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• Actors: Bill Elliott (III), Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling, LeRoy Mason
• Directors: Wallace Grissell
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vci/Ffi
• VHS Release Date: June 19, 2002
• Run Time: 54 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00006AUMW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,616 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Red Ryder B-Western Series ... Vigilantes of Dodge City & Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944) ... VCI Home Video", November 20, 2006

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This review is from: Vigilantes of Dodge City { Red Ryder & Little Beaver } [VHS] (VHS Tape)

VCI Entertainment and Republic Pictures present "RED RYDER DOUBLE FEATURE VOL. 11" (Vigilantes of Dodge City & Sheriff of Las Vegas)(1944) (digitally remastered in Dolby), the long running Red Ryder series turned out in the early to mid '40s was in the top 10 of all B-Westerns...relive those thrilling days when the Red Ryder took us down the dusty trails with hard riding and straight shooting hitting the bull's eye with excitement every time... the Red Ryder series of B-Westerns were a staple of Saturday matinees in the 1940s ... don't miss any of the Red Ryder features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his B-Western adventures.

First up we have "VIGILANTES OF DODGE CITY" (1944) (54 min. B/W) --- Under Wallace Grissell (Director), Stephen Auer (Associate Producer), Anthony Coldeway (Screenplay), Norman S. Hall (Screenplay), Norman S. Hall (Story), Fred Harman (Based on Character), Joseph Dubin (Original Music), William Bradford (Cinematographer), Charles Craft (Editor) ------ 'Wild' Bill Elliot) (Red Ryder), Robert Blake (Little Beaver), Alice Fleming (The Duchess, Red's Aunt), Linda Stirling (Carol Franklin), LeRoy Mason (Luther Jennings), Wally Wales (Walter Bishop (as Hal Taliaferro), Tom London (Denver), Steve Barclay (Captain Glover), Bud Geary (Henchman Russ Benteen), Kenne Duncan (Henchman Dave Brewster), Robert J. Wilke (Henchman Bill) ------ our story features Wild Bill Elliott as our hero Red Ryder and Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) try to keep the baddies from robbing the Ryder Freight Lines ... the Duchess (Alice Fleming) and the heroine Linda Stirling lend a helping hand with great supporting cast of LeRoy Mason, Wally Wales, Tom London, Keene Duncan, Bud Geary and Robert J. Wilke all were on the Republic Studios payroll ... can these hooded outlaws stop the freight line, will Red Ryder save the day ... is there a secret cave hidden somewhere that is the thieves headquarters, will Little Beaver stumble upon such a cave ... don't miss the final showdown in this Red Ryder oater under the Republic Picture banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances.

BIOS:
1. William 'Wild Bill' Elliott (aka: Gordon Nance)
Date of birth: 16 October 1903 - Pattonsburg, Missouri
Date of death: 26 November 1965 - Las Vegas, Nevada
2. Robert Blake (aka: Michael James Vijencio Gubitosi)
Date of birth: 18 September 1933 - Nutley, New Jersey
Date of death: Still Living
3. Linda Stirling (aka: Louise Schultz)
Date of birth: 11 October 1921 - Long Beach, California
Date of death: 20 July 1997 - Studio City, Los Angeles, California
4. Wallace Grissell (Director)
Date of birth: 3 September 1904 - Hounslow, London, England, UK
Date of death: 5 April 1954
Camarillo, California

Second on the double bill is "SHERIFF OF LAS VEGAS" (1944) (55 min. B/W) --- Under Lesley Selander (Director), Stephen Auer (Associate Producer), Norman S. Hall (Screenplay), Bud Thackery (Cinematographer), Charles Craft (Editor) ------ the cast includes 'Wild' Bill Elliot) (Red Ryder), Robert Blake (Little Beaver), Alice Fleming (The Duchess, Red's Aunt), Peggy Stewart (Ann Carter), Selmer Jackson (Arthur Stanton),William Haade (Dan Sedley), Jay Kirby (Tom Blackwell), John Hamilton (Judge Blackwell), Kenne Duncan (Henchman), Bud Geary (Henchman), Jack Kirk (Henchman Buck), Dickie Dillon (Oliver), Robert J. Wilke (Cowboy in bar) ------ our story has Red Ryder who must prove the innocence of Jay Kirby who is accused of killing his father John Hamilton (who was Perry White on The Adventures of Superman, TV Series) ... the sheriff is shot and killed, who will be the next sheriff, could it be Red Ryder, who knows that the bullet doesn't match and Kirby is not the killer ... what part does Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) play in this who dunnit oater ... very popular heroine is Peggy Stewart who was in just about every Republic Picture that was worth viewing ... who is behind the frame of Kirby, we have a number of suspects Kenne Duncan, Bud Geary, Jack KirkSelmer Jack and William Haade, all could be considered armed and dangerous on the Republic lot ... the final scene tells all, don't miss each exciting episode when the real killer is revealed.

BIOS:
1. Alice Fleming
Date of birth: 9 August 1882 - Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: 6 December 1952 - New York, New York
2. Peggy Stewart (aka: Peggy O'Rourke)
Date of birth: 5 June 1923 - Palm Beach, Florida
Date of death: Still Living
3. Lesley Selander (Director)
Date of birth: 26 May 1900 - Los Angeles, California
Date of death: 5 December 1979 - Los Alamitos, California

If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features of Red Ryder on VCI:

RED RYDER DOUBLE FEATURES:
VOL 1 San Antonio Kid & Cheyenne Wildcat
VOL 2 Stagecoach to Denver & Vigilantes of Boomtown
VOL 3 Fighting Redhead & Cowboy & the Prizefighter
VOL 4 Marshall of Cripple Creek & Oregon Trail Scouts
VOL 5 Colorado Pioneers & Wagon Wheels Westward
VOL 6 Conquest of Cheyenne & Sun Valley Cyclone
VOL 7 Great Stagecoach Robbery & Phantom of the Plains
VOL 8 Rustlers of Devil's Canyon & Santa Fe Uprising
VOL 9 Marshal of Laredo & Tucson Raiders
VOL 10 Marshal of Reno & Sheriff of Redwood Valley
VOL 11 Vigilantes of Dodge City & Sheriff of Las Vegas
VOL 12 California Gold Rush/Lone Texas Ranger/Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

Check out the latest Bobby J. Copeland book on "Bill Elliott:The Peaceable Man" is chuck full of answers to all the questions his fans had from early on...plenty of thrills, adventure and loaded with action. My personal favorites were the "Red Ryder Series" or "The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" an ongoing character that would appear in many films to come...as Hickok and Wild Bill Saunders. Elliott was a natural for the western, his riding abilities and fight scenes were the caliber of Buck Jones, Johnny Mack Brown and Bob Steele...good reading for all you wranglers out there...I found myself being transported back in time, Mr. Copeland's book has opened my eyes to what a wonderful unselfish person Bill Elliott was...only wish I could have met him. He was one of a kind...a peaceable man!...published by Empire Publising and available on Amazon and Empire Publications Inc.

If you enjoyed this volume the other volumes will have you roped and hogtide ... the Red Ryder Double Feature Series is a must have for all of us who grew up riding the trails with Fred Harman's newspaper comic strip character which was popular during 1936 to 1964 --- during that time I discovered Dell Comics and the stories and artwork of Harman's hero Red Ryder --- now on DVD we can relive those early days when Red Ryder, Little Beaver and the Duchess made the west a safe place live --- B-Westerns reigned for all the little cowboys and girls who made a trip to the local theater to watch their favorite hero Red Ryder!

Total Time: 109 mins on DVD ~ VCI Home Video ~ (11/28/2006)