteers ... VCI Home Video", October 13, 2006

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Outlaws of Sonora [VHS] (VHS Tape)

VCI Entertainment present "The Three Mesquiteers Double Feature Vol. 5" (Outlaws of Sonora (1938) & West of Cimarron (1941) (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 "OUTLAWS OF SONORA" (1938) (58 min/B&W) ... Under George Sherman (Director), William A. Berke (Producer), Betty Burbridge (Screenwriter), Ed Kelso (Screenwriter), William Colt MacDonald (Screenwriter), William Nobles (Cinematographer), Tony Martinelli (Editor) ----- the cast includes Robert Livingston (Stony Brooke/Dude Brannen, Ray Corrigan (Tucson Smith), Max Terhune (Lullaby Joslin), Jack Mulhall (Doctor George Martin), Otis Harlan (Pool player), Jean Joyce (Miss McCoy, Secretary), Sterlita Peluffo (Rosita), Tom London (Sheriff Trask), Gloria Rich (Dude's friend), Edwin Mordant (Banker Pierce), Ralph Peters (Henchman Gabby), George Chesebro (Henchman Slim), Frank LaRue (Coroner), Jack Ingram (Henchman Nick), Merrill McCormick (Henchman Pete). . . . . our story has two characters who look alike and both being played by Bob Livingston (Stony Brooke and Dude Brannen), one is our hero and the other a little off his rocker ... can Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune tell the two apart, will they have enough true grit to bring in the real culprits of all the robberies and murder that have been going on at the Republic Studio ... can Stony pull off impersonating his look alike and take over the gang of villains ... 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 "WEST OF CIMARRON" (1941) (56 min/B&W) ... Under Les Orlebeck (Director), Louis Gray (Producer), Albert E. DeMond (Screenwriter), Don Ryan (Screenwriter), Ernest W. Miller (Cinematographer), Howard O'Neill (Editor) ----- the cast includes Bob Steele (Tucson Smith), Tom Tyler (Stony Brooke), Rufe Davis (Lullaby Joslin), Lois Collier (Doris Conway), James Bush (Dr. Ken Morgan), Guy Usher (Colonel Conway), Hugh Prosser (Charles Bentley), Cordell Hickman (Rastus Brown), Roy Barcroft (Captain Hawks), Budd Buster (Colonel Grant Morgan), Mickey Rentschler( Jimmy Conway), Cactus Mack (Trooper Guarding Jail) . . . . . the story line takes place in Texas right after the Civil War, with Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Rufe Davis taking on a gang known as "Bushwackers" ... who are the real culprits in this merry-go-round Three Mesquiteers film series, will Steele and Tyler be imprisoned ...don't touch that dial and stayed tune for 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. Bob Steele (aka: Robert Adrian Bradbury)
Date of birth: 23 January 1907 - Pendleton, Oregon
Date of death: 21 December 1988 - Burbank, California,
5. Tom Tyler (aka: Vincent Markowski)
Date of birth: 9 August 1903 - Port Henry, New York
Date of death: 3 May 1954 - Hamtramck, Michigan
6. Rufe Davis
Date of birth: 2 December 1908 - Vinson, Oklahoma
Date of death: 13 December 1974 - Torrance, 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. 5" (Outlaws of Sonora (1938) & West of Cimarron (1941) , 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: 111 on DVD ~ VCI Home Video #7290 ~ (9/12/2005)