Best of the West: Classic Western Collection (Videobook), The

Description

For as long as there have been movies, there have been westerns. The picturesque scenery showcasing the Old West, the tales of good-versus-evil, damsels in distress and heroes on horseback are as American as the Old West itself. Coming to the big screen during the early part of the 20th century, just as the real cowboys were beginning to disappear from the stage, these movies helped to keep alive a spirit of rough and ready independence that has inspired generations of fans! Packed with deserts and dust-ups, ranchers and rogues, heroes and horsemanship, showdowns at noon and satisfying rides into the sunset, this 6-DVD collection brings together 22 of the genre’s most exciting films – and showcases many of the most charismatic performers from Hollywood’s golden age. Features 24-page book Western Legends: profiling six of Hollywood’s icons.

McLintock! (1963) John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara and Patrick Wayne

Lucky Texan (1934) John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, George Hayes, Lloyd Whitlock

Sagebrush Trail (1933) John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler, Yakima Canutt

The Dawn Rider (1935) John Wayne, Marion Burns, Dennis Moore, Reed Howes

Angel and the Badman (1947) John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey, Bruce Cabot

Under California Stars (1948) Roy Rogers, Trigger (horse), Jane Frazee, Andy Devine

The Outlaw (1943) Jane Russell, Walter Huston, Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell

Abilene Town (1946) Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Rhonda Fleming

Rage at Dawn (1955) Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker and Mala Powers

Santa Fe Trail (1940) Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan

Painted Desert (1931) Clarke Gable, William Boyd

Man of the Frontier (1936) Gene Autry

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937) Tex Ritter, White Flash (horse), Iris Meredith, Horace Murphy

Vengeance Valley (1951) Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker and Joanne Dru

The Big Trees (1952) Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller and Patrice Wymore

Kansas Pacific (1953) Sterling Hayden, Eve Miller and Barton MacLane

Jesse James’ Women (1954) Don ‘Red’ Barry, Peggie Castle and Jack Buetel

Yellowneck (1955) Lin McCarthy, Stephen Courtleigh and Berry Kroeger

Northwest Trail (1945) Bob Steele, Joan Woodbury and John Litel

Tulsa (1949) Susan Hayward, Robert Preston and Pedro Armendáriz

High Lonesome (1950) John Drew Barrymore, Chill Wills and John Archer

The Sundowners (1950) Robert Preston, Robert Sterling and Chill Wills