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4.0 out of 5 stars
"The Three Mesquiteers Series ... Outlaws of Sonora (1938) ... Republic", September 19, 2006
Republic Pictures presents "OUTLAWS OF SONORA" (14 April 1938) (53 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- The series was based on a series of western novels by William Colt MacDonald, which began with "Law of the .45's" in 1933 --- The Three Mesquiteers is the umbrella title for a series of 51 western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943, including 8 films starring John Wayne --- The name was a play on The Three Musketeers, and each film featured a trio of stars --- The series blended the traditional Western period with more modern elements, which was not unknown with other B-Western films and serials --- Towards the end of the series, during World War II, the trio of cowboys were opposing Nazis --- The Three Mesquiteers series was extremely popular at the time of its release --- The series was the only one of its kind to be specifically named and ranked in contemporary polls of the top western film stars --- For example, from 1937 to the end of the series in 1943, The Motion Picture Herald consistently ranked the series in its top ten, reaching a peak of 5th place in 1938, when a pre-Stagecoach John Wayne was the series lead
Under the production staff of:
George Sherman - Director
William A. Berke - Producer
Betty Burbridge - Screenwriter
Ed Kelso - Screenwriter
William Colt MacDonald - Screenwriter
William Nobles - Cinematographer
Tony Martinelli - Editor
Our story line and plot, The question is will Tucson Smith (Ray "Crash" Corrigan) and Lullaby Joslin (Max Terhune) members of the Three Mesquiteers have trouble picking out the real Stony Brooke, what's amiss --- Dude's gang captures Stony and seeing the resemblance, Dude (Robert Livingston) poses as Stony (Robert Livingston) --- Wanted for the robberies and murder committed by Dude, a wounded Stony escapes. After Doc Martin (Jack Mulhall) fixes him up, Dude's gang kidnaps Martin to operate on Dude --- Now it's Stonys turn to pose as Dude as the Mesquiteers try to round up the gang --- One of the favorite plot lines in filmdom is the one in which two people look so amazingly alike that they could almost be twins. Of course, this was also a favorite plot line in novels as well ("The Prisoner of Zenda" and "A Tale of Two Cities" come to mind) --- With the departure of John Wayne to more prestigious films, Robert Livingston returned to the role of Stony Brooke in Republic's "Three Mesquiteers" series.
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 (as Stelita Peluffo)
Tom London ... Sheriff Trask
Gloria Rich ... Stoney's friend
Edwin Mordant ... Banker Pierce
Ralph Peters ... Henchman Gabby
George Chesebro ... Henchman Slim
Frank LaRue ... Coroner
Jack Ingram ... Henchman Nick
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 'Crash' 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
If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features --- Ask Amazon.Com to carry the volumes as they are not available on Amazon as of yet --- you can order and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment
THREE MESQUITEERS WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES FROM VCI ENTERTAINMENT
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)
VOL.7 -- GANGS OF SONORA & PIONEERS OF THE WEST - (VCI #7321)
VOL.8 -- CODE OF THE OUTLAW & OKLAHOMA RENEGADES - (VCI #7330)
VOL.9 -- GAUCHOS OF EL DORADO & OUTLAWS OF CHEROKEE TRAIL - (VCI #7332)
VOL.10 - HEROES OF THE SADDLE & THE KANSAS TERRORS - (VCI #7337)
VOL.11 - RIDERS OF THE RIO GRANDE & SHADOWS ON THE SAGE - (VCI #7339)
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 B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 53 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (2/28/2006)
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