Search - America's Greatest Westerns Collector Set V.3 on DVD

K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 6/2/2023...

Roy Rogers - The picture and video quality are so bad that it takes away from the solid old school plotline.

Third in a series of four 10 DVD western packs

Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 11/24/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Note that ECHO BRIDGE and its predecessor, PLATINUM DISC flash an on-screen watermark every so often. With PLATINUM's previous "Great American Western" series (circa 2004) this logo appeared on some films for only a fraction of a second at a time.



Biggest downside to this reasonably priced set is over-compression. Artifacts may be noticeable, especially with rapid side-to-side movement. None of these pictures have undergone restoration, so dub quality depends solely on film stock condition. My experience with this brand has been satisfactory. Transfers have powerful audio and visually their movies average a bit above "good." Don't expect pristine studio quality, though.



The majority of these are examples of hour-length 'B' unit western programmers.





Related item:

AMERICA'S GREATEST WESTERNS COLLECTORS SET V.4 has another 40 hour-length vintage films.



PROGRAM--

Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll ratings.



DISC ONE:

(5.7) Trouble in Texas (1937) - Tex Ritter/Rita Hayworth/Yakima Canutt/Charles King

(6.6) Call the Mesquiteers (1938) - Robert Livingston/Ray Corrigan/Max Terhune

(6.0) Without Honor (1932) - Harry Carey/Mae Busch/Gibson Gowland

(6.8) Stampede (1936) - Charles Starrett/Finis Barton/J.P. McGowan



DISC TWO:

(5.0) The Buckskin Lady (1957) - Patricia Medina/Richard Denning/Gerald Mohr/Hank Worden

(5.5) Light of the Western Stars (1940) - Victor Jory/Jo Ann Sayers/Russell Hayden/Noah Beery Jr./Tom Tyler

(6.1) Frontier Outlaws (1944) - Buster Crabbe/Al St. John/Frances Gladwin/Kermit Maynard

(6.4) The Kid Rides Again (1943) - Buster Crabbe/Al St. John/Iris Meredith/Glenn Strange/Charles King



DISC THREE:

(5.2) Cavalcade of the West (1936) - Hoot Gibson/Rex Lease/Marion Shilling

(5.7) Death Rides the Range (1939) - Ken Maynard/Fay McKenzie/Ralph Peters

(5.8) Rebellion (1936) - Tom Keyne/Rita Hayworth/Duncan Renaldo

(6.2) Rawhide Rangers (1941) - Johnny Mack Brown/Fuzzy Knight/Kathryn Adams



DISC FOUR:

(5.4) The Trail Beyond (1934) - John Wayne/Verna Hillie/Noah Beery/Noah Beery Jr.

(5.8) Riders Of Destiny (1933) - John Wayne/Cecilia Parker/Forrest Taylor/George 'Gabby' Hayes

(5.9) West of the Divide (1934) - John Wayne/Virginia Brown Faire/George 'Gabby' Hayes /Yakima Canutt

(5.1) Texas Terror (1935) - John Wayne/Lucile Browne/LeRoy Mason/George 'Gabby' Hayes

(6.1) Winds of the Wasteland (1936) - John Wayne/Phyllis Cerf/Lew Kelly/Lane Chandler



DISC FIVE:

(6.2) Jesse James at Bay (1941) - Roy Rogers/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Sally Payne/Gale Storm

(6.3) Night Time in Nevada (1948) - Roy Rogers/Adele Mara/Andy Devine/Grant Withers/Holly Bane

(5.3) Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939) - Roy Rogers/Lyne Roberts/Raymond Hatton/Eddie Acuff

(7.1) Silver Spurs (1936) - Buck Jones/Muriel Evans/George 'Gabby' Hayes/J.P. McGowan



DISC SIX:

(5.2) (Buffalo Bill in) Tomahawk Territory (1951) - Clayton Moore/Slim Andrews/Chief Yowlatchie/Chief Thundercloud

(5.0) Border Phantom (1937) - Bob Steele/Harley Wood/Don Barclay

(4.1) Skull and Crown (1935) - Rin Tin Tin Jr./Regis Toomey/Molly O'Day/Jack Mulhall

(6.7) The Gunman from Bodie (1941) - Buck Jones/Tim McCoy/Raymond Hatton/Christine McIntyre/Dave O'Brien



DISC SEVEN:

(6.0) Colorado (1940) - Roy Rogers/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Pauline Moore/Milburn Stone

(6.4) The Carson City Kid (1940) - Roy Rogers/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Bob Steele/Pauline Moore/Noah Beery Jr.

(5.9) Rawhide (1938) - Smith Ballew/Lou Gehrig/Evelyn Knapp/Si Jenks

(5.9) The Man From Hell's Edges (1932) - Bob Steele/Nancy Drexel/Julian Rivero/George 'Gabby' Hayes



DISC EIGHT:

(5.4) Round-Up Time In Texas (1937) - Gene Autry/Smiley Burnette/Maxine Doyle

(6.5) Springtime in the Sierras (1947) - Roy Rogers/Jane Frazee/Andy Devine

(6.0) Branded a Coward (1935) - Johnny Mack Brown/Billie Seward/Syd Saylor/Yakima Canutt

(5.0) Rip Roarin' Buckaroo (1936) - Tom Tyler/Beth Marion/Sam Cohen/Charles King



DISC NINE:

(6.5) Home in Oklahoma (1946) - Roy Rogers/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Dale Evans/Ruby Dandridge

(5.8) Stagecoach Outlaws (1945) - Buster Crabbe/Al St. John/Frances Gladwin/I. Stanford Jolley/Kermit Maynard

(6.1) Fuzzy Settles Down (1944) - Buster Crabbe/Al St. John/Patti McCarty/Charles King/Hal Price

(4.9) Arizona Days (1937) - Tex Ritter/Syd Saylor/Eleanor/Stewart/'Snub' Pollard/Glenn Strange



DISC 10:

(5.7) Bad Man of Deadwood (1941) - Roy Rogers/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Carol Adams/Herbert Rawlinson

(5.6) Sheriff Of Tombstone (1941) - Roy Rogers/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Elyse Knox/Sally Payne

(6.2) Sunset Serenade (1942) - Roy Rogers/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Helen Parrish/Joan Woodbury

(6.0) Lights Of Old Santa Fe (1944) - Roy Rogers/Dale Evans/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Tom Keene"