Buck Rogers

Starring:Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran, Jack Mulhall, Anthony Warde, C. Montague Shaw, Guy Usher, William Gould, Philson Ahn, Henry Brandon, Wheeler Oakman, Kenne Duncan, Carleton Young, Reed Howes, Al Bridge, David Sharpe, Frank Ellis, Eddie Parker, Stanley Price, Lane Chandler
Director: Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind
Studio: Vci Video
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

Blast off with Buck Rogers In The 25th Century for tomorrow's greatest adventures! This exciting sci-fi series will rocket you into a galaxy of amazing characters, space-age wizardry and unbelievable fantasy.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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With its campy combination of lightweight adventure and Spandex disco chic, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is a nostalgic throwback to post-Star Wars opportunism. Series co-creator Glen A. Larson was incapable of originality, and former soap star Gil Gerard (in the title role) was a bland incarnation of the comic-strip hero, so the much-anticipated series premiered on September 20, 1979, with serious disadvantages. Although the two-hour pilot "Awakening" had tested successfully as a theatrical release, Gerard and the show's producers could never agree on a stable tone for the series, which presents Capt. William "Buck" Rogers as a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter recruit for the Earth Defense Directorate, where his closest colleagues are Dr. Huer (Tim O'Connor), squadron leader Col. Wilma Deering (former model Erin Gray, looking oh-so-foxy), the wisecracking robot Twiki (voiced by cartoon legend Mel Blanc), and a portable computer-brain named Dr. Theopolis, who's carried by Twiki like oversized bling-bling.

The series struggled through an awkward first season, with routine plots elevated by decent special effects and noteworthy guest stars including Jamie Lee Curtis, ill-fated Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten (appearing, with her voice dubbed over, less than a year before her tragic murder), Batman alumnus Julie Newmar, Buster Crabbe (veteran of vintage Buck Rogers movie serials), and several others in a show that favored vamps and vixens over credible science fiction. A full-scale overhaul resulted in a disastrous second season, but devoted fans still gravitate to Hawk (Thom Christopher), the charismatic alien "birdman" who was introduced with new characters and a new, space-faring search for lost tribes from Earth (with echoes of Larson's own Battlestar Galactica). Behind-the-scenes squabbles continued, and by mid-season of 1981, NBC pulled the plug on a breezy, still-engaging series that suffered from uneasy chemistry and never realized its full potential. Existing somewhere between Galactica and Lost in Space in the TV sci-fi food chain, this Buck--with a dearth of DVD extras--now functions as a cheesy stroll down memory lane. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

poor quality.......2007-06-28

Great to see this show on dvd. Unfortunately as other reviewers have noted the quality is suspect. I am not able to play the B sides on 3 of the 5 cds.
Hopefully you will get lucky and get one that works!

Buck Rogers rides again!!!!!!.......2007-06-27

Man what fun to watch this series again! Brings back memories of an great earlier time. Ater all these years it still will make you laugh.And the special effects still hold up nicley also. Great simple popcorn style entertainment. The box it comes in is sturdy and designed nicley too. If you have ever watched this way back when you won't be disappointed and if you haven't jump in and see why the older tv shows can still kick some serious butt on the new ones. !!! At least thats what I think anyway.

Great value for a great series!!.......2007-06-17

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was a great series, since the primary goal of the entertainment industry was/is to ENTERTAIN. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century does this in spades!! I was not a young child when this series aired, I was 23, and yes, I had (and still have) a HUGE crush on Erin Gray. Yes, Pamela Hensley was delicious, too, but Erin Gray was my favorite by far! I would have loved to see the special features others have mentioned, especially the commentary from Erin Gray and Gil Gerard, but at this price point, I can't complain.

By the way - Amazon is incorrect when they say that the show was cancelled in mid-season the second year. The reason the second season has only eleven episodes is that there was an industry-wide actors strike at the beginning of that season, which delayed production and shortened the second season. Buck Rogers was cancelled at the END of that strike-abbreviated second season, despite the fact that the ratings (though lower than the first season) were still strong. NBC cited cost concerns. Wikipedia has a good article on this.

SURPRISED.......2007-06-16

How can they release an entire series onto DVD and not include commentary by Gil Gerard and Erin Gray? When is Universal going to get their heads out of their....well, intergalactic butts and realize this type of pop-culture audience who is going to actually BUY this stuff wants to listen to it? They are insane. MINUS 2 STARS SIMPLY BECAUSE UNIVERSAL IS CLUELESS.

Nice DVD Set but no extras.......2007-05-31

I have always been a fan of this show Buck Rogers in the 21 Centery has always had the tounge and cheek humor and great scifi plots. I remember this series on tv when i was growing up and it is great to finaly own them on dvd i just wish there were more extras but a very nice set to own.

An Officer and a Gentleman (Special Collector's Edition)

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Romantic.
Girl Gets What Girl Wants
What is all the hype about?
Officer and a Gentelman
A Formulaic Film Done To Perfection--This "Officer" Still Packs An Emotional Wallop

An Officer and a Gentleman (Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: Richard Gere , Debra Winger , David Keith , Robert Loggia , and Lisa Blount
Director: Taylor Hackford
Manufacturer: Paramount
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Release Date: 2007-05-01

Product Description

Once in a great while a movie comes along that truly grips and uplifts its audiences. Such a movie is An Officer And A Gentleman, a timeless tale of romance, friendship and growth. Loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen tortuous weeks he learns the importance of discipline, love and friendship. Louis Gossett, Jr. won an Academy Award* for his brilliant portrayal of the tough drill instructor who teaches Zack that no man can make it alone. And while Gossett tries to warn the young officer about the local girls who will do anything to catch themselves pilot husbands, Zack eventually learns to love one (Debra Winger) while his fellow candidate, a memorable character portrayed by David Keith, struggles with a very different fate. An Officer And A Gentleman is a rich and satisfying story with moving performances that will stay with you long after the film has ended.

Customer Reviews:

Romantic........2007-06-23

Although Officer and a Gentleman is riddled with cliches and predictability, it is also one of the most romantic movies of it's time.

Paula, a small town factory worker, meets and falls in love with Zach, an Navy officer candidate. She helps him through basic training, while they both overcome past and present tragedies. Once training is over, what will come of their short-term romance?

Oh, I definitely CANNOT resist a young Richard Gere in uniform. Believe me. I had to wipe the drool off of my chin. :-)

Girl Gets What Girl Wants.......2007-06-12

This is just a simple old-fashioned love story, 1992-style. Lower-class loner guy joins Navy, gets into OCS to be a pilot and, along the way, meets a homie who wants a sailor to take her away from her factory job. A fling turns into the real thing, no matter how hard he tries to deny his feelings for her and, in the end, rescues the factory princess and drives away with her.

A true chick flick.

What is all the hype about?.......2007-06-08

The movie's plot was thin and cliche, the lines were borderline cheesy, and the acting was nothing special. Despite all the nudity, the movie has no edge and when I try to think about a favorite scene, my mind goes blank. Save for the final scene, where is the romance? I simply don't understand why this movie is so highly rated, but perhaps it is because for its time, it might have been a masterpiece. Nevertheless, if a movie cannot transcend time, it isn't a success.

Officer and a Gentelman.......2007-05-29

Great condition, Arrived before the time it was stated it would be delivered. A+ Kudos to Amazon

A Formulaic Film Done To Perfection--This "Officer" Still Packs An Emotional Wallop.......2007-05-14

While no one would ever accuse me of being a romantic, I'll still maintain that "An Officer and a Gentleman" is one of the most affecting films within that genre. Even after 25 years, the film holds up and transcends its flaws to be a powerful and satisfying emotional journey. The film is riddled with cliche'd and oft-used premises and the ending is overly sentimental (when other films have attempted the same thing, I've absolutely cringed)--but none of that matters. With remarkable and raw performances, "Officer" taps into a primal nerve and makes even the most familiar movie formulas seem fresh and vital. I'll make no apologies--I think "An Officer and a Gentleman" is one terrific film!

Richard Gere stars as Zach Mayo--a charming, rebellious, and somewhat amoral badboy. Improbably entering the Naval Academy in an attempt to become a pilot, he immediately clashes with Louis Gossett, Jr. as his supervisor. Learning about teamwork and friendship, his life is further complicated by a local girl (Debra Winger) looking to latch onto a promising future. The film alternates between Gere's progress at the Academy and his burgeoning romance with Winger--but it seems unlikely that either are a good fit. It's a classic story of reform, of overcoming adversity, of making the right choices to become a better person. But what might be mawkish and predictable comes alive with tremendously real performances!

While Gossett won an Oscar as the imperious drill sergeant, and Winger was nominated--the film, in many ways, belongs to Richard Gere. Cunningly believable as the selfish antihero, his evolution throughout the film is remarkably genuine. With much energy and bravado, his performance should have garnered him a Best Actor nomination. In one of the film's most powerful moments, as he proclaims to Gossett that he has "nowhere else to go," his emotion is so raw and all encompassing that I've never forgotten that scene. Gere commands the film so fully, it's interesting to compare it to the more subdued work of his later career. I'd also single out Lisa Blount as Winger's best friend. Cast in a somewhat villainous light, Blount expertly conveys the desperation and ambition of a woman doing whatever is necessary to improve her circumstances in life.

The notoriously difficult (real life) relationship between Winger and Gere on this film proves once again that off-screen antics have little to do with on-screen magic. Channeling their hatred for one another, their romantic and sexual liaisons have a realistic power and aggression that is rare even today. Fierce and independent, these two literally crash together in unexpected--but believable--ways. Old fashioned, yet surprisingly modern, "An Officer and a Gentleman" is supremely entertaining. It will tug at your emotions, but it is never overly manipulative as it has earned our investment with its great characterizations! Highly recommended as drama, romance, or even as a character study--revisit "Officer" now that it has a more deserving DVD release. KGHarris, 05/07.

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Awful fun
DVD's that take you back!
Buster Crabbe and the Citizens of Saturn
Disappointed
"the King of Serials on DVD...VCI Entertainment ~ Buck Rogers (1939)"

Buck Rogers
Starring: Buster Crabbe , Constance Moore , Jackie Moran , Jack Mulhall , and Anthony Warde
Director: Ford Beebe , and Saul A. Goodkind
Manufacturer: Vci Video
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Release Date: 2000-09-19

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While it lacks the baroque, fantastical quality of the previous Flash Gordon serials (which also starred Buster Crabbe), the Buck Rogers serial still exemplifies the freewheeling spirit of pulp-magazine space opera of the 1930s. Crash-landing in the Arctic in the 20th century, Buck Rogers and his sidekick Buddy Wade (Jackie Moran) use a special gas to induce suspended animation, only to be awakened 500 years later when the world is ruled by the evil Killer Kane. We are told that Kane's ascendancy is a direct result of the 20th century's failure to solve the problem of crime. But luckily, Buck Rogers is here to fight Kane's evil domination of mankind, which involves making obedient robots out of folks by strapping an "amnesia helmet" on their heads. (The helmet looks like the sawed-off end of a cheesy rocket ship, complete with fins.) Most of the episodes deal with invasion forces from the planet Saturn and whose side they're going to take, Killer Kane's or Buck's, affording plenty of opportunity for spaceships to zip back and forth, propelled by sparks and rising smoke. All the trappings and tropes of space opera abound: ray guns, space travel, villainous political figures, alien civilizations. In a way, the flaws seem quaint--the wooden acting, the cheesy costumes and sets, the flimsy space crafts, the similarity between the surface of Saturn and certain California deserts, and the way Buck needs no learning curve after traveling 500 years into the future. It's great adolescent fun. --Jim Gay

Description

Preserved in a state of suspended animation for 500 years by the Nirvano gas in the gondola of their dirigible wrecked in the arctic ice wastes, Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy (Jackie Moran) are rescued by scientists in the year 2500 to find the world under the despotic rule of Killer Kane (Anthony Warde) and his super gangsters. Using an arsenal of fantastic weapons created in Dr. Huer's (C. Montague Shaw) clandestine laboratory, the group attempts to seek aid from the planet Saturn to oust the tyrannical ruler only to find that his henchmen have already taken over control of the Prince of Saturn. After several harrowing adventures with the Zugg men, Buck and Buddy return to Earth only to be shot down, imprisoned and finally rescued to participate in a spectacular air battle to wrest control of the Universe from the sinister intergalactic despot.Approximately Released by Universal Pictures. Bonus Features: Animated Menu| Scene Selection| Photo Gallery| Bonus Serial Trailers. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 241 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1939; SRP - $19.99.

Customer Reviews:

Awful fun.......2006-05-24

Chances are, if you're here, you've already made up your mind. People don't just stumble across a 1930s serial. So you're probably a fan of this kind of stuff.

Which means we aren't going to judge this like we would a new, slick, Hollywood release with top-notch actors. This is budget sci-fi made for kids of the 1930s. It's not sophisticated, the acting is a little stilted, and the science laughable. But if you wanted that stuff, you'd buy something else, right?

Comparing this to other serials, I think it's one of the best. Like all serials, it tends to bog down a bit after the first half. That's because most of the really new ideas get presented in the first chapters.

However, the inventive approach to effects and matte painting are really enjoyable. The story is just silly fun. The presence of a fairly non-stereotyped Asian actor is interesting (even though his acting's as bad as everyone else's).

If you're adding to your archive, don't miss this one. Cool ray guns, gravity belts, transporters...

DVD's that take you back!.......2006-03-20

I loved this dvd, it took me back to a time when life was simpler, and I remember sitting in my jammies Saturday morning with a snack watching classic Sci-Fi tv shows and cartoons.
I'm from Ohio so some of you may remember TV movie hosts like: Super Host, The Goul, and Big chuck & Little John and the movies they showed.

Buster Crabbe and the Citizens of Saturn.......2006-03-19

There are aspects of old science fiction movies that I find fun in an antique sort of way. I enjoy the buzzing noises the spaceships make. I also like the props. What I care less for are some of the cheesy special effects and the general butchering of physics and science. If you can keep things in perspective, you may enjoy this movie.

Buck Rogers (Crabbe) and Buddy (Jackie Moran) crash in a dirigible. A new gas causes them to oversleep the alarm by a little. When I say a little, I mean something on the order of 500 years. Buck and Buddy find themselves in a battle with a crime boss named Killer Kane (Anthony Warde). After consulting with the local fighters for democracy, and quickly learning everything he needs to know about science and technology (Buck jumps behind the controls to a spaceship and flies it with no lessons), Buck travels to Saturn to get the people of Saturn's help.

After traveling through clouds, Buck lands on Saturn, but a representative of Killer Kane got there first. We know today that Saturn is a gas planet, and we are reasonably certain that it would be impossible to land on Saturn. Anyway, Buck escapes from Saturn and heads back to earth, hoping that he can find the emissary from Saturn and convince him that Killer Kane is the bad guy, not the fighters for democracy.

This movie plugs along, with people shooting at each other, but the angles are all wrong. The "rays" are actually okay, just a lot wider than if the guns were lasers, and they sometimes come from the wrong angle. In one case, the angle is from about 15 feet off the ground when the rays should have been parallel to the ground. When I saw some of the guys in this movie in their "futuristic" space suits, I realized why those suits never became a style. Pot bellies just show up way to well in these suits.

This movie has a lot of charm. I enjoyed the buzzing, spark shooting space ships. All the metal is heavily riveted, looking more like battleships than space ships. Everyone gets to wear these tight, form-fitting caps. It is interesting to see what people thought the future looked like back in the 1930s. The use of helmets to turn people into robots seemed to me to be a kind of allegory to Nazi Germany, or perhaps communism.

If you liked Buster Crabbe in Flash Gordon, then likely you will enjoy this movie as well. Another similar movie is "Radar Men on the Moon." Keep your expectations in line with 1939 and you may find a treat.

Disappointed.......2005-10-20

While I looked forward to seeing the series again I guess I was expecting too much.The disk looks like a copy of a copy of the orginal film. The series is complete but too many scenes are dark around the edges and hard to make out the charactors. I would suggest you save your money for a better copy, if and when it should come out.

"the King of Serials on DVD...VCI Entertainment ~ Buck Rogers (1939)".......2005-10-06

VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present "Buck Rogers" (1939) (Dolby digitally remastered), adapted from Edgar Wallace novel with 12 Chapters of vintage serial episodes loaded with action sequences...story line involves Buck Rogers and his young friend Buddy Wade as they both crash land in a trans-polar dirigible flight on an Earth mountain top, will they be killed...what is this strange gas of suspended animations...have the years passed so quickly with Buck and Buddy now 500 years into the future...who now rules the planet Earth with such tyrannical despot...what can be done to overthrow the leader Killer Kane who wants all under his "Zombie" control and in enslavement...can Buck, Buddy and Lt. Wilma Deering overthrow Killer Kane and his ally Prince Tallen of Saturn...who will win out on this universal war, watch "War of the Planets" the final chapter of this double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...inter planetary sci-fi exciting adventure...don't miss a single spine thrilling episode..return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter.

Under director Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind, producer Barney A. Sarecky screenplay by Morgan B. Cox, John Cutting, Jesse A. Duffy, music score by Franz Waxman, Karl Hajos, Edward Ward, Clifford Vaughan, Heinz Roemheld, music director Charles Previn, special effects by Ed Keyes...the cast include Larry 'Buster' Crabbe (Buck Rogers), Constance Moore (Wilma Deering), Jackie Moran (George "Buddy" Wade), Jack Mulhall (Captain Rankin), Henry Brandon (Captain Laska), Wheeler Oakman (Lieutenant Patten), Philson Ahn (Prince Tallen), Anthony Warde (Killer Kane), C. Montague Shaw (Prof. Huer), Guy Usher (Aldar), Kenne Duncan (Lieutenant Lacy), Carleton Young (Scott), Richard Alexander (Earth Soldier), Lane Chandler (Army official at Wade's lab), Karl Hackett (Councillor Krenko), Eddie Parker (Council-Room Guard), Stanley Price (Captain Martin/Zugg Man), David Sharpe (Kane Pilot/Hidden City Sentry/Saturnian Lieutenant ), Tom Steele (Kane Pilot/Hidden City Tech/Balcony Guard)...take a note on the stuntwork by Eddie Parker (stunt double for Buster Crabbe), David Sharpe (stunt double for Jack Moran) and Tom Steele (stuntwork)...the music score in this film has some of the cues from "The Bride of Frankenstein" by Franz Waxman, which fits this film like a glove......special behind the scenes note that actor Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California and won the 400 meter freestyle in which he medaled in the 1932 Olympics, went to work for Paramount in "King of the Jungle" (1933), next role was "Tarzan the Fearless (1933), Crabbe returned to Paramount Pictures was featured in Zane Grey Westerns which were well received, then came the roles that made him a household word "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers" at Universal Picture Serials (1936-1940), meanwhile PRC Studios was looking for a leading hero "Billy the Kid" and "Billy Carson" in the 1940 B-Western series and ran its course for six years, later made several televison appearances and appeared in a series "Captain Gallant and the Foreign Legion" (1955-1957).....meanwhile back to the feature as Universal Pictures always at the top of their game and this serial is no exception...there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features.

CHAPTER TITLES:
1. Tomorrow's World
2. Tragedy on Saturn
3. The Enemy's Stronghold
4. The Sky Patrol
5. The Phantom Plane
6. The Unknown Command
7. Primitive Urge
8. Revolt of the Zuggs
9. Bodies Without Minds
10.Broken Barriers
11.A Prince in Bondage
12.War of the Planets

BIOS:
1. Buster Crabbe (aka Clarence Linden Crabbe)
Birth Date: 2/07/1908 - Oakland, CA
Died: 4/23/1983 - Scottsdale, Arizona
2. Constance Moore
Birth Date: 1/18/1919 - Sioux City, Iowa
Died: 9/16/2055 - Los Angeles, CA
3. Antony Warde
Birth Date: 11/04/1908 - Pennsylvania
Died: 1/08/1975 - Hollywood, CA
4. Jackie Moran (aka John E. Moran)
Birth Date:1/26/1923 - Matton, Illinois
Died: 9/20/1990 - Greenfield, MA
5. Ford I. Beebe (Director)
Birth Date: 11/26/1888 -
Died: 11/26/1978 -

If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the above...check out another release from VCI Entertainment and Columbia Pictures present "Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere" (1951) (digitally remastered), 15 Chapters.finally for the first time on video the really great Columbia Serial that broke the mold...we have everything a serial fan would want...the tinted sequences by Cinecolor and unique inventions that were unlike any other serial out there in the '50s...get out there as they're going fast, this is the one you've been waiting for.

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Buck Rogers" (1940), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50s...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 241 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment 8248 ~ (4/27/2004)

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For Students Of American Music
Very Entertaining Selection of Country Artists!

Best of Country Live!
Starring: Johnny Cash , Kenny Rogers , Dolly Parton , Buck Owens , and Dottie West
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Description

What started out as regional "hillbilly music" spread like wildfire nationwide - and worldwide - to become a multi-billion-dollar industry: Country music! Here are the greatest stars of country music's classic years in live performances of some of their greatest hits, from Tennessee Ernie Ford, Eddy Arnold, Chet Atkins and Johnny Cash in the '50s thru Buck Owens, Kenny Rogers, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, and Dottie West in the '70s.

Many of these live performances have remained largely unseen since they were first broadcast - in full color - on television nearly thirty years ago! As a special bonus, we've included exclusive interviews with country legends Eddy Arnold and Kenny Rogers! No fan of country music should be without this remarkable collection of country greats!

Song List:

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Shotgun Boogie (1951) - (Soundie) - 2:30 Eddy Arnold - Tennessee Waltz (1954) - (Eddy Arnold Time) - 2:00 Chet Atkins - Poor People of Paris (1955) - (Grand Ole Opry) - 2:00 Johnny Cash - Guess Things Happen That Way (1959) - (Town Hall Party) - 1:50 Buck Owens - Sam's Place (1967) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 1:30 Buck Owens - Your Tender Loving Care (1967) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 2:40 Kenny Rogers - Am I Too Late (1976) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 3:15 Oak Ridge Boys - Y'all Come Back Saloon (1977) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 3:10 Oak Ridge Boys - Emmylou (1977) - (Mike Douglas Show) 2:20 Dolly Parton (with Richard Dennison) - Suspicious Minds (1977) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 2:00 Dottie West - You Pick Me Up to Put Me Down (1979) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 2:30 Dottie West - We've Got Tonight (1979) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 3:45

BONUS FEATURES

Interview With Eddy Arnold Interview With Kenny Rogers

Customer Reviews:

For Students Of American Music.......2007-05-30

This is one of the items I have successfully used in my Music Appreciation Class at Butte College.

Very Entertaining Selection of Country Artists!.......2006-10-04

This sure is an interesting cross-section of Country singers! I've seen some of the early footage before, like Johnny Cash and Eddy Arnold from the Fifties, but the color stuff from the Sixties and Seventies was really something, like Buck Owens, Kenny Rogers, and the Oak Ridge Boys. I'm glad somebody had the foresight to save some of those TV performaces!

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Saddle stories
20 Westerns of Public Domain Goodness for a Reasonable Price
ALLRIGHT
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For old B-Westerns, the film transfers here are mostly pretty good considering....

Tough Guys of the West 20 Movie Pack
Starring: John Wayne , Roy Rogers , Randolph Scott , Ken Maynard , and Gary Cooper
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Customer Reviews:

Saddle stories.......2007-06-20

TOUGH GUYS OF THE WEST features all the big cowboy stars of the 1930s and 40s, plus many other well-known actors. These mostly hour-length oaters were often screened back then as half of a Saturday afternoon matinee. If you've never seen in action Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Buck Jones or Bob Steele (other than in his F-Troop! role of Pvt. Dobbs), this fine DVD box set will afford you just that opportunity. With ten double-sided discs containing twenty still well-loved westerns, TOUGH GUYS is a great way to start your "classic westerns" library off on the right hoof.

And if you really want an instant collection of films like these, why not try WESTERN CLASSICS 100 MOVIE PACK? It's about the best darn thing to come along since the silver bullet!

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The following alphabetized program lists provides viewer poll ratings (based on a 1 to 10 scale) for each film, plus years of release and their most prominent actors.

(6.3) Abilene Town (1946) - Randolph Scott/Edgar Buchanan/Ann Dvorak
(6.0) Aces and Eights (1936) - Tim McCoy/Luana Walters
(6.8) Angel And The Badman (1947) - John Wayne/Gail Russell/Harry Carey
(5.9) Arizona Gunfighter (1937) - Bob Steele/Jean Carmen
(6.0) Billy The Kid Returns (1938) Roy Rogers/Smiley Burnette
(6.0) Boss of Bullion City (1940) - Johhny Mack Brown/Fuzzy Knight
(5.0) Cavalcade of the West (1936) - Hoot Gibson/Rex Lease
(6.7) Dawn on the Great Divide (1942) - Buck Jones/Mona Barrie/Christine McIntyre
(5.8) Fighting Caravans (1931) - Gary Cooper/Lili Damita/Eugene Pallette
(???) Frontier Fury (1943) - Charles Starrett/Roma Aldrich
(5.7) Gangster's Den (1945) - Buster Crabbe/Al St. John
(6.3) Hittin' the Trail (1937) - Tex Ritter/"Snub" Pollard/Hank Worden
(5.7) The Light of Western Stars (1940) - Victor Jory/Noah Beery Jr./Alan Ladd(in support)
(5.3) My Outlaw Brother (1951) - Mickey Rooney/Robert Preston/Robert Stack
(5.7) Nevada City (1941) - Roy Rogers/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.6) The Painted Desert (1931) - William Boyd/Clark Gable
(5.5) Phantom Thunderbolt (1933) - Ken Maynard/Frances Lee
(6.0)Range Defenders (1937) - Robert Livingston/Ray "Crash" Corrigan/Yakima Canutt
(6.0) Santa Fe Trail (1940) - Errol Flynn/Ronald Reagan/Olivia de Havilland
(6.8) Stampede (Canada/USA-1936) - Charles Starrett/Finis Barton

20 Westerns of Public Domain Goodness for a Reasonable Price.......2007-05-30

Tough Guys of the West is a collection of 20 Westerns that have only one thing in common: they are all public domain and as such it is possible for them to be presented in highly affordable collections. I paid $23.99 for my set and that comes down to less than $1.25 per movie. The way that movie tickets cost nowadays, you really cannot complain about this collection.

This deal is even better when you consider that many of the movies in this collection are available as individual movie DVD's at prices of $5 and higher. Many of the movies in this collection are presented in better condition than they are from other DVD companies.

Additionally, some of these movies are of such quality and/or proven audience appeal you just have to wonder just why the movie studios did not renew their copyrights. Chief among these are Santa Fe Trail starring both Errol Flynn & Ronald Reagan, Angel and the Badman starring John Wayne and Abilene Town starring Randolph Scott.

All in all, a great deal for the money.

ALLRIGHT.......2007-02-20

I had a problem that some of the discs were duplicated, but every thing was sorted out by Amazon who gave me a full credit

bcieclipse goes western again.......2006-05-07

this set of 20 movies is a western lovers dream. the transfers are all good for the most part and my stepfather really likes this set also. a great way to build your collection of western movies.

For old B-Westerns, the film transfers here are mostly pretty good considering...........2005-08-12

This is a review of the "Tough Guys of the West" 20 movie DVD collection issed by Brentwood Home Video.

What you have here is a very good collection of 20 B-Westerns. The films transfers range from very good or excellent to very poor. But, overall these are all watchable and are generally in fairly decent quality overall considering the age and nature of public domain films.

The film transfers for most are at least adequate and generally as good as or better than the typical low-end type of public domain product available out there. But, as I noted there are exceptions, however, and some films are in much better shape than others, but there are only maybe three or four films that I would call very poor transfers (still watchable, but in poor quality), most of the rest of the films here are such that you can generally enjoy the movie itself without being overly distracted by the scratches, fuzziness, splices, etc.

Some of the films that rank in the lower end of the quality range here include: Aces and Eights, Arizona Gunfighter, Gangster's Den, and Frontier Fury. These four films are pretty fuzzy looking - you can watch them o.k., but if you happen to really, really like any of those and were considering buying this collection just for those four films, you should look elsewhere for better copies.

On the other hand, "Abilene Town" is in much, much better quality here than I have seen in some other collections and "Hittin' the Trail", "Stampede" and "The Painted Desert" are also in very good condition here - these are all very good to excellent in terms of picture quality most of the time. Probably as good as it gets for these great old films.

The Roy Rogers film, "Nevada City" is a sharp picture, but it is washed out looking - you can compensate somewhat by increasing the contrast and still get a decent result.

In addition, please note that the Roan Group has issued a much, much better quality DVD version of the Roy Rogers film "Billy the Kid Returns" than what you find here in this collection. Also, if you are looking for a near perfect quality DVD of "Angel and the Bad Man" you need to get the one issued by Good Times which is much better than the film transfer of that film included in this collection. In both cases those two films are certainly very watchable in this collection, I'm just letting you know that if you want perfect copies of those two films and are willing to pay the extra money to get them, significantly better film transfers can be found elsewhere. The ones on this collection are certainly watchable and enjoyable, just not perfect.

Here is a list of the movies included in this set:

Abilene Town - Randolph Scott
Aces and Eights - Tim McCoy
Angel and the Badman - John Wayne
The Arizona Gunfighter - Bob Steele
Cavalcade of the West - Hoot Gibson
Dawn on the Great Divide - Buck Jones
Fighting Caravans - Gary Cooper
Gangster's Den - Buster Crabbe
Hittin the Trail - Tex Ritter
The Light of Western Stars - Alan Ladd
My Outlaw Brother -
Nevada City - Roy Rogers & George "Gabby" Hayes
Painted Desert - Clark Gable
The Phantom Thunderbolt - Ken Maynard
Santa Fe Trail - Errol Flynn
Billy the Kid Returns - Roy Rogers
Boss of Bullion City - Johhny Mack Brown
Range Defenders - Ray "Crash" Corrigan
Stampede - Charles Starrett
Frontier Fury - Charles Starrett

Average customer rating:

Frankenfurter--only with more clothes!
Avast, me hearties! Thar be buccaneers in Nebraska!
Finally released on DVD.

Pirates of the Plain
Starring: Tim Curry , Seth Adkins , Jeffrey Pillars , Buck Ford , and Charles Napier
Director: John R. Cherry III
Manufacturer: Active (Ven400)
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ASIN: B00007AJGF
Release Date: 2003-01-14

Customer Reviews:

Frankenfurter--only with more clothes!.......2004-11-30

LOVED this film! A family film, even with Tim Curry playing a lead character! He usually only has small vilinous parts. He is one of my favorite actors and I loved seeing him throughout an entire movie! He has a GREAT laugh and a playfulness about him.

"Bobby" is precious, and has a fantastic time with his fantasy friends. But Jack proves to be more than he bargained for!

Dee Wallace is sterling in anything she is in.

My only complaint was that the film seemed too short!

Avast, me hearties! Thar be buccaneers in Nebraska!.......2003-05-01

Pirates of the Plain centers around a nine-year-old boy (Seth Adkins) with an overactive imagination. Whether it's shoot-outs with the James Gang or laser battles with alien robots, little Bobby's playmates seem so real to him. It frightens his mother (Dee Wallace Stone), while Bobby's grandpa (Charles Napier) thinks it's just Bobby's way of coping with not having many friends and a father that left two years prior. At the same time that Bobby's story unfolds, a pirate captain in 1732 called Jezebel Jack (Tim Curry) has run afowl of his crew of cutthroats. Jezebel Jack has a map to a king's ransom worth of treasure but he wants it all for himself. After killing a man who knew the captain wasn't willing to share, Jack is thrown overboard by the rest of the pirates, and ends up in the wheat fields of Nebraska near Bobby's family's farm! As the two unlikely friends go on a treasure hunt for a strong-box of silver bars hidden by wild west outlaws, the disgruntled crew of Jack's ship, Delilah, also ends up "sailing the amber waves of grain."

John Cherry, of Ernest "fame," acts as writor/director/producer of this family adventure film that will truly appeal not only to children but adults too. Tim Curry, as always, gives a great performance, while everyone has very well also. Good production values and a smartly written script makes this a worth-while buy to add to your pirate movie collection.

Finally released on DVD........2003-02-03

Pirates of the Plain is one of the best movies Tim Curry has
made. I am a huge fan of Mr. Curry, and am happy to finally own
this movie on DVD. If you are a big fan of Tim's you will definately love this movie.