The John Wayne Collection, Vol. 2

Starring:John Wayne, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker, Helen Parrish, Patsy Kelly, Edgar Kennedy, Dick Purcell, Harry Shannon, Charles Halton, Emmett Lynn, Robert McKenzie, Milton Kibbee, Paul Sutton, Anne O'Neal, Frank Mills, Edward Brady, Slim Whitaker, Horace B. Carpenter, Frank O'Connor, Blackie Whiteford
Director: William C. McGann, Raoul Walsh, George Waggner
Studio: Republic Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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Here's something you don't see every day. Then again, would you want to? Several years before the 1950s' Davy Crockett craze, John Wayne donned a coonskin cap to play a militiaman in early-19th-century Alabama. He and his fellow Kentuckians are just passing through--"marching 600 miles," as they merrily sing (and sing, and sing), because riverboat magnate John Howard has refused to haul them. Howard and all-purpose scoundrel Grant Withers are scheming to dispossess a community of French émigrés--veterans of Napoleon's Grand Army who've come seeking life, liberty, etc. in the New World. Howard's also out to marry Vera Ralston, the French general's daughter. Naturally, Wayne's just the lad to gum up both plans.

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Michael Jackson - History on Film.......2007-01-25

I received what I ordered, to the correct ship address, on time and in good condition.

Still The King of Pop!.......2007-01-10

Whether or not you like Michael Jackson as a person NO ONE can deny that he was then, is now and will always be the King of Pop! This DVD proves why all of todays current artists still look up to him!

Greatest Collection.......2006-11-03

This collection is a masterpiece. You do not have to be a fan to like this greatest collection. In this collection you get songs like Liberian girl, Blood on the Dance Floor, You are not alone, Earth Song, etc. Highly recommended. Michael Jackson is really the King of Pop.

GET THIS!!.......2006-02-25

I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN HOW GREATLY APPRECIATED MICHAEL IS IN THIS FILM. ANY MJ LOVER NEEDS TO ADD THIS TO THEIR COLLECTION

Musical Genious Grows and Shines Brightly.......2005-12-18

There are some amazing high-lights in this video that just remind a person exactly why Michael Jackson reached such off-the-scale stardom in the first place.

There is the performance that he put on at the MTV Awards in about 1995, which gives you the Billie Jean performance all over again - only much better. By now, Michael Jackson has developed with an extra inner magic as an addition to what he already had. He is even slicker and even more cool.

Among many of my favourite short films is Earth Song. Not only is it a hugely powerful song but, combined with the powerful visual images, it reaches the heart and imagination with great impact. This work is hugely unconventional and deep with meaning. It just took my breath away.

"Michael Jackson: History on Film, Vol. II" demonstrates the artist's growth and development since those incredible old days.

John Wayne Collection, Vol. 2 (Rio Grande / A Lady Takes a Chance / The Fighting Kentuckian / Dakota)

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John Wayne Collection, Vol. 2 (Rio Grande / A Lady Takes a Chance / The Fighting Kentuckian / Dakota)
Starring: John Wayne , Maureen O'Hara , Ben Johnson , Jr. Claude Jarman , and Victor McLaglen
Director: John Ford
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
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ASIN: B000NIVJI6
Release Date: 2007-05-08

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Three Enjoyable Duke Features from the 40s...
A CLASSIC FILM TO CHERISH FOR THE AGES!
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
An unforgettable match-up!
2 good - 1 bad, but worth the price...

The John Wayne Collection, Vol. 2
Starring: John Wayne , Binnie Barnes , Albert Dekker , Helen Parrish , and Patsy Kelly
Director: William C. McGann , Raoul Walsh , and George Waggner
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Dark Command
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ASIN: 078201108X
Release Date: 1999-11-23

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Here's something you don't see every day. Then again, would you want to? Several years before the 1950s' Davy Crockett craze, John Wayne donned a coonskin cap to play a militiaman in early-19th-century Alabama. He and his fellow Kentuckians are just passing through--"marching 600 miles," as they merrily sing (and sing, and sing), because riverboat magnate John Howard has refused to haul them. Howard and all-purpose scoundrel Grant Withers are scheming to dispossess a community of French émigrés--veterans of Napoleon's Grand Army who've come seeking life, liberty, etc. in the New World. Howard's also out to marry Vera Ralston, the French general's daughter. Naturally, Wayne's just the lad to gum up both plans.

Wayne himself produced The Fighting Kentuckian, but far from repeating the success of his maiden effort, Angel and the Badman, this is one of the feeblest films in his long career. Writer-director George Waggner never gets a handle on what a pre-Western should look and move like. Consequently, the cast does a lot of standing around looking silly in period costume, waiting--mostly in vain--for the script to establish their connection to one another and something resembling a plot. There is a glossier look to the proceedings than most Republic pictures achieved, thanks to Lee Garmes's pearly cinematography, but this is scant consolation. So is the almost creepy presence of Oliver Hardy, sans Laurel, doing Ollie-shtick as Wayne's jolly sidekick. No, he doesn't say, "This is another fine mess you've got me into!" But he should. --Richard T. Jameson

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Three Enjoyable Duke Features from the 40s..........2006-08-23

"The John Wayne Collection, Vol. 2" offers three Republic features over a nine-year span, during Duke's rise to major stardom, in the 1940s. While none could be called 'classic', each film is exciting, funny, and eminently watchable...and at a very reasonable price, to boot!

"Dark Command" (1940): After the spectacular success of Wayne in "Stagecoach", Republic realized they actually had an 'A'-list star...still making 'B' movies! While Duke was on loan to RKO for "Allegheny Uprising", the studio worked on creating their first 'major' western, borrowing MGM's Walter Pidgeon, top Warner director Raoul Walsh (who'd helmed Wayne's failed initial 'starring' role, "The Big Trail", ten years earlier), Claire Trevor (in what would be her third teaming with Wayne in two years), rising star Roy Rogers (who'd inherited the "Singing Cowboy" roles a dubbed Wayne had played in the thirties), and ever-popular Gabby Hayes (a frequent Wayne co-star for nearly a decade).

The result of all the assembled talent was a well-crafted, if still modestly-budgeted film, showcasing Duke's charisma and 'star' quality. As an illiterate but straight-talking Texan in Lawrence, Kansas, Duke wins the hearts of the townspeople and banker's daughter Trevor, over schoolteacher William Cantrell (Pidgeon, playing a variation of infamous Southern guerrilla fighter William Quantrell). With the beginning of the Civil War, Cantrell, showing signs of insanity, recruits an 'army' of mercenaries, dons a stolen Rebel uniform, and burns and pillages, with Duke in pursuit, climaxing in a last-ditch defense of Lawrence.

While very 'fast and loose', historically, "Dark Command" is great fun, and the Wayne/Trevor chemistry was never better!

"In Old California" (1942): Very much in the 'B'-picture mold, but a very entertaining Western of young Boston druggist Wayne relocating to Sacramento (echoing his real-life father's journey from Iowa to California, as a pharmacist), where his modern ideas and integrity (and the attention from saloon girl Binnie Barnes) puts him at odds with 'town boss' Albert Dekker. While fundamentally a pacifist (Wayne diffuses potential confrontations with an ability to bend coins in his fingers!), Dekker, seeing him as a threat, decides to eliminate him by switching medicine with poison, discrediting him...but Wayne would soon have an opportunity to redeem himself...

The film benefits from the comic talents of two of Hollywood's best comedians, Edgar Kennedy and Patsy Kelly, the byplay between Wayne and Barnes, and his confrontations with Dekker (one of the 1940s' best 'villains').

One of Wayne's more 'offbeat' oaters, but still a fan favorite!

"The Fighting Kentuckian" (1949): Wayne's second effort as star/producer (after "Angel and the Badman", in 1947), this is a VERY enjoyable tale, set in 1818 Alabama, of coonskin-capped Wayne, part of the Kentucky militia, falling for French immigrant Vera Ralston (in her second film with Duke), and discovering a plot to swindle the French community (composed of ex-officers of Napoleon, and their families) out of their land, by aristocrat John Howard and ruthless river boss Grant Withers.

What truly makes this film 'special' is Wayne's sidekick, portrayed by the legendary Oliver Hardy, of 'Laurel and Hardy' fame. Hardy, while a friend of Wayne, had only worked 'solo' once in a film in over twenty years (1939's "Zenobia"), and it took a LOT of coaxing (and Stan Laurel's 'blessing'), to get him to accept the role...and what a pleasure he is, to watch! Wayne and Hardy have a rich chemistry, and the rotund comedian, with his infectious smile and Georgia drawl, makes even minor scenes (like swapping recipes with Ralston's mother) a joy.

With a first-rate supporting cast including Philip Dorn, Hugo Haas, Wayne 'regulars' Paul Fix, Jack Pennick, and Hank Worden, and Marie Windsor (who looks eerily like John Howard, in my opinion!), "The Fighting Kentuckian" is, despite the 'pans' you'll see in some of the reviews, one of my favorite John Wayne films...He was never more charming than you'll find him, here!

Three pretty good additions for your 'Duke' library, to be sure!

A CLASSIC FILM TO CHERISH FOR THE AGES!.......2005-05-22

This classic film that was written and directed by George Waggner is an old fashioned "GOOD STORY" told and pictured in a manner of story telling that has become a "LOST ART!" Most film makers today rely on spectacular special effects and few if any will use the black and white format for conveying their story any more, even when black and white works best!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.......2004-04-14

I'll admit, I'm not a big John Wayne fan. If you've seen one of his westerns, you've seen them all. I fell asleep TWICE when trying to watch this one. The only redeeming part was seeing Oliver Hardy trundling around in buckskins, doing pratfalls and slapstick. His lifelong comedy partner, Stan Laurel was too ill to take part, and I tend to think he became ill after looking at the script.

An unforgettable match-up!.......2000-05-26

This historical action film is not remarkable for its drama. It's importance lies primarily in the somewhat serendipitous casting of perhaps the two most influential "character" actors in movie history: John Wayne and Oliver Hardy. Whose styles have been copied more than those of Duke and Babe? (Not to dismiss Mr. Laurel). The rating is a very HIGH three.

2 good - 1 bad, but worth the price..........2000-04-22

Dark Command & In Old Calafornia are very good John Wayne westerns, with good scripts and good acting. Dark Command especially is an outstanding period action piece about pre-civil war conflicts in Kansas. In Old California sees the Duke as a Druggist (which was his Dad's profession). Good comedy & action. However, including The Fighting Kentuckian in this set was a mistake. Not only is the transfer in poor condition, but the plot is beyond silly. Dialog, acting, and the script sink this movie well before the opening credits roll. There were so many better movies the Duke made for Repulic in the 40's...it is a shame any of those weren't included instead. But like I said, the set is worth the price for Dark Command & In Old California.

The John Wayne Collection, Vol. 2 - Riders of Destiny/Star Packer

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The horses are still the stars
Just click on the photo.
Wondering
A typical old western with a formulaic plot.

The John Wayne Collection, Vol. 2 - Riders of Destiny/Star Packer
Starring: John Wayne , Cecilia Parker , Forrest Taylor , George 'Gabby' Hayes , and Al St. John
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 6304870302
Release Date: 1997-12-09

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The horses are still the stars.......2002-08-06

Please realize that these b-westerns were made in the 1930's to be weekly entertainment. We didn't have TV's and the movie was king. However, times have changed. Is this movie still worth watching? Yes.

The Star Packer has one plot gimmick-a hollow tree trunk in the middle of a road in a western town. Once you accept the tree trunk, the movie is actually a decent movie. The story doe not bog down and keeps moving. A westrern has to have some good horse riding in it, and there are some good western action scenes which includes a couple of horse chase scenes. If you like this movie, you might like another early Wayne movie titled "Desert Trail."

Just click on the photo........2000-10-07

The 4 John Wayne films listed on this DVD are "riders of destiny,starpacker,sagebrush trail and man fom Utah".It is just his 1930s b-grade films and not really worth buying.

Wondering.......2000-06-15

Which films are included in this 2-pack?

A typical old western with a formulaic plot........1999-11-09

I found these movies to be extremely formulaic. The plot wasn't all that bad though and seemed to at least move. The most disappointing factor of all is that it's on DVD and the sound is terrible. You can't understand half of what they say. It sounds like they recorded off of a bad speaker that keeps popping. At one point the film even scrolls. Disappointing use of media, okay plot, excellent for camp value.

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