Some research on Andre de Toth unearthed this goofy news story about the making of The Bounty Hunter (1954), a Randolph Scott picture.
Archive for March, 2017
The Bounty Hunter (1954).
Posted in 1954, Andre de Toth, Randolph Scott, Warner Bros. on March 27, 2017| 16 Comments »
Fort Benham, Oregon.
Posted in 1955, Andre de Toth, Kino Lorber, Kirk Douglas, Locations/Ranches, Paul Landres on March 21, 2017| 4 Comments »
I’ve been doing research on Andre de Toth’s The Indian Fighter (1955) for a commentary on Kino Lorber’s Blu-Ray. (When it comes to research like this, my wife Jennifer does a lot of the heavy lifting.)
The Indian Fighter was the first picture from Kirk Douglas’ Bryna Productions, and they built an elaborate 200-foot square fort for it. It looks terrific in those CinemaScope tracking shots.
The stockade belonged to the Bend, Oregon, Chamber Of Commerce (it was built by a local construction company), and they rented it out for various things, including Oregon Passage (1958), a Paul Landres picture I really like. A forest fire damaged the area around the fort, really hurting its usefulness as a movie location. It was burned in the early 60s and the area replanted. It’s a shame, since it’s really impressive, compared to other movie forts I’ve seen.
Post-50s Western Blu-Ray News #241: Ride The High Country (1962).
Posted in DVD/Blu-Ray News, Edgar Buchanan, Joel McCrea, Lucien Ballard, MGM, R.G. Springsteen, Randolph Scott, Sam Peckinpah, Warner Archive on March 20, 2017| 8 Comments »
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Starring Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, James Drury, Edgar Buchanan, R.G. Armstrong
Here’s one so many of us have been waiting for. Warner Archive has announced an upcoming Blu-Ray release for Sam Peckinpah’s Ride The High Country (1962).
Surely one of the finest Westerns ever made. Absolutely essential.
Thanks to Dick Vincent for the great news.
Kino Lorber March Madness Sale.
Posted in 1950, 1959, DVD/Blu-Ray News, Edwin L. Marin, George "Gabby" Hayes, Kino Lorber, Randolph Scott, Robert Mitchum on March 8, 2017| 2 Comments »
The subject line pretty much says it all. Right now, Kino Lorber has a terrific sale on some of their Blu-Rays. From The Cariboo Trail (1950) to The Wonderful Country (1959), there are a few choice 50s Westerns in there — along with some really good non-Western stuff. Wait, there are movies that aren’t Westerns?
This is your chance to do your part in jump-starting the US economy.
50 Westerns From The 50s. 