Product Description

Tex is remembered as much for his music as for his films. He began his movie career in the mid-thirties, and as a singing cowboy, he was second in popularity only to Gene Autry. Double-barreled action galore in this special four feature collection starring Tex Ritter and includes Marshal of Gunsmoke (1937) Oklahoma Raiders (1944) Arizona Days (1937), and Trouble In Texas (1937). Bonus Features: Movie Selection| Trailers. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 227 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA – NR; Year - 1937, 1944; SRP - $4.99.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47597 in DVD
• Brand: Ritter
• Released on: 2007-05-29
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 277 minutes

Customer Reviews

Tex Ritter at his best
VCI Entertainment gives us a fine DVD release of four of the better and more representative little B Westerns that the legendary Tex Ritter made in the 1930s and 1940s. As usual, VCI has found good prints for its release. At the very reasonable price for these four movies, no one should be disappointed. Two of Ritter's Universal-released oaters are included, as are two earlier vehicles. No one with an interest in classic B Westerns should be disappointed. Ritter, of course, includes several musical numbers in each production; after all, he had one of the finest voices around. But these little films are not musicals, but rough-and-ready shoot-'em ups, bound to please the most discriminating Western fan.
Recommended.

"Classic Western Collection ... Tex Ritter ... VCI Home Video (2007)"
VCI Entertainment present "CLASSIC WESTERNS COLLECTION: TEX RITTER FOUR FEATURE" (277 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- now in Glorious Black and White --- VCI presents four outstanding films in the genre of the Western --- relive those thrilling days from the early '30s and '40s when Tex Ritter took us down the dusty trails with some of the best B-Westerns ever to grace the Saturday Matinee Screen --- just remember double the thrills, mystery and suspense --- hitting the bull's eye with excitement --- don't miss any of the Tex Ritter features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his B-Western adventures --- Excellent cast of fine actors with Yakima Canutt, Charles King, Harry Woods, Russell Hayden, Horace Murphy, Fuzzy Knight, Dennis Moore, Jennifer Holt, Eleanor Stewart, Syd Saylor, Snub Pollard, Janet Shaw and Jack Ingram --- outstanding director Robert North Bradbury, Lewis D. Collins and John English takes the helm of each oater.

The first of four Tex Ritter Classic Westerns - "MARSHAL OF GUNSMOKE" (Released: 22 January 1944) (59 mins/B&W) --- Our hero Tex Ritter arrives to become the Marshal of the lawless town of Gunsmoke where the outlaws have prevented an honest election --- He quickly locks up some of them including one seen committing murder --- But watch their defense lawyer who turns out to be his brother who gets them all acquitted --- featuring Russell Hayden, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Harry Woods, Herbert Rawlinson and Johnny Bond leader of the Red River Valley Boys singing group.

Second feature - "OKLAHOMA RAIDERS" (Released: 17 March 1944) (57 mins/B&W), our story line and plot, Tex Ritter investigates and tries to stop the wrangling of horses meant for the US Army --- sidekick Fuzzy Knight is along for the ride and give Tex a helping hand, or does he --- wonderful supporting cast with Fuzzy Knight, Dennis Moore, Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram, George Eldredge, John Elliott, Slim Whitaker and I. Stanford Jolley

In this third feature - "ARIZONA DAYS" (Released: 30 January 1937) (57 mins/B&W), can you believe that our star of this oater is tax collector for the Tombstone Arizona area --- Syd Saylor is Tex's sidekick, and provides a bit of comic relief with a running gag where he attempts to play a trombone to poor effect --- a ten pace gunfight between Tex and villain Harry Price (Forrest Taylor) keeps that action going but slows down at this point --- the story here, as Tex manages to get the drop on Price's gang in an attempt to secure back taxes that they owe --- Tex won the right to collect when he beat bad guy Price to the draw in the aforementioned gunfight --- you'll remember Syd Saylor's wearing a "Just Married" sign around his neck as he rides the back of the buckboard heading out of town --- as pretty Eleanor Stewart winds up as Ritter's new bride in the closing scene --- supporting cast Syd Saylor, William Faversham, Eleanor Stewart, Forrest Taylor, Snub' Pollard, Glenn Strange, Horace Murphy, Earl Dwire and Budd Buster.

And the final oater - "TROUBLE IN TEXAS" (Released: 6 March 1937) (63 mins/B&W), our story line and plot has Tex on the rodeo circuit looking for the men that killed his brother and he finds them in the town of Middleton --- Barker (Earl Dwire) expects his man Squint Palmer (Yakima Canutt) to win the prize money but when Tex starts winning all the events, they put the poisoned needle in his halter rope, planning to have him mysteriously die just as the others did --- will Tex see through this badman plan to eliminate him from this exciting oater --- watch for Rita Hayworth as Carmen Serano, others of the supporting cast are Yakima Canutt, Charles King, Horace Murphy, Earl Dwire, Hal Price and Glenn Strange ----- Special B-Western footnote, actor Charles King was among the top five "Best of the Badmen" (according to a new book by Boyd Magers, Bob Nareau and Bobby Copeland) --- King was a big man, but as agile as a cat during his fight scenes with Johnny Mack Brown, Buster Crabbe, Tex Ritter, The Rough Riders and Bob Steele...King appeared in 400 films and 350 were in sound including many cliffhangers --- King was the heavy we loved to hate --- check out this and more in a new book "Best of the Badmen" by Boyd Magers, Bob Nareau and Bobby Copeland, available from Amazon and Empire Publishing --- pick up your copy today --- another great B-Western for Buster Crabbe under the PRC Picture banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Tex Ritter (aka: Woodward Maurice Ritter)
Date of Birth: 12 January 1905 - Murvaul, Texas
Date of Death: 2 January 1974 - Nashville, Tennessee

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") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, 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 VCI or Amazon 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 title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 277 mins on DVD ~ VCI Home Video. ~ (5/29/2007)