First time on Blu Ray
This was Duke Wayne's second film for the incipient Republic Studio. A great transfer for a 78 year old film. Keep them coming Olive Films
John wayne in 1935 action oater!
First of all the print is first class. The plot about Wayne picking up the badge to save churchgoing citizens from the tyranny of the saloonkeeper and his henchmen is a classic and the film balances somewhat between being an a- and a b-western. First of all it is a b-western though. There are lots and lots of fine action, Walter Richmond is a favourite mean and venomous villain and Al Bridge plays a touching role as a good/bad guy. Many other great actors for instance Earl Dwire and Glenn Strange give us brilliant entertainment. The many, many minutes long showdown shootout finale is amazing. No doubt about five stars!
A Fun B Western, A Beautiful Transferl But Overpriced!
This review applies to all of the Republic John Wayne B westerns released so far by Olive Films. I love B westerns and Olive Films is to be commended for bringing us these John Wayne B's in such pristine quality, even in Blu-ray if you desire. However at running times seldom exceeding an hour they should be presented as double features as this type of material has been since the earliest days of Beta & VHS tape (remember those early Nostalgia Merchant releases). List prices of $20-25 are just too high for single B features, even if "the Duke" is in them! More and more you are seeing double, triple and quadruple recent and classic "A" product on one or two discs for $10 to 20, no reason at all to be gouging us B western lovers for these. Double feature them and I'll buy them all Olive Films! As single features, sorry but not worth it!
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