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Sunset in the West [VHS]

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Despite the listing on the box as a B&W film, it is actually in Trucolor. Thus, this is the first release of Sunset in the West in full color. Visual and sound qualities of this video are excellent with very good color qualities. This is a full length version with a running time of 67 minutes. Sunset in the West is the 17th out of a total of 19 released by Republic in Trucolor. Highly recommended for Roy Rogers' fans.

This is a fantastic discovery for Roy Rogers fans! To my knowledge, this makes 11 out of the 19 Roy Rogers movies that were originally made in TrueColor that are still available in color. I think this would be a good "colorization" project...to restore the rest of these movies to their original "glorious color". And as for those who are against colorization, they can't say that these movies were intended to be in black and white. Black and white just doesn't do justice to the Golden Palomino,Trigger,or to those colorful western outfits that Roy
and the rest of the gang wore in those movies. Let's hope they
put out a dvd version of this movie real soon.

THIS IS A GREAT FILM. GOOD STORY, BUT WHAT I WAS MOST INTRIGUE
WITH WAS THE FACT THAT AFTER MANY YEARS, A COLOR VERSION WAS
FOUND.
I WISH ALL OF THE FILMS THAT ROY MADE IN "TRUCOLR" WERE ALSO
FOUND. THE COLOR QUALITY IS EXCELLENT, AS IS THE AUDIO AND PICTURE CLARITY.

This hard to find video arrived quickly in good condition. A good, old fashioned cowboy flick about Roy Rogers...the singing cowboy. Back in the day when kids sat around the nighborhood tv and watched cowboy movies together. Roy Rogers had a special appeal with his songs, his nearly human horse and his beloved dog.

This is a fun movie...made for the innocent at heart

Growing up with Roy on the silver screen not only a fan but loving him & what he stood for. So much so that we've, my wife & I, have carried it on further by giving Roy's video's to our grandchildren & have our own Roy Rogers Collection here when they & other people to visit so we could always sit down & enjoy a good Roy Rogers movie & this one is that.

Republic Pictures presents "SUNSET IN THE WEST" (25 September 1950) (67 mins/B&W/Color) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, at the age of 18 --- played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws and his own group, the International Cowboys --- In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer called "Sons of the Pioneers" --- While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston and finally Roy Rogers --- Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" --- They first appeared in the western "Rhythm on the Range" (1936), starring Bing Crosby --- In 1937 Roy went solo and made his first starring film in 1938, "Under Western Stars" (1938) --- He made almost 100 films --- then came television, "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) ran on CBS from October 1951 through September 1964.

Under William Witney (Director), Edward J. White (Producer), Gerald Geraghty (Screenwriter), Jack A. Marta (Cinematographer), R. Dale Butts (Composer (Music Score), Jack Elliott (Songwriter), Aaron Gonzales (Songwriter), Foy Willing (Songwriter), Tony Martinelli (Editor), Frank Hotaling (Art Director), Howard Lydecker (Special Effects), Theodore Lydecker (Special Effects) - - - - Our story line and plot, Roy as a deputy sheriff uses a bloodhound to investigate and bring to justice a gang of gun-runners --- Penny Edwards enters as Roy's leading lady in this feature --- Estelita Rodriguez dominates the proceedings as a peppery South American songstress --- The music was well done by Roy, with support from Foy and the Riders of the Purple Sage --- Gordon Jones is along as his sidekick, but he was never as solid as Gabby Hayes or Pat Brady had been --- Action director William Witney as always takes us on an exciting trail with plenty of hard riding and great stunt work --- Must recommend the Happy Trails DVD's to you --- Each one has new information about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and each actor or director in the film --- If you are a Roy Rogers and Dale Evans fan like me you will totally enjoy all the extra footage showing Roy and Dale going to parades and visiting children in hospitals, the story of Roy proposing marriage to Dale, and more inside info also about the family --- Each film starts out with Roy and Dale seated on a small stage back around 1987 talking about the sagebrush films they are showing --- some wonderful tunes, SUNSET IN THE WEST -- ROLLIN' WHEELS -- WHEN A PRETTY GIRL PASSES BY.

the cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers
Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies"
Estelita Rodriguez ... Carmelita
Penny Edwards ... Dixie Osborne
Gordon Jones ... Splinters
Will Wright ... Sheriff Tad Osborne
Pierre Watkin ... Gordon MacKnight
Charles La Torre ... Nick Corella
William Tannen ... John Kimball (as William J. Tannen)
Steve Pendleton ... Walter Kimball (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Paul E. Burns ... Blinky Adams
Dorothy Ann White ... Housekeeper Felitia
Foy Willing ... Foy
Riders of the Purple Sage ... Musicians, Cowhands
George Bamby ... Musician, Cowhand
Stanley Blystone ... Irate townsman
John Daheim ... Henchman
Eva Novak ...
Darol Rice ... Musician, Cowhand
Al Sloey ... Musician, Cowhand
Rusty Wescoatt ... Henchman

BIOS:
1. Roy Rogers (aka: Leonard Franklin Slye)
Date of Birth: 5 November 1911 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of Death: 6 July 1998 - Apple Valley, California

2. Dale Evans (aka: Frances Octavia Smith)
Date of Birth: 31 October 1912, Uvalde, Texas
Date of Death: 7 February 2001, Apple Valley, California

3. William Witney (Director)
Date of Birth: 15 May 1915 - Lawton, Oklahoma
Date of Death: 17 March 2002 - Jackson, California

Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "THE ROY ROGERS BOOK: A REFERENCE TRIVIA SCRAPBOOK" (Paperback) --- reference trivia scrapbook of Roy Rogers written by Western film historian David Rothel whose accounts of thrilling adventures of B-Western heroes during the Saturday matinees of yesteryear takes us back to our childhood, family and friends --- this is a wish come true, reliving those wonderful years from the past through the pen of David Rothel --- Roy was a top box office draw for Republic Pictures when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said --- plenty of thrills, action and hard riding with a song or two thrown in for good measure --- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers" and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys" --- Roy got his horse "Trigger" in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that --- "Trigger" died in 1965 age of thirty-three --- Roy's dog's name was "Bullet" and appeared in almost as many of his films as "Trigger" did --- Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Queen of the West and his wife Dale Evans --- inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1976 --- inducted as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1995 just three years before his death --- Don't miss this one --- now appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing --- Don't hesitate - rush out and pick up your copy today --- Great reading in the days and weeks to come --- I guarantee it!

Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- 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 where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Amazon where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 67 mins on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (12/31/1969)