By John M. Whalen
The stars must have formed a fortuitous alignment. Somehow, a great wrong has been righted and order has been restored to the universe. Kino Lorber, under its Kl Classics brand, has just released “Sunset in the West,” the first-ever high definition Blu-Ray edition of a Roy Rogers Trucolor western. This may not sound like a big deal to some people, but for the initiated—those who grew up watching Roy on the big screen at countless Saturday matinees in the 1950s— it is monumental. Because, until now the only Roy Rogers movies available for home viewing were dark, faded, and badly edited transfers released first on VHS and later DVD by Republic Studios. Republic treated Roy’s movies with criminal disrespect. The studio let the movies fade away with in their vaults, and then sold them to TV where they were butchered to fit time slots.
The stars must have formed a fortuitous alignment. Somehow, a great wrong has been righted and order has been restored to the universe. Kino Lorber, under its Kl Classics brand, has just released “Sunset in the West,” the first-ever high definition Blu-Ray edition of a Roy Rogers Trucolor western. This may not sound like a big deal to some people, but for the initiated—those who grew up watching Roy on the big screen at countless Saturday matinees in the 1950s— it is monumental. Because, until now the only Roy Rogers movies available for home viewing were dark, faded, and badly edited transfers released first on VHS and later DVD by Republic Studios. Republic treated Roy’s movies with criminal disrespect. The studio let the movies fade away with in their vaults, and then sold them to TV where they were butchered to fit time slots.
- 9/15/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Roy Rogers, Singing Cowboy of 1940s and 1950s Hollywood. Known for his affable characterizations and, both on and off screen, “traditional values” stance, the King of the Cowboys – step aside, John Wayne & Gene Autry – toplined the “subversive” 1938 musical Western Under Western Stars. Sound bites: Remembering Roy Rogers & 'subversive' singing cowboy movie 'Under Western Stars' It is a typically hot day in Palm Springs on May 5, 2001, as I sit outside the Palm Springs Museum at the invitation of Roy Rogers' oldest daughter, Cheryl, while a star in his remembrance is placed on the sidewalk in front of the building. I am seated next to Ruth Terry, a lady with whom I am totally unfamiliar, but who, it transpires, was a leading lady to both Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. As we talk, it is obvious that she is also a very sensible and charming lady. I express my vote for Roy Rogers over Gene Autry, and...
- 7/15/2017
- by Anthony Slide
- Alt Film Guide
This charming Roy Rogers oater could reboot interest in vintage ‘series’ westerns. Basically a film for little kids, it’s earnestly played by all concerned and director William Witney’s direction sparkles. The added filip that makes the difference is the beautifully restored Trucolor image — Roy’s wonder horse Trigger is indeed magnificent. I listened carefully, but I don’t think Roy actually says, “Yippie-ki-yay, M_____f____r.”
Sunset in the West
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1950 / Color / 1:37 flat Academy / 67 min. / Street Date April 18, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 19.95
Starring: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Estelita Rodriguez, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Will Wright, Pierre Watkin, Charles La Torre, William Tannen, Gaylord Pendleton, Paul E. Burns, Dorothy Ann White, Riders of the Purple Sage.
Cinematography: Jack Marta
Color by Trucolor
Film Editor: Tony Martinelli
Original Music: R. Dale Butts
Special Effects: Howard & Theodore Lydecker
Written by Gerald Geraghty
Produced by Edward J. White
Directed...
Sunset in the West
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1950 / Color / 1:37 flat Academy / 67 min. / Street Date April 18, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 19.95
Starring: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Estelita Rodriguez, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Will Wright, Pierre Watkin, Charles La Torre, William Tannen, Gaylord Pendleton, Paul E. Burns, Dorothy Ann White, Riders of the Purple Sage.
Cinematography: Jack Marta
Color by Trucolor
Film Editor: Tony Martinelli
Original Music: R. Dale Butts
Special Effects: Howard & Theodore Lydecker
Written by Gerald Geraghty
Produced by Edward J. White
Directed...
- 4/15/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
New York -- Marshall Brickman will lead the creative team on an untitled new musical based on the life and career of Roy Rogers, the iconic "King of the Cowboys" who headlined countless Hollywood Westerns in the 1940s and 1950s. Photos: Broadway Musicals That Have Sung Their Way to the Big Screen Among the most heavily merchandised stars of his era, Rogers appeared -- usually alongside his wife, Dale Evans, his golden palomino ,Trigger, and his trusty dog, Bullet -- in close to 100 features during his heyday. He also headlined The Roy Rogers Show, which began as a Western radio serial before
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- 9/19/2013
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…. …the third consecutive week that the Geezer, also known as me, used that hokey lead. Pathetic? You decide. But as long as we’re here…what’s the Man of Steel doing this time? Looks like he’s holding his ears. That must mean that he’s somewhere near the end of his hit movie, at the climactic battle, before a kind of lengthy denouement. Because that was one noisy climax. But first, a geezerly digression. When I was young – and we’re talking really young, like six or seven – I much enjoyed the “cowboy pictures” I saw at the neighborhood theater on Friday nights. The dime Mom gave me bought a cartoon, maybe a Three Stooges feature and two cowboy pictures with real good guys: Hopalong Cassidy, Sunset Carson, Tim Holt, Red Ryder, and...
- 6/27/2013
- by Dennis O'Neil
- Comicmix.com
The sprawling desert ranch where King of the Cowboys Roy Rogers once hung his hat sold for $645,000 last week. The 67-acre Double R ranch near Victorville, in the Mojave Desert, has a 1,700-square-foot house, a barn, a stable with 15 stalls and a half-mile horse track. The new owner is Margaret Tom, a retired social worked from Kaneohe, Hawaii, who told the Victorville Daily Press she plans to maintain the ranch's unique character and raise her Arabian steeds. Also read: 'Hatfields & McCoys': Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton on Guns, Grit and Feud...
- 7/16/2012
- by Alexander C. Kaufman
- The Wrap
Victorville, Calif. -- A 67-acre Southern California ranch that once belonged to the late King of the Cowboys Roy Rogers has been sold for $645,000.
The Double R ranch near Victorville, in the Mojave Desert, includes a 1,700-square-foot home, a red barn, a stable with 15 stalls, a half-mile horse track and fenced pastures.
Eric and Anne Enriquez of Orange County restored the property after buying it 10 years ago for $300,000.
The new owner is Margaret Tom, a retired social worker from Kaneohe, Hawaii. Tom says she's giving the ranch to her daughter and son-in-law to keep their Arabians.
Rogers was 86 when he died in 1998.
The Double R ranch near Victorville, in the Mojave Desert, includes a 1,700-square-foot home, a red barn, a stable with 15 stalls, a half-mile horse track and fenced pastures.
Eric and Anne Enriquez of Orange County restored the property after buying it 10 years ago for $300,000.
The new owner is Margaret Tom, a retired social worker from Kaneohe, Hawaii. Tom says she's giving the ranch to her daughter and son-in-law to keep their Arabians.
Rogers was 86 when he died in 1998.
- 7/16/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
"Most of my generation, if you're from the East Coast or some of those areas there where there's still a restaurant available, they think he's just a chicken sandwich," the young cowboy laughs in a midwestern drawl, exasperated at a lifetime of clarification. "And then there's another school of thought that think he's a drink, a Coca Cola with some cherry syrup."
For most, having a culinary namesake or two would be reason enough to brag; in Dusty Rogers' case, poultry and soft drinks are beside the point. On Saturday, on what would have been his grandfather's 100th birthday, Dusty and his father want to remind the world of the real Roy Rogers: film legend, TV staple and cowboy gentleman.
An icon in the golden age of Hollywood, Rogers, who passed in 1998, was a film star -- with a staggering 100-plus films to his credit -- and host...
For most, having a culinary namesake or two would be reason enough to brag; in Dusty Rogers' case, poultry and soft drinks are beside the point. On Saturday, on what would have been his grandfather's 100th birthday, Dusty and his father want to remind the world of the real Roy Rogers: film legend, TV staple and cowboy gentleman.
An icon in the golden age of Hollywood, Rogers, who passed in 1998, was a film star -- with a staggering 100-plus films to his credit -- and host...
- 11/4/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
Yeah, that’s him, little Denny, aged six or seven (or maybe even five), dragging the kitchen chair across the linoleum and putting it next to the icebox. He climbs up on it and then he’s close to Mom’s radio. He knows which knobs to turn, he knows how to find what comes from the speaker, what is very important: his programs.
Every weekday afternoon, after school, from 3:30 to six – dinner time, Dad’s nightly return from Work (and work is also very important, though Denny doesn’t know why) – Denny listens to Tom Mix and Superman and Hop Harrigan and Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy (what other kind of boy could there be?) and what may be his very, very favorite, Captain Midnight. Mom has her programs, too – Ma Perkins and Young Doctor Malone and some others – but Denny thinks they’re no better than okay.
Every weekday afternoon, after school, from 3:30 to six – dinner time, Dad’s nightly return from Work (and work is also very important, though Denny doesn’t know why) – Denny listens to Tom Mix and Superman and Hop Harrigan and Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy (what other kind of boy could there be?) and what may be his very, very favorite, Captain Midnight. Mom has her programs, too – Ma Perkins and Young Doctor Malone and some others – but Denny thinks they’re no better than okay.
- 9/29/2011
- by Dennis O'Neil
- Comicmix.com
According to reports the character of 'Roy Rogers', the singing cowboy will be reintroduced to the big screen in a planned film trilogy to be launched by financier/producer 821 Entertainment. Originally a singer with "Sons Of The Pioneers" before becoming a film actor, 'Leonard Franklin Slye' aka 'Roy Rogers', his wife Dale Evans, golden palomino 'Trigger' and the German Shepherd 'wonder dog' named 'Bullet' were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show, airing on radio for nine years before moving to television, 1951-1957. Rogers' nickname was 'King of the Cowboys' with Dale known as 'Queen of the West'. Nashville-based 821 has partnered with the Roy Rogers Family Entertainment Corp. to launch the King of the Cowboys film trilogy as well as plans for spin-off, animated TV, interactive game and merchandising efforts. The 'family fantasy adventure' will present the characters of Roy,...
- 6/15/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
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