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Forth Worth/Colt .45/Tall Man Riding (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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"Randolph Scott B-Western Series ... Hard Riding & Straight Shooting ... Warner Home Video"
Review date: 2007-05-07 Rating: 10 out of 10
Warner Home Video presents "TRIPLE FEATURE: Colt .45 / Tall Man Riding / Fort Worth" (1950) - Randolph Scott --- (Dolby digitally remastered) --- relive those thrilling days when Randolph Scott took us down the dusty trails with hard riding and straight shooting hitting the bull's eye with excitement every time... the Randolph Scott series of B-Westerns were a staple of Saturday matinees in the 1940s and 1950s ... don't miss any of the Randolph Scott features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his B-Western adventures.
First up we have - "COLT .45" (1950) (74 min/Color) --- Under Edwin L. Marin (Director), Saul Elkins (Producer), Thomas W Blackburn (Screenwriter), Wilfred M. Cline (Cinematographer), Frank Magee (Editor), William Lava (Original Music) ------ the cast includes Randolph Scott (Steve Farrell), Ruth Roman (Beth Donovan), Zachary Scott (Jason Brett), Lloyd Bridges (Paul Donovan), Alan Hale Sr. (Sheriff Harris), Ian MacDonald (Miller), Chief Thundercloud (Walking Bear) . . . . . . our story involves a sample case stolen by Zachary Scott, in the case is a pair of Colt 45's ... our hero Randy Scott who is the salesman for same must capture Zach and retrieve the case ... our heroine is beautiful Ruth Roman, when on the screen keeps your attention as the plot thickens ... great supporting cast of Alan Hale Sr. (his last film), Lloyd Bridges (Sea Hunt TV series), Chief Thundercloud (famous B-Western actor play Tonto in The Lone Ranger film series) and Ian MacDonald (appeared as Frank Miller in "High Noon") ... the tension builds between Randy and Zach, as the two Scott's bring excitement and drama with this hour long oater, not to be missed in your collection of B-Westerns.
BIOS:
1. Randolph Scott (aka: George Randolph Scott)
Date of birth: 23 January 1898 - Orange County, Virginia
Date of death: 2 March 1987 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
2. Ruth Roman (aka: Norma Roman)
Date of birth: 22 December 1922 - Lynn, Massachusetts
Date of death: 9 September 1999 - Laguna Beach, California
3. Zachary Scott (aka: Zachary Thomson Scott Jr.)
Date of birth: 21 February 1914 - Austin, Texas
Date of death: 3 October 1965 - Austin, Texas
Second on the triple bill - "TALL MAN RIDING" (1955) (83 min/Color) --- Under Lesley Selander (Director) , David Weisbart (Producer), Norman A. Fox (Novel), Joseph Hoffman (Screenplay), Paul Sawtell (Original Music), Wilfred M. Cline (Cinematographer), Irene Morra (Editor) ------ the cast includes Randolph Scott (Larry Madden), Dorothy Malone (Corinna Willard), Peggie Castle (Reva (Pearlo's Palace Entertainer), William Ching (Rex Willard), John Baragrey (Sebo earlo), Robert Barrat (Tuck Ordway), John Dehner (Ames Luddington), Paul Richards (Peso Kid), Lane Chandler (Hap Sutton), Mickey Simpson (Deputy Jeff Barclay), Joe Bassett (Will), Charles Watts (Pearlo's Palace Bartender), Russ Conway (Marshal Jim Feathergill) . . . . . . our story features revenge and vengeance with Randy Scott in the middle of this well written script by Joseph Hoffman and outstanding direction of Lesley Selander, who's films have always been first rate ... the heroine is Dorothy Malone with villain Robert Barrett head a great cast of supporting actors John Dehner, Paul Richards and Lane Chandler ... as always, Scott is in top form and the film succeeds with his presence.
BIOS:
1. Dorothy Malone (aka: Dorothy Eloise Maloney)
Date of birth: 30 January 1925 - Chicago, Illinois
Date of death: Still Living
Third and final feature - "FORT WORTH" (1951) (80 mins/Color) --- Under Edwin L. Marin (Director), Anthony Veiller (Producer), David Buttolph (Original Music), Sidney Hickox (Cinematographer), Clarence Kolster (Editor), John Twist (Screenwriter) ------ the cast includes Randolph Scott (Ned Britt), David Brian (Blair Lunsford), Phyllis Thaxter (Flora Talbot), Helena Carter (Amy Brooks), Dickie Jones (Luther Wick), Ray Teal (Gabe Clevenger), Michael Tolan (Mort Springer), Paul Picerni (Joe Castro), Emerson Treacy (Ben Garvin), Bob Steele (Shorty), Walter Sande (Deputy Waller), Chubby Johnson (Sheriff) . . . . . . our story has Randy Scott as a newspaperman, previously a gunfighter ... will he be able to hang up his guns and turn respectible, when the badmen arrive in town bent on taking over ... veteran actor Ray Teal is great as the powerful cattle baron who sends for David Brian and the plot gets exciting ... this is like a silent valcano ready to erupt, will Scott and Brian lock horns ... this sage brush oater is about as good as it gets.
BIOS:
1. David Brian
Date of birth: 5 August 1914 - New York, New York
Date of death: 15 July 1993 - Sherman Oaks, California
2. Phyllis Thaxter (aka: Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter)
Date of birth: 20 November 1921 - Portland, Maine
Date of death: Still Living
Special footnote, George Randolph Scott better known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s ... his popularity grew in the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in such films as "Gung Ho"! (1943) and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938); but he was especially famous for his numerous Westerns including "Virginia City" (1940) with Errol Flynn and Humphrey Bogart, "Western Union" (1941) with Robert Young, "Seven Men from Now" (1956) with Lee Marvin, "The Tall T" (1957) with Richard Boone, "Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend" (1957) with James Garner, and "Ride the High Country" (1962) with Joel McCrea (a coin was flipped to see whether Scott or McCrea would receive top billing, and Scott won despite having a slightly smaller role) ... his long fistfight with John Wayne in "The Spoilers" (1942) was frequently cited by critics and the press as the most thrilling ever filmed; they were fighting over Marlene Dietrich ... another smash hit film together that same year called "Pittsburgh" (1942) once again with Dietrich, Scott and Wayne
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), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 238 mins on DVD ~ WHV82144DVD ~ (11/07/2006)
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Zachary Scott
Alan Hale
Ruth Roman
Randolph Scott
Lloyd Bridges
Creators:
Randolph Scott (Primary Contributor)
Ruth Roman (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 0012569821446
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC,
Release date: 2006-11-07
Universal product code (UPC): 012569821446
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 237 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1950-05-27
Language: English (Original Language)