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Summary: A B Western First
Review: Gabby Hayes in drag. Enough said
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Summary: John Wayne and Gabby Hayes in an early B Western
Review: In "Lucky Texan" (1934), John Wayne plays Jerry Mason, who partners up with the old friend of his father, Jake "Grandy" Benson (George "Gabby" Hayes) on a gold strike. But as they work their claim in secret the local accessor, Harris (Lloyd Whitlock) and his henchman Joe Cole (Yakima Canutt), are trying to find out where the strike is so they can kill the old man. This one also has a rather funny chase scene that involves an early automobile and a railroad handcar, while the Duke is on a horse, that will have you thinking more of the Keystone Cops than John Ford, but it actually sort of works because these are really the sort of films you would want to see at a Saturday matinee. Written & directed by Robert N. Bradbury, "The Lucky Texan" was the third of the poverty row Westerns that Wayne did for Lone Star between 1933 and 1935. As is usually the case with these B Westerns the attraction is both the young John Wayne before he fully develops his heroic cowboy persona and the stunt work of the legendary Yakima Canutt (the best one is where Mason leaps for a bad guy, misses, falls into a ravine, and ends up catching the guy at the other end). The print copy is less than stellar, but then it was not like they were working with first rate production values to begin with at Lone Star. I keep expecting these to be really bad, but they are more than halfway decent (so far).
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Summary: Great John Wayne B's!!!
Review: This DVD "Winds of the Wasteland" and "Lucky Texan" offers two great early John Wayne westerns. Basically, if you enjoy the old 1930's B westerns you should purchase this DVD. I am buying all of the B movies I can find so I can be certain I'll have them preserved on DVD for my grandchildren to enjoy.
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Summary: Great John Wayne B's!!!
Review: This DVD "Winds of the Wasteland" and "Lucky Texan" offers two great early John Wayne westerns. Basically, if you enjoy the old 1930's B westerns you should purchase this DVD. I am buying all of the B movies I can find so I can be certain I'll have them preserved on DVD for my grandchildren to enjoy.
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