Posted in Republic Pictures, Roy Rogers on January 29, 2021| 11 Comments »
Marie Harmon
October 21, 1923 – January 25, 2021
Marie Harmon, who was under contract at Republic in the late 40s, has passed away at 97.
She was in pictures like Night Time In Nevada (1948) with Roy Rogers and The El Paso Kid (1946) with Sunset Carson.
Her daughter Cherie Currie was a member of the band The Runaways.
Posted in 1952, 1957, Budd Boetticher, Dorothy Malone, DVD/Blu-Ray News, Fred MacMurray, Harry Keller, James Arness, John McIntire, Julie Adams, Kino Lorber, Robert Ryan, Rock Hudson, Universal (International) on January 21, 2021| 24 Comments »
Quantez (1957)
Directed by Harry Keller
Starring Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Malone, James Barton, Sydney Chaplin, John Gavin, John Larch, Michael Ansara
Just finished recording a commentary for Harry Keller’s Quantez (1957), a film I appreciate more every time I see it. It feels awkward to plug these things when I work on ’em, but this one is something special. The movie is ripe for rediscovery — and I think it’s the best commentary I’ve done.
It’s also a picture with superb art direction and cinematography, so high-definition will be a big plus.
Horizons West (1952)
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Starring Robert Ryan, Julia Adams, Rock Hudson, John McIntire, Raymond Burr, James Arness, Dennis Weaver
Horizons West (1952) has the great cast of contract players — Adams, Hudson, McIntire, Dennis Weaver — and gorgeous Technicolor we expect from Universal International Westerns of the early 50s. It’s a post-Civi War story of Ryan’s ambitions getting the best of him. Budd Boetticher keeps it short on running time and long on action.
The color will make this one really pop on Blu-Ray. I’ll be recording a commentary for it next week. Both pictures are expected in May from Kino Lorber.
There haven’t been many 50s Westerns riding up on DVD or Blu-Ray lately. These will help make up for it.
Posted in DVD/Blu-Ray News, Post-1959, Roy Rogers on January 13, 2021| 34 Comments »
Directed by Marvin Chomsky
Starring Roy Rogers, Clay O’Brien, Andrew Robinson, James Hampton, Joan Hackett, Billy Greenbush, Luke Askew
Roy Rogers’ last feature, Mackintosh And T.J. (1975) has been announced for Blu-Ray release in May from The MVD Rewind Collection. It’s a good little movie, and Roy’s terrific in it. So glad to see that it’s being given the 4K treatment it deserves.
Posted in 1952, Roy Rogers on January 1, 2021| 7 Comments »
You’re looking at Roy Rogers with the saddle he (and Trigger) used in the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day, 1952. He was the Grand Marshal.
At this point, Roy had left Republic and features for TV, though Paramount’s Son Of Paleface would arrive later in ’52.
Here’s wishing everybody out there a great 2021. And as Roy used to say, “May the good Lord take a likin’ to ya!”
50 Westerns From The 50s. 