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Darn Good Westerns Volume 2 Shotgun Massacre Three Desparate Men Deputy Marshal Outlaw Women and Four Fast Guns
Actors: Dane Clark, James Craig, Martha Roth, Preston Foster, Jim Davis
Director: Louis King;Sam Newfield;Lesley Selander;William Berke;William J. Hole;Jr.
Genres: Westerns, Mystery & Suspense

NR 2009 7hr 28min

Disc One: MASSACRE: Indian treachery leads to tragedy in this made-on-location Western adventure with Dane Clark and James Craig as officers of the law who lead a small group of men into redmen territory to investigate rep... more »orts of guns being sold to unfriendly Yaqui Indians. Every arrow screams death in an unexpected finale. 1956 (76 minutes) THREE DESPARATE MEN: Deputies Preston Foster and Jim Davis save their brother Ross Latimer from hanging for a crime he didn t commit, but a guard is killed in the fracas and this makes all three hunted criminals. Now living to defy the law instead of defend it, they rob a train and then brazenly attempt a one-of-a-kind double-holdup. 1951 (72 minutes) OUTLAW WOMEN: Meet the babes who shoot to thrill and make the coyotes howl! In this offbeat Western yarn, the town of Las Mujertes is run by women and controlled by saloon owner Marie Windsor, but male visitors (including Jackie Coogan as a gunslinger!) create complications. 1951 (72 minutes) Disc Two: SHOTGUN: Sterling Hayden challenges the fury of the untamed west with a SHOTGUN in this gritty outdoor drama. He's a deputy who vows to avenge the murder of a marshal and hits the vengeance trail, encountering half-breed Yvonne DeCarlo and bounty hunter Zachary Scott. Tracking the killer leads into Indian country, where they are captured by redmen who pit Hayden and his quarry against each other in a shotgun duel. Harrison's Reports hailed this Technicolor Western as "fast, exciting and interesting ... it holds [the viewer] in tense suspense." 1955 (80 minutes) DEPUTY MARSHAL: Wrongly suspected of murder, deputy marshal Jon Hall devises a plan to draw all the actual suspects (including Dick Foran and Russell Hayden) out into the open and prove which one of them committed murder in order to profit off of the coming railroad line. Hall's real-life wife, Frances Langford, provides a few songs. "Fast-moving action" Motion Picture Exhibitor. 1949 (76 minutes) FOUR FAST GUNS: Against a backdrop of Arizona landscapes, this offbeat Western spins the yarn of a wanted man (James Craig) who turns unofficial lawman to tame the town of Purgatory--but finds that the main troublemaker is a crippled saloon owner whose infirmity, according to the Western code, keeps him safe from gun justice. Craig becomes the target of a succession of hired leadslingers--including his own brother (Brett Halsey). Who is the FASTEST of the Four Fast Guns? 1959 (72 minutes). Bonus Features: Trailers, Interview with Robert L. Lippert, Jr., producer of MASSACRE. Product Specs: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Mono; 448 minutes; Color/B&W; 1.85:1 / 1.33:1 / 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA-NR; Year - 1956, 1951, 1951, 1955, 1949, 1959; SRP - $29.99.

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Actors: Dane Clark, James Craig, Martha Roth, Preston Foster, Jim Davis
Director: Louis King;Sam Newfield;Lesley Selander;William Berke;William J. Hole;Jr.
Genres: Westerns, Mystery & Suspense
Sub-Genres: Westerns, Mystery & Suspense
Studio: VCI ENTERTAINMENT
Format: DVD - Black and White,Color,Widescreen
DVD Release Date: 10/20/2009
Release Year: 2009
Run Time: 7hr 28min
Screens: Black and White,Color,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 4
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

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Movie Reviews

Excellent Quality

Joseph S. Rinando | 02/06/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You cannot go wrong with these restored westerns---Color is bright as the day they were released----Black & Whites are nice and clear---A great buy"

Interesting Westerns from the '50s

Buxx | 12/27/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"There are a couple of pretty good westerns in this selection of Kit Parker/VCI flicks.

To begin with we have MASSACRE. I saw this one on TV when I was about 12 years old and could not believe how bad it was. It hasn't gotten any better with age. Considering the cast, the acting is stiff, the direction poor and the production values non-existent. It is interesting only because of the history surrounding the making of the picture, which is explained in an interview with Bob Lippert, included on the disk. I am Lippert's biggest fan, but this one is bad.

OUTLAW WOMEN is interesting as a pre-women's lib flick. Anything with Marie Windsor is always watchable.

The best one on the first disc, in my opinion, is THREE DESPERATE MEN. An action packed tale of three deputy marshals that end up on the wrong side of the law...a good cast with Jim Davis and Preston Foster.

The second disc has FOUR FAST GUNS, and features an aging James Craig in the lead. DEPUTY MARSHSAL has Jon "Rama of the Jungle" Hall in the lead and is pretty much a run of the mill oater. The best of the bunch is SHOTGUN. You can never go wrong when Sterling Hayden saddles up and he is in fine fiddle here. Yvonne DeCarlo and Zachary Scott co-star, and there is lots of action, Indians and gunfights.

These are not the best westerns ever made, but it is darn good to see them again!!!! Thanks VCI and Kit Parker."