U.S. Marshal

Starring:Bromfield
Studio: Platinum Disc
Product Type: DVD

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Well, at least the music is good...
Change of pace for Bronson.
Good Movie; Very Good transfer (for a budget dvd)
Casablanca...sorta

Charles Bronson: Cabo Blanco/U.S. Marshal
Starring: Charles Bronson
Manufacturer: Delta
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ASIN: B00000I1M0
Release Date: 1998-12-15

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CABO BLANCO Bronson has come to Cabo Blanco to escape the world and its worries...but a menacing ex-Nazi throws the sleepy fishing village into disarray.

U.S. MARSHAL Bronson is an AWOL private who is being pursued by a U.S. Marshal.

Includes an intro by Tony Curtis and the trailer for Bronson's The Great Escape.

Menus: English • Spanish • Chinese • Japanese
Subtitles: Spanish • Chinese • Japanese

B&W/Color
Running Time: 112 min.

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Well, at least the music is good..........2006-09-01

There are so many bad reasons to see films that seeing CaboBlanco simply because it has (along with The Salamander) one of Jerry Goldsmith's most obscure scores doesn't seem quite such a stupid one, especially since the score is pretty good. Although it never matches its magnificent Ravelesque opening, let alone the extraordinary work Goldsmith was doing at the same period (Star Trek, The Boys From Brazil, The First Great Train Robbery, Magic, The Swarm, Masada, Poltergeist), it's another case of a composer being inspired by a bad film to turn out a good score that's still head and shoulders over 99% of film scoring today.

The film itself is certainly an oddity, an attempt to do a Casablanca in post-war Peru, but Charles Bronson, Dominique Sanda, Simon MacCorkindale, Fernando Rey and Jason Robards were never likely to offer much competition to Bogie, Bergman, Heinreid, Rains and Veidt even had the script been better. (There's no Dooley Wilson or As Time Goes By, but Nat King Cole is playing on the jukebox singing The Very Thought of You.) Sanda in particular, as usual in her English language work, is so staggeringly awful you half-expect her to bump into the furniture, although she gets strong competition from MacCorkindale in the who-can-give-the-worse-performance stakes, but an easygoing Bronson at least is good value.

Feeling more like one of RKO's mid 50s SuperScope South of the Border treasure hunt movies than anything from Warners' golden age, the film at times feels like its suffered some last-minute editing, jumping into some scenes apparently midway while some characters are never introduced properly (prominently billed Clifton James never appears at all), and the ending - involving a parrot, a secret code, a stuck record on a jukebox and a cyanide pill - is one of the most absurd endings in screen history. Still, there's some fluid and impressively composed Scope camerawork and the scenery's nice, although both suffer in the DVD transfers. It's an unlikely candidate for restoration, but it's worth noting that the German DVD available through Amazon.de does at least boast a good 2.35:1 transfer and extras (trailer, 25-minute making of and hardback book style packaging), though the soundtrack doesn't fare so well.

Change of pace for Bronson........2004-12-22

I have watched this Charles Bronson movie several times and enjoy it more each time. On first viewing, it's hard to see Bronson in a straight acting role in the same vein as Lola or Someone Behind The Door, which are two excellent straight acting Bronson movies. Some reviewers have pointed out that this movie is very similar to Casablanca. On this point I can not comment as I have never watched Casablanca. Cabo Blanco for me was a good movie that I never found boring. It also features an enjoyable performance from Jason Robards who also appeared with Bronson in Once Upon A Time In The West. If you are more of an action man Bronson fan then you may be disappointed with this.

As for the DVD transfer, the picture quality and sound is for the most part acceptable with some print damage evident at times but not to the extent that the movie becomes unwatchable. Maybe we will see a restored special edition in the not to distant future.

Good Movie; Very Good transfer (for a budget dvd).......2002-07-23

"Cabo Blanco" is must-have DVD for true Bronson fans--and not the least reason is because you actually get to see the man act. But the most surprising thing about this Laserlight DVD is that the transfer, picture and sound, is actually quite good. And, unlike most budget dvds of contemporary films, this one is presented in widescreen. I know another reviewer mentioned that the film was originally shot in 'scope ("scope" is a term for generic Cinemascope techniques) but the aspect ratio here seems to be the correct one--no panning or scanning, and no actors cut in half on either side of the screen.
Now, it's certainly not a "restored" version of this obscure film, but they did find a very nice print which only shows wear at the reel-change spots.

And, as a bonus, you get to see a very young Bronson in an episode of the 1950s drama series "U.S. Marshall."

This is one of the few budget dvds of a public domain Bronson film that's actually worth buying.

Casablanca...sorta.......2000-06-12

As far as ripoffs of Casablanca go, and I only know two offhand(this film and Barb Wire), Caboblanco is probably the best of the bunch. That's not saying much at all, but I think this film should take whatever praise it can get. So who do we have in place of Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, and Conrad Veidt? Why, Charles Bronson, Dominique Sanda, Fernando Rey, and Jason Robards. Capable actors one and all(yes, even Bronson). But even if Casablanca never existed, Caboblanco would still be a pedestrian movie. Actually, pedestrian would be another compliment. This film is somnabulent. The story just unfolds before you without any enthusiasm(sp?), passion, excitement, whatever. Yet I resist giving it one star because I didn't have any strong hatred for it or found it offensively bad. The photography was nice and Jerry Goldsmith's score was okay. Otherwise, it's like cinematic novocaine, as oppose to truly bad films which make pass out from the pain. As for the DVD, Caboblanco was supposed shot in 'scope, which would mean an aspect ratio of 2.35 to 1. But the disc is framed more towards 1.85 to 1, which means a partial letterbox. Though the case says stereo, I think the movie is just 2 channel mono. The introduction by Tony Curtis is insignificant, which is too bad since he and Bronson made a movie together and it would have been nice to hear some personal recollections about Bronson beyond the standard issue biographical information.

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The Lone Ranger and U.S. Marshal
Starring: TV Classic Westerns
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0007CEXG8
Release Date: 2005-01-11

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Hard-to-find Western series finally makes it to DVD

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Starring: Bromfield
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ASIN: B0001IN0PS
Release Date: 2004-02-24

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Hard-to-find Western series finally makes it to DVD.......2004-03-26

John Bromfield stars as Frank Morgan in this violent, modern-day (1950s) Western set in Arizona. For the first two seasons of the series (1956-58), the show was titled "Sheriff of Cochise (a/k/a "The Man from Cochise") in which Morgan was the Sheriff of Cochise County. During the series' final two seasons (1958-60), Morgan became a U.S. Marshal for the state of Arizona and was based in neighboring Tucson in "United States Marshal." The show was more of a crime show with a Western setting and Morgan's transportation of choice was not a horse but rather a station wagon equipped with a rifle mounted on the inside of the driver's door. The episodes included on this DVD include plenty of early performances by future television and movie stars, including Charles Bronson (The Dirty Dozen, Death Wish series), Michael Landon (Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie), Mike Connors (Mannix), Martin Milner (Route 66, Adam-12), Robert Fuller (Laramie, Wagon Train, Emergency!), Jack Lord (Stoney Burke, Hawaii Five-0), and Donna Douglas (The Beverly Hillbillies). The series's star, John Bromfield, effectively retired from acting at the conclusion of this series.

Platinum Disc Corporation's DVD is a real find as this series has rarely been seen since its original broadcast and was difficult to find on VHS tape. Quality wise, you'll find some film specks and scratches and Platinum's logo which appears from time-to-time in the bottom right hand corner of the screen but, generally speaking, these episodes look and sound good . . . just don't expect modern "high definition" quality. Some of the information included on the DVD cover is incorrect. For starters, the DVD includes 9 episodes rather than the 8 listed on the cover. Some of the episode titles are incorrectly listed and, finally, episodes are said to be 39 minutes long when, in fact, they run approximately 26 minutes each (without commercials) and were produced for a half-hour time slot. These errors aside, kudos to Platinum for releasing episodes from this hard-to-find series, as well as episodes from other Westerns from TV's golden age, including "Stories of the Century" and "Shotgun Slade."

Except as noted, all episode titles are from "United States Marshal." The corrected episode titles include:

The Witnesses
Sentence of Death
Maryjo is Missing
The Fugitives
Trigger Happy
The Champ
Husband and Wife*
The Relatives*
Army Escapee Pursuit

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After the late-career high of True Grit, only The Cowboys and The Shootist escaped the curse of half-baked scripts, recycled material, and lackadaisical filmmaking that characterized John Wayne's last half-dozen years in movies. Cahill is no exception, but it's more energetic than The Undefeated and Chisum (likewise nominally directed by Andrew V. McLaglen), with a certain Gothic tinge. Also, the theme of a dedicated professional who lets his job keep him from being part of his children's lives appears to have had some relevance for the producer-star. Marshal Cahill's two sons (Summer of '42's Gary Grimes and the preteen Clay O'Brien) are so unhinged by paternal "negligence" that they get caught up in a twisted bank-robbery scheme with a very bad guy, a veritable bogeyman (George Kennedy). Cahill has to sort his familial crisis and several outlaw crews, with the assistance of a sardonic half-breed scout (Neville Brand) who teases him mightily. --Richard T. Jameson

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The End of the Trail.......2007-02-12

The film begins when Marshal Cahill goes to arrest five men for bank robbery. Resistance is futile. Back in Valentine Texas Cahill's boys are involved with Strothers, who leads them astray. Danny Cahill was drunk and disorderly. His younger brother sneaks into jail to free the prisoners while every man is fighting a barn fire. The boys soon learn there is no honor among thieves, but too late. The clever crooks burglarize the bank, then return to jail for a perfect alibi. Billy Joe will hide the loot, and no one will know anything if they keep their mouths shut. The posse searched the county but could find no strangers. [This is a strange story compared to earlier John Wayne films. The younger generation has gone awry.] Daniel seems to have a mind of his own. Marshal Cahill & son capture a gang who have new money, but can't provide a good explanation. They are arrested. What if the wrong men are punished for someone else's crime?

Back in Valentine the crooks can't find the buried loot and return to threaten Billy Joe. But he can't describe where he hid it. Somehow Marshal Cahill knows the truth! Late at night Danny and Billy Joe visit the graveyard to locate the burial place. The Marshal's surprise fails. [This serious business is played for laughs.] You can sense the double riding that mule. Cahill and Lightfoot track the wagon, and are ambushed by the gang. Why did they lack vigilance? At night the remaining gang members return to the old mine to collect their share of the loot. Cahill's boys are stopped by their father and told what to do. The bad guys return to get the rest of the loot, and get their reward. Cahill's boys learn to do the right thing; there is hope for them. The messy ending is not covered here, not even an deus ex machina would straighten out this mess.

Compared to his earlier films, this is more of a comedy than a drama. Was this to spare John Wayne from strenuous activity? It lacks the singing and dancing found in some old Westerns. A better story makes a better film. You almost know how it will turn out from the beginning of the film. At times there is a roughness to John Wayne's voice that suggests health problems.

Cahill -United States Marshal 1973.......2006-04-16

A Disaster movie with John Wayne (1907-1979) , the plot are nonsens and predictable and nothing realy happend .Talking , some Studio scenes , talking , some outdore scenes , Bang and the movie ends in confusion . Save your money on other John Wayne movies. Transfer in High Quality . Those how think my review are wrong , buy a bad movie !

A pretty darn good late John Wayne film.......2006-02-15

There is a group of people who love to feel superior by disdaining things that everyday people enjoy. One of those things is a John Wayne movie. I am one who really enjoys John Wayne movies. He had a great screen presence, even when he was older, as he was here, in the Rooster Cogburn movies, and especially in the great movie "The Shootist".

This movie is really about fathers and sons, and particularly absent fathers and sons who find the wrong path and try to get back to the right way. Wayne plays the title character, J. D. Cahill. The opening scene is him on the road taking on a band of five bad guys in a shootout that ends the way you would expect the hero to play in a John Wayne film.

Cahill is an older man and we learn that he has young sons, one, Danny, a young teen and the other, Budger, a young boy. Their mother died. In a touching conversation with Danny, regretting his not being around for them, he acknowledges that he has focused too much on his job. He does note that when Danny's mother (Cahill's dear wife) was dying her last words to Cahill were, "Go Get `Em!". And so, he has been ever since.

George Kennedy plays one of his best and menacing bad guys, Abe Fraser. I don't want to get into the plot, but he does suck Danny and Budger into his plans. And it is the boys trying to extricate themselves without letting their father in on their problems that ends up causing most of the problems. The crisis comes when some innocent men are facing death for the crimes the boys know they and Abe's gang committed and they have to get things right in time.

You expect things to turn out a certain way in a film like this. There aren't any big surprises, but there are some funny and some touching moments along the way. And Wayne is still quite good as he holds the screen with his unique presence. And Neville Brand as Lightfoot provides some very fine moments in the film.

I don't think it is one of the best things Wayne did, but it is still better then most films and suitable for families. It can provide some good discussion with your kids, as well.

And it is a John Wayne film.

The critics are too harsh.......2004-10-26

So the Duke is getting a little long in the tooth. His inimitable style, tough-talkin', swaggerin' self is as true here as his more famous films. After all, it IS John Wayne.

In this plot, J. D. Cahill, a widower and federal marshall has neglected the upbringing of his boys - one surmises because of his duty to his country and the wild, uncivilized territory. But in a youthful, rebellious spirit, his boys throw their lot in with some real outlaws. And it spells trouble. Big trouble. The kind of trouble that only Cahill - U.S. Marshall - can fix.

The movie is fun and entertaining. A couple of hours spent lost in a time when the west was young and the nation herself was immature and rebellious.

Cahill - United States Marshal Review.......2004-08-24

John Wayne begins to show his age in this film. On top of that, the story line has been in several other John Wayne westerns. However, this movie is still a good one to watch with the family.

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LOLA and U.S. MARSHAL PURSUIT

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Chisum / Cahill U.S. Marshal
Starring: John Wayne , Forrest Tucker , Christopher George , Ben Johnson , and Glenn Corbett
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B0001WTX3W
Release Date: 2004-05-04

THE LONE RANGER / U.S. MARSHAL / SHOTGUN SLADE / THE CISCO KID [28 EPISODES BOX SET ON 4 DVDs]

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THE LONE RANGER / U.S. MARSHAL / SHOTGUN SLADE / THE CISCO KID [28 EPISODES BOX SET ON 4 DVDs]

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6 EPISODES OF THE LONE RANGER, 8 EPISODES OF U.S. MARSHAL, 8 EPISODES OF SHOTGUN SLADE, 6 EPISODES OF THE CISCO KID... All are the classic episodes shown exactly as the were on TV with digitally enhanced audio 5.1 PLUS Chapter selections.

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