Product Details

• Actors: Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Buck Jones, Charles Bickford, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
• Directors: Ford Beebe, R.G. Springsteen, Ray Taylor, Spencer Gordon Bennet
• Writers: Anthony Coldeway, Basil Dickey, Fred Harman, George H. Plympton
• Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Vci Video
• DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
• Run Time: 287 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A6CKXE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,932 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Riders of Death Valley" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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RAIDERS OF DEATH VALLEY CLIFFHANGER C - DVD Movie

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best serials ever made?, August 27, 2006

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B. Cathey "ParsifalCSA" (Wendell, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riders of Death Valley (DVD)

An earlier review by "Mr. Jim" expresses my same views on RIDERS OF DEATH VALLEY. It is one of the finest serials, certainly the finest Western serial, ever made. Released by Universal, reputedly in sepia tone and costing one million dollars to make, and featuring one of the finest casts to be corraled by any studio at the time, RIDERS OF DEATH VALLEY will offer just about any viewer thrills, chills, and spills...amidst magnificent scenery and great camera work. VCI has obtained an immaculate print, sharp and clean, and the soundtrack is fine. With such familiars as Dick Foran, Buck Jones, Charles Bickford, Leo Carrillo, Noah Beery Jr., Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Glenn Strange, Roy Barcroft, Monte Blue, Ethan Laidlaw, and a host of other stalwarts ridin' and shootin', well, this is the kind of entertainment that won't let you down. VCI has attractively packaged this release, with all sorts of extras, including cast bios'. The price is right, and this release is highly recommended. Our thanks again to VCI for a superior product at a reasonable price....

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Universal's Million Dollar Serial is Outstanding ~ Riders of Death Valley", September 15, 2005

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riders of Death Valley (DVD)

VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present "Riders of Death Valley" (1941) (digitally remastered), 15 Chapters of vintage serial loaded with thrilling drama and high adventure sequences featuring heroes and villains Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Buck Jones, Charles Bickford, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Lon Chaney Jr, Noah Beery Jr. Glenn Strange and Roy Barcroft..there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there... It has more of everything with lots of action, hard riding chases and plenty of shootouts...Universal Pictures publicity department reportedly budgeted one million dollars for "Riders of Death Valley", this was an unheard dollar amount for any B-Western.

The "Riders" are a group of stout hearted men protecting local miners from the bad guys of the territory...Jim Benton and Tombstone head up the riders...at the other end of the story we have a pack of wolves lead by Wolf Reade, Kirby and Davis who control the town and want more, meaning gold and total power...Benton has part ownership in the "Lost Aztec Mine" along with Mary Morgan...can Benton fight off Wolf Reade and the other hyenas....each episode gets closer to the answer, watch this and relive those thrilling yesteryears of the Saturday Matinee.

Under director's Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor with screenplay by Sherman Lowe, George H Plympton and Basil Dickey...the cast include Dick Foran (Jim Benton), Leo Carrillo (Pancho Lopez), Buck Jones (Tombstone), Charles Bickford (Wolf Reade), Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (Borax Bill), Lon Chaney Jr (Butch - Henchman), Noah Beery Jr (Smokey), Jean Brooks (Mary Morgan), James Blaine (Joseph Kirby), Monte Blue (Rance Davis), Glenn Strange (Tex, sidekick toBenton), Roy Barcroft (Dirk - Henchman), Jack Rockwell (Trigger - Henchman)...a character veteran actor Edmund Cobb is cast as a good mine foreman who can't seem to keep Chaney locked up

B-Westerns fans all love and know Leo Carillo who virtually played the same character, better known as Pancho every week in the "Cisco Kid" television series...Dick Foran went on to costar in John Ford westerns...Glenn Strange played the "Frankinestein" monster in various horror films and then became Sam the bartender in the weekly "Gunsmoke" television series....Lon Chaney Jr also went the horror film trail as "The Wolf Man" aka Lyle Talbott...Buck Jones had been around westerns since 1918 would be cast in the "Rough Rider" series just prior to his tragic death in 1942, he was a legend and pioneer in the early B-Westerns...almost a class reunion of B-Western alumni...can't make a good Western without those veterans...don't miss one single episode that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter the following week.

CHAPTER TITLES: (Disc One) (1)
1. Death Marks the Trail
2. The Menacing Herd
3. The Plunge of Peril
4. Flaming Fury
5. The Avalanche of Doom
6. Blood and Gold
7. Death Rides the Storm

SPECIAL FEATURES: (Disc One)
VCI's Photo Gallery::
1. The Lone Ranger "Heigh Yo, Silver" (Serial)
2. Roar of the Iron Horse (Jock O'Mahoney)
3. Fight with Kit Carson (Johnny Mack Brown)
4. Gordon of Ghost City (Buck Jones)
5. The Phantom Empire (Gene Autry)
6. Raiders of Ghost City (Dennis Moore)
7. Riders of Death Valley (stills)
8. The Miracle Rider (Tom Mix)
9. Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley)
10.Mystery Mountain (Ken Maynard)

VCI SERIAL TRAILERS: (Disc One)
1. Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran & Buck Jones)
2. Winners of the West (Dick Foran)
3. Raiders of Ghost City (Dennis Moore & Joe Sawyer)

BIOS: (Disc One)
1. Dick Foran
2. Buck Jones
3. Leo Carrillo
4. Noah Beery Jr
5. Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
6. Ford Beebe (Director)
7. Ray Taylor (Director)

CHAPTER TITLES (Disc Two) (2)
8. Descending Doom
9. Death Holds the Reins
10.Devouring Flames
11.The Fatal Blast
12.Thundering Doom
13.Bridge of Disaster
14.A Fight to the Death
15.The Harvest of Hate

VCI CliffHanger Promo: (Disc Two)
1. ADVENTURES OF THE FLYING CADETS (Bobby Jordan)
2. BUCK ROGERS (Buster Crabbe)
3. DICK TRACY & G Men (Ralph Byrd)
4. FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE (Buster Crabbe)
5. JUNGLE GIRL (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
6. JUNGLE JIM (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
7. MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
8. THE MIRACLE RIDER (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)
9. THE PHANTOM (Tom Tyler)
10.SECRET AGENT X-9 (Lloyd Bridges)
11.ZANE GREYS 'KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED" (Allan Rocky Lane)
12.ZORRO'S CLIFFHANGER COLLECTION (John Carroll/Reed Hadley/George J. Lewis/Linda Stirling)

Own them now on DVD....if you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the above...if you enjoyed this serial check out the thrilling release from VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present "Winners of the West" (1940) (digitally remastered), 13 Chapters featuring heroes and villains Dick Foran, James Craig, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft and Charles Stevens....large scale Indian attacks and constant raids by badmen trying to steal locomotives from the railroad...loaded with non-stop action and boasts a cast of thousands...as always life threatening chapters with overturned wagons and railroad explosions.

And for the readers we have the complete account of "Roy Barcroft:King of the Badmen", which is the title of Bobby J. Copeland's book on the life and times of "Republic Pictures Number One Villain" both books published by Empire Publishing and available on Amazon.

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 '40s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again with a top notch serial from VCI...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 287 mins on 2 DVD's ~ VCI Entertainment 8435 ~ (8/30/2005)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RIDERS OF DEATH VALLEY-THE SERIAL, December 24, 2007

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Jack F. Renkert "J.FREDERICK" - See all my reviews
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I must agree in part about "Riders of death Valley".At the moment I have it only on a double vhs.After Christmas..I am going to purchase it on dvd.My only negetive thing about this serial is..it repeats itself over & over.Where it could have been done in 12 chapters..however I'm glad it's 15 chapters.I loved BUCK JONES..he held up the whole serial with the help of the great LEO CARRILLO.And to have it in Sepria print...I CAN'T WAIT!I feel a lot of classic westerns..such as..HIGH NOON..had it been filmed in SEPRIA..it would look more like the real west..the old color like.But all in all from a one to ten..Ten being the best.I give this serial(in sepria) a BIG TEN!! Looks so good I would think.