Product Description

Studio: Video Communications Inc. Release Date: 02/27/2007 Run time: 378 minutes Rating: Nr

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #94548 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-02-27
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 378 minutes

Customer Reviews

"The Cisco Kid Western Collection (1946-1947) ... Gilbert Roland ... VCI Home Video (2007)"
VCI Entertainment and Monogram Pictures presents "Gilbert Roland:Cisco Kid Western Collection" (1946-1947) (Dolby digitally remastered)...here's adventure, here's romance, here's O'Henry's famous Robin Hood of the Old West...the Cisco Kid featuring Gilbert Roland as Cisco --- many fans believe he was the best of the Cisco Kids on the big screen --- relive those thrilling days from the early '40s and '50s when romance and drama took us down the dusty trails and the plains to exciting adventures.

BIOS:
1. Gilbert Roland (aka: Luis Antonio Dmaso de Alonso)
Birth Date: 12/11/1905 - Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Died: 5/15/1994 - Beverly Hills, California (cancer)

Special footnote, actor Gilbert Roland first major role was as one of Clara Bow's love interests in the collegiate comedy "The Plastic Age" (1925). In 1927, he played Armand in Camille opposite Norma Talmadge, with whom he was romantically linked. He went to star opposite Talmadge in several more films but when sound ended her career, Roland's voice was well suited for the new medium and his career continued uninterrupted. He starred in several Spanish language adaptations of American films and continued as a romantic lead ... Beginning in the 1940s, Roland's roles became smaller but critics began to take notice of his acting and he was praised for his supporting roles in John Huston's "We Were Strangers" (1949), "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952), and "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964). He also appeared in a series of films in the mid 40s as the popular character "The Cisco Kid." Catholic viewers probably know him best as Hugo, the agnostic (and totally fictional) friend of the three shepherd children in "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima", which is based on the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917. His last appearance was in the 1982 western movie Barbarosa ... Roland died of cancer in 1994 at the age of 88. Roland was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award, for his roles in "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952) and "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964) ... (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

DISC ONE (1):
THE GAY CAVALIER (1946) (65 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered)
Directed by William Nigh, Produced by Scott R. Dunlap, Associate Producer Charles J. Bigelow
Storyline ... gold for the Mission is stolen from a stage holdup and the Cisco Kid is framed...the villain behind all of this is going to marry a young maiden to save an old spanish families ranchero and take that over too ---- the cast includes Gilbert Roland (Cisco), Martin Garralaga (Don Felipe Geralda), Nacho Galindo ('Baby'), Helen Gerald (Angela Geralda), Trisrtam Coffin (Lawton), John Merton (Lewis), Ramsay Ames (Pepita Geralda)...wonderful character actors Tristram Coffin and John Merton.

BEAUTY AND THE BANDIT (1946) (69 min/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered)
Directed by William Nigh, Produced by Scott R. Dunlap
Storyline ... when a young senorita is in danger can she count on the Cisco Kid to rescue her...love is in bloom and two men love the same girl...money has been stolen and Cisco must decide to give up the gold and the girl in the same breath ---- the cast include Gilbert Roland (Cisco), Martin Garralaga (Dr. Juan Velegra), frank Yaconelli ('Baby'), Ramsay Ames (Jeanne Du Bois), Vida Aldana (Rosita), George J. Lewis (Capitan), Glenn Strange (Sailor Bill/Cisco Rider), William Gould (Doc Wells)...once again George Lewis and Ramsay Ames join Roland in an unforgettable romantic story of the Cisco Kid.

SOUTH OF MONTEREY (1946) (64 min/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered)
Directed by William Nigh, Produced by Scott R. Dunlap
Storyline ... can the Cisco Kid trust the tax collector and his Police Commandante friend when it comes to a land deal...is the efforts to stop this plan up to our hero...don't miss the final scene when the Cisco Kid brings justice to our little western town and the locals ---- the cast includes Gilbert Roland (Cisco), Maertin Garralaga (Commandante Auturo), Frank Yaconelli ( Baby', Ciscos sidekick), Marjorie Riordan (Maria), Iris Flores(Carmelita), George J. Lewis (Carlos Mandreno), Harry Woods (Bennet), Terry Frost (Morgan)...Woods, Frost and Lewis three of my favorite charactor actors in B-Westerns.

DISC TWO (2):
RIDING THE CALIFORNIA TRAIL (1947) (59 min/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered)
Directed by William Nigh, Produced by Scott R. Dunlap
Storyline ... one can always count on the Cisco Kid to woo the senoritas and side step the law, but when he sees two beautiful women his resistance is challenged...an inheritance is involved and a ruthless Uncle Don Jose is trying to cook up a wedding which he will benefit...will Cisco see through this plan and save the day, what do you think ---- the cast includes Gilbert Roland (Cisco), Martin Garralaga (Don Jos Ramirez), Frank Yaconelli (Baby'), Teala Loring (Raquel), Inez Cooper (Delores Ramirez) and Ted Hecht (Don Raoul Pedro Reyes)...listen to Cisco reciting poetry for every senoirta he meets (which Gilbert Roland wrote himself for every film).

ROBIN HOOD OF MONTERY (1947) (57 min/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered)
Directed by Christy Cabanne, Produced by Jeffrey Bernerd
Storyline ... after being accoused of killing his father, the wounded man is discovered by the Cisco Kid and the plot thickens...Cisco will investigate and learn that the bullets do not match the weapon that killed the father...captured and placed before a firing squad for the crime...will Cisco escape and find the true killer, don't leave your seat the end is a real thriller ---- the cast includes Gilbert Roland (Cisco), Chris Pin Martin (Pancho), Evelyn Brent (Maria Belmonte), Jack LaRue (Don Ricardo Gonzales), Pedro de Cordoba (Don Carlos Belmonte), Donna Martell (Lolita), Travis Kent (Eduardo Belmonte) and Thornton Edwards (El Capitan)...Gilbert Roland has a more daring performance to his character of The Cisco Kid.

KING OF THE BANDITS (1947) (64 min/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered)
Directed by Christy Cabanne, Produced by Jeffrey Bernerd
Storyline ... someone has been impersonating the Cisco Kid...holdups in Arizona and his wanted posters are on every tree...the stolen money has been discovered on Cisco's person...can he clear himself by finding the impersonator and clear himself before the final reel of this exciting adventure, stay on the trail with Cisco and you'll find out ---- the cast includes Gilbert Roland (Cisco), Chris Pin Martin (Pancho), Angela Greene (Alice Mason), Anthony Warde (Smoke Kirby), William Bakewell (Captain Frank Mason), Laura Treadwell (Mrs. Mason) and Gene Roth (Marshall)....special footnote, the was the final performance by Gilbert Roland as the Cisco Kid, in this one Gilbert Roland is given credit for additional dialogue. In one scene, The Female Lead asks Cisco his name. He says it's "...Luis Antonio Damaso Ramon Alonso...you can call me Ramon." Otherwise, except for Ramon, that was Gilbert Roland's real name.

Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele"), Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) and VCI Entertaiment as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this set, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 378 mins on 2 DVD-Set ~ VCI Entertainment 8477 ~ (2/27/2007)

Robin Hood of the Old West
This set contains all the Cisco Kid films starring Gilbert Roland. Picture (and sound) quality is good, and the adventures - though slow-paced compared with modern story-telling - are good fun.

This Cisco Kid, unlike the Cisco Kid of the TV series, leads a band of outlaws - seeking out corrupt officials, stealing their ill-gotten gains and re-distributing them back to the poor. At this level, the storylines are all very similar.

Cisco is, of course, irresistable to women. They instantly tell him all their husband's/brother's guilty secrets - thus enabling him to rob them blind. And he hands out necklaces (from what must be a vast stockpile) to those he kisses.

He's got a thing about sticking lighted cigarettes behind his ear while he gets on with something else. Perhaps it looked impressive to audiences of 60 years ago. Today it just looks stupid.

And there's lots of singing - girls singing in bars, beggars singing in the streets, the outlaw band singing around the campfire.

Each film lasts just over the hour. Sit down - relax - let the stories take their own time to unroll, and you'll enjoy these films.

Remembering Cisco
After viewing the Cisco Kid collection it was just like I remember Gilbert Roland. The clarity is good and the audio is very clear.
I would recommend this collection to anyone who likes a good western.