Western Classics Triple Feature, Vol. 5 (Judge Priest / Tumbleweeds / Yellowstone)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Historical Records Disguised as Entertainment
  • 2 classics and neat bonus film
  • Charming "B" Mystery-Romance
Western Classics Triple Feature, Vol. 5 (Judge Priest / Tumbleweeds / Yellowstone)
Starring: Henry Hunter , Judith Barrett , Ralph Morgan , Alan Hale , and Andy Devine
Director: Arthur Lubin
Manufacturer: Rph Productions
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Westerns | Genres | DVD | Video
ClassicsClassics | Westerns | Genres | DVD | Video
Devine, AndyDevine, Andy | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Fix, PaulFix, Paul | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Gordon, MaryGordon, Mary | ( G ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Hale, AlanHale, Alan | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Harvey, PaulHarvey, Paul | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Hatton, RaymondHatton, Raymond | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Hunter, HenryHunter, Henry | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Morgan, RalphMorgan, Ralph | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Lubin, ArthurLubin, Arthur | ( L ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
4-for-3 All DVDs4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $9.99DVDs Under $9.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
All DealsAll Deals | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
( W )( W ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
ASIN: B0000694YH
Release Date: 2002-08-13

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Historical Records Disguised as Entertainment.......2006-09-23

I haven't watched Judge Priest yet, but "Yellowstone" and "Tumbleweeds" were magnificent.

5 out of 5 stars 2 classics and neat bonus film.......2006-08-02

This disc is quite a bargain with not one but three movies on it. Will Rogers as "Judge Priest" is a real charmer about a long-gone slow paced south. The second feature is a landmark silent film. "Tumbleweeds" is arguably William S. Hart's finest performance. The film has a poignant spoken preface with Hart himself saying good-bye to the old west. The musical soundtrack was specially produced for this 1939 re-release of the 1925 film. The third feature(titled "Yellowstone"), while strictly a "B" movie, is fun to watch because of the beautiful exteriors actually shot at Yellowstone National Park. Though out-of-print, this disc is worth seeking out.

5 out of 5 stars Charming "B" Mystery-Romance.......2006-05-17

This fantastic little 1936 programmer from Universal looks and feels more like one of those topflight RKO productions of the period minus all the big stars. Beautiful outdoor locations and a good story directed with charm and style by Arthur Lubin make for a nifty little "B" with no wasted moments.

The story begins in Yellowstone Park when Ruth Foster (Judith Barrett) comes to Yellowstone and meets the father she hasn't seen for 18 years. She also meets Ranger Dick Sherwood (Henry Hunter) and a very nice mood is set by director Rubin as a romance quickly develops between the couple.

Her dad is being followed, however, and his past in San Quentin and search for a buried treasure others are after will nearly drive the young lovers apart when his body is washed up by a steaming geyser in the park. The discovery that he was murdered will form a cloud over the couple not easily removed.

Andy Devine offers comic relief as Dick's pal who wants to be a Ranger also. There is a nice outdoor atmosphere and some warm and charming scenes between Dick and Ruth enjoying tales by the campfire and songs of the west sung by firelight. When it becomes apparent that Ruth's father was murdered with Sherwood's gun only finding the hidden money in a cave near the geyser and confronting the true culprit can bring the couple together again.

This is a warm and romantic "B" film with a good little mystery and some nice performances from the two leads. Don't miss Andy Devine trying to get the Chinese cook to make him a chicken sandwich! This is definitely a good one for fans of "B" films.

DVD:

  1. When The West Was Young
  2. Young Buffalo Bill
  3. Zorro's Fighting Legion
  4. Zorro Rides Again: 12 Chapter Serial
  5. 20th Century Masters - The Best of Sammy Kershaw: The DVD Collection
  6. A Distant Thunder
  7. Across the Great Divide
  8. Badman's River
  9. Banjo Hackett
  10. Bells of Coronado

DVD

DVD