Run Time - 58:33 File Size - 164mb
Title - Wildfire
Starring - Bob Steele, Sterling Holloway, John Miljan
Directed by - Robert E. Tansey
Producer(s) - William B. David
Screenwriter(s) - Frances Kavanaugh, W. C. Tuttle
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Review
This is one of those westerns that definitely classifies as an oldie but goodie. Even thought it was originally released in 1945 it still holds a lot of entertainment value today. As do a lot of western films, this one involves horse rustling. The unique way the story is presented, however, is that the men who are really behind the horse rustling attempt to explain away the missing horses by blaming it on a particular wild horse known as Wildfire.
Happy Haye (portrayed by Bob Steele) and Alkali (portrayed by Sterling Holloway) find themselves in trouble when the leader of the horse rustling gang, Fanning (portrayed by John Miljan) target them shortly after their arrival. Alkali is shot and then Happy catches up with the outlaws. Unfortunately, they are released not too soon after by the judge. It goes from bad to worse when the judge then discharges the sheriff and tries to pin the rustling on none other than Happy himself.
Realizing there is a real problem going on here, Happy and the sheriff team up together and try to prove that Wildfire isn’t to blame for the rustling and unveil the real rustlers while clearing their own names at the same time.
There are a couple of well knowns in this film including Sarah Padden who plays Aunt Agatha. Eddie Dean portrays the sheriff. As an interesting note this was the first release by Screen Guild Productions and for a first release and a B release at that it is really quite good.
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Title - The Hanged Man
Starring - Steve Forrest, Dean Jagger, Will Geer, Sharon Acker, Brendon Boone, Rafael Campos, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Lima
Directed by - Michael Caffey
Producer(s) - Andrew J. Fenady
Screenwriter(s) - Ken Trevey
Review
In a Western that is sure to become a favorite, a gunfighter actually survives his own hanging. Afterwards he discovers he has the uncanny ability to read other people’s minds. As expected, things
start to become quite interesting. Since he has survived death, the gunfighter elects to keep the secret of his new powers to himself and try to help others instead.
All works out just fine until he runs into a young widow who is trying to hold onto her ranch and keep a ruthless land baron from taking it away from her. Faced with this kind of dilemma what will the hanged man do? Will he use his powers for good or evil?
Filled with plenty of suspense and action, you’ll be kept guessing until the very end in this fun, adventurous and romantic western. If you’re a big fan of gunslinger movies, you will love The Hanged Man, especially with the unique twist of the gunslinger’s special powers.
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Run Time - 1:13:37 File Size - 405mb
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Run Time - 1:13:52 File Size - 285mb
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Title - The Gun and the Pulpit
Starring - Marjoe Gortner, Slim Pickens, David Huddleston, Geoffrey Lewis, Estelle Parsons, Pamela Sue Martin
Directed by - Daniel Petrie
Producer(s) - Paul Maslansky
Screenwriter(s) - William Bowers
Review
In this exciting western a gunslinger runs across the body of a traveling minister who was killed during an ambush. The gunslinger, who is concerned about the posse following him, decides he will
take on the identity of the dead minister. Marjoe Gortner stars in this film as a quick on the draw gunfighter. He ends up hiding out in a small town after taking on the identity of the preacher. Deciding he will really put his all into his pose as a preacher, he uses his six-shooter to scare folks into church.
There are plenty of really funny scenes throughout this hilarious and adventurous western. Pamela Sue Martin, Estelle Parsons and Slim Pickens round out the fantastic cast of The Gun and the Pulpit.
With Daniel Petrie directing, this film can’t help but be a hit. This is a film you will love to pull out of your collection time and time again. You’ll be kept laughing and guessing from the
beginning to end wondering whether the gunslinger turned preacher will return to his old ways or turn in his gun for a pulpit and a Bible in the end. See it and find out!
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Title - Kid Vengeance
Starring - Lee Van Cleef, Jim Brown, John Murphy, Glynnis O'Connor, Leif Garrett
Directed by - Joe Manduke
Producer(s) - Menahem Golan
Screenwriter(s) - Bud Robbins, Jay Telner, Ken Globus
Review
A prospector who has had his gold stolen by an outlaw is determined to get back his gold. The prospector joins up with a young man who has been forced to deal with the murder of his parents and the kidnapping of his sister - all of which were perpetrated by the same outlaw.
The acting and direction in this film are absolutely superb. The badness of the bad guy comes across really well and you find yourself really despising him. The two main characters, Leif Garret and Jim Brown, set out on the trail of the outlaw together, determined to seek vengeance for all they have lost.
There is no doubt about the fact there is some violence in this film, so it’s not for the faint of heart, but for those true die hard western fans, this is a terrific movie. This film does a great job of exploring the emotional turmoil of the young man at the center of the plot as well as the subject of vengeance.
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Run Time - 1:20:47 File Size - 243mb
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