5.0 out of 5 stars
"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Ragtime Cowboy Joe (1940)", January 17, 2006
This review is from: Ragtime Cowboy Joe [VHS] (VHS Tape)
VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present "Ragtime Cowoy Joe" (1940) (digitally remastered), long running Johnny Mack Brown series turned out in the early '40s...our story opens with Johnny Mack Brown being blamed for the murder of Sam Osborne...but we all know Johnny is innocent and our vllain of the picture Dick Curtis is the real culprit...could it be the case of I want your ranch and the only way is to remove the obstacle is you...cattle rustling is the name of the game and Nell O'Day is in a pack of trouble...Nell is probably the best shot and rider on the Universal lot, but Johnny Mack and his sidekick Fuzzy need to come to her aid and save the day...the love interest is Lynn Merrick, who has her eye set on Johnny, but first things first...the hot lead must fly during some hard riding and outstanding chases, can we count on our hero for a bang up finish....just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss any of Johnny Mack Brown's Double Features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his B-Western adventures .
Under director Ray Taylor, associate producer Will Cowan, original story and screenplay by Sherman Lowe, musical director H. J. Salter ...the cast include Johnny Mack Brown (Steve Logan), Fuzzy Knight ( Joe Bushberry), Nell O'Day (Helena Osborne), Dick Curtis (Bo Gilman), Lynn Merrick (Mary Curtiss), Walter Soderling (Virgil Parker), Roy Barcroft (Putt/henchman), Harry Tenbrook (henchman), George Plues (Roy/henchman), Ed Cassidy (Sheriff), Bud Osborne (Clements), Kermit Maynard (officer), Wilfred Lucas (Sam Osborne) . . . . . .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. . . . . . . . .the second special footnote, tall in the saddle actor Dick Curtis was Columbia Pictures main villain in just about every Charles Starrett and Johnny Mack Brown B-Westerns, Curtis also appeared in a few "Three Stooges" comedy films, down the road built "Pioneertown" in partnership with cowboy star Russell Hayden for B-Western locations......check out this and more in a new book "Best of the Badmen" by Boyd Magers, Bob Nareau and Bobby Copeland, available from Amazon and Empire Publishing. . . pick up your copy today........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. Dick Curtis
Birth Date: 5/11/1902 - Newport, Kentucky
Died: 1/03/1952 - Hollywood, California (pneumonia)
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 "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" (1940), 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 "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" (1940), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50s...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: 60 min on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment #7238 ~ (12/03/2002)
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