Archive for September, 2011

 

The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Randolph Scott stars in this above-average chronicle of one of the last real-life outlaw gangs of the Southwest, the notorious Doolins. The film begins with the massacre of the Dalton gang in 1892; Scott survives and recruits a new gang, including John Ireland and Noah Beery, Jr., leading successful raids against banks and trains.

Frontier Marshal (1939)

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Randolph Scott plays Wyatt Earp and Cesar Romero is Doc Holliday in this superior B western expertly directed by the great Allan Dwan. Wyatt Earp helps to civilize Tombstone after eliminating a murderous gang in the OK Corral. The film was based on the novel Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal by Stuart Lake and John Ford’s [...]

Shadow Ranch (1930)

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Buck Jones in his second talking film. Buck’s friend (Frank Price) asks him to come to Shadow Ranch where he is trying to help the owner (Marguerite De La Motte). But he arrives too late, just as his murdered friend is being buried. Buck avenges his friend’s death and aids the ranch owner who has [...]