The John Wayne Story - The Early Years

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Don't waste your money.........2004-08-23

Like the LATE YEARS ..this DVD is basically a strung together bunch of movie trailers from the films Duke released during these years....and poor quality trailers at that...avoid unless you are a completist collector.

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"Cliffhanger Collection (1932-33)...John Wayne ~ Passport Video"
A THRILLER OF THE ROARING RAILS IN 12 CRASHING EPISODES!
A very early non-western John Wayne serial from 1932
Good old fashioned cliff hanger series

John Wayne - The Early Years
Starring: Tully Marshall , Conway Tearle , John Wayne , Shirley Grey , and Edmund Breese
Director: J.P. McGowan , and Armand Schaefer
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ASIN: B000F9SUPI
Release Date: 2006-04-18

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Before he was "The Duke", he was the hottest new action lead in Hollywood. Rediscover his energy, charisma and raw talent in 3 terrific cliff-hanger serials that thrilled matinee audiences in the golden age of cinema. Join him in Hurricane Express where he tries to derail a madman who has hi-jacked a speeding train, in The Three Musketeers where he must rescue his Foreign Legion pals from hordes of murderous locals, and Shadow of the Eagle where he portrays a fearless stunt pilot determined to foil the plans of a power-hungry villain.

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Running Time 656 Mins.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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"Cliffhanger Collection (1932-33)...John Wayne ~ Passport Video".......2006-10-15

Passport Video and Koch Entertainment Distribution present "The John Wayne Cliffhanger Collection" (1932/33)
(Dolby digitally remastered)...relive those thrilling days from the early '30s and '40s
when John Wayne took us up into the skies to exciting
adventures....some of the best cliffhangers ever to grace the Saturday Matinee
Screen...just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye
with excitement...don't miss any of the John Wayne features loaded with action that will leave
you wanting more of his high adventures

First up is "SHADOW OF THE EAGLE" (1932 - B&W) (12 Chapters), under director Ford Beebe, produced by Nat Levine, original screenplay & story by Colbert Clark, Wyndham Gittens and Forbe Beebe....the cast include John Wayne (Craig McCoy), Dorothy Gulliver( Jean Gregory), Edward Hearn (Col. Nathan B. Gregory), Richard Tucker (Maj. Evans, company owner), Lloyd Whitlock (Green, a director), Walter Miller (Danby, a director ), Edmund Burns (Clark, a director), Pat O'Malley (Ames, a director), Kenneth Harlan (Ward, a director), Little Billy' Rhodes (Billy Little, the midget), Ivan Linow (Heinie, the strongman), James Bradbury Jr. (Henry, the ventriloquist), Ernie Adams (Frederick 'Pat' Kelly, the barker), Roy D'Arcy (Henchman Gardner), Bud Osborne (Henchman Tim Moore), YakimaCanutt (Henchman Boyle), Billy West (Bob, the clown ), Monte Montague (Callahan, Policeman at circus).......our story has seversal questions will The Eagle use sky writing to make threats against a corporation...can Edward Hearn who owns a travelling fairground and is thought to be the Eagle succeed in his evil plot against all that is good...will John Wayne who is a pilot go searching for the Eagle when Hearn's turns up missing....all of this and more await your viewing pleasure in a 12 Chapter Mascot Pictures thrilling serial adventure that is action packed. . . . . . . Special footnote, actor John Wayne once said, "Every country in the world loved the folklore of the West - the music, the dress, the excitement, everything that was associated with the opening of a new territory. It took everybody out of their own little world - The cowboy lasted a hundred years, created more songs and prose and poetry than any other folk figure - The closest thing was the Japanese samurai. Now, I wonder who'll continue it...His performance as Ethan Edwards in "The Searchers" (1956) is ranked #23 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time...Of his many film roles, his personal favorite was that of Ethan Edwards from The Searchers (1956). Wayne even went so far as to name his son Ethan after that character...The inscription on the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to him in 1979 reads, simply, "John Wayne, American."...After meeting the late Superman star Christopher Reeve at the 1979 Academy Awards, Wayne turned to Cary Grant and said "This is our new man. He's taking over."...Turned down the role of Marshal Dillon on "Gunsmoke" (1955) because he did not want to commit to a weekly TV series. He recommended his friend James Arness for the role, and gave the on camera introduction in the pilot episode...I would like to be remembered, well...the Mexicans have a phrase, 'Feo fuerte y formal'. Which means; he was ugly, strong and had dignity."

Chapter Titles:
1. The Carnival Mystery
2. Pinholes
3. The Eagle Strikes
4. The Man of a Million Voices
5. The Telephone Cipher
6. Code of the Carnival
7. Eagle or Vulture?
8. On the Spot
9. When Thieves Fall Out
10.The Man Who Knew
11.The Eagle's Wings
12.The Shadow Unmasked

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. John Wayne (aka: Marion Michael Morrison)
Birth Date: 5/26/1907 - Winterset, Iowa
Died: 6/11/1979 - Los Angeles, California

Second film on the bill is "HURRICANE EXPRESS" (1932 - B&W) (12 Chapters), under director's J.P. McGowan and Armand Schaefer, produced by Nat Levine, original screenplay & story by Colbert Clark, Wyndham Gittens, J.P. McGowan, George Moran, Barney A. Sarecky and Harold Tarshis, musical score by Lee Zahler....the cast include John Wayne (Larry Baker), Tully Marshall (Howard L. Edwards, Railroad manager), Conway Tearle (Stevens, Railroad attorney),Shirley Grey (Gloria Stratton), Edmund Breese (Frank Stratton, Gloria's father), Lloyd Whitlock, (Walter Gray, Airline manage), Al Bridge (Carlson, Plainville station agent (as Alan Bridge), Matthew Betz (Tom Jordan, Railroad engineer (as Mathew Betz), Joseph W. Girard (Det. Matthews (as Joseph Girard), James P. Burtis (Det. Hemingway, Matthews, assistant (as James Burtis), Ernie Adams (Henchman Barney, Machine gunner (as Ernie S. Adams), Charles King (Henchman Mike), J. Farrell MacDonald (Jim Baker, Railroad engineer), Al Ferguson (Henchman Sandy, The "Wrecker's" pilot),Glenn Strange (Henchman Jim), Victor Adamson (Train passenger), Yakima Canutt (Henchman ), Eddie Parker (Co-pilot), Fred 'Snowflake' Toones (Sam, the Train porter)........our story opens with a villain known as "The Wrecker" who wrecks only the L & R Railroad trains...who is this evil character and why is he doing this...can John Wayne see through his many disguises, will this evildoers be stopped...don't touch that dial until the final chapter "Unmasked". . . . . .veterans character actors appear as the henchmen Ernie Adams, Charlie King, Glenn Strange and Al Ferguson. . . . . .check out this and more in a new book "Best of the Badmen" by Boyd Magers, Bob Nareau and Bobby Copeland, available from Amazon and Empire Publishing. . . pick up your copy today. . . . .another great serial from Mascot Pictures, proves to be one of Wayne's most exciting performances.

Chapter Titles:
1. The Wrecker
2. Flying Pirates
3. The Masked Menace
4. Buried Alive
5. Danger Lights
6. The Airport Mystery
7. Sealed Lips
8. Outside the Law
9. The Invincible Army
10. The Wrecker's Secret
11. Wings of Death
12. Unmasked

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Glenn Strange (aka: George Glenn Strange)
Birth Date: 8/16/1899 - Weed, New Mexico
Died: 9/20/1973 - Los Angeles, California
2. Charles King
Birth Date: 2/21/1895 - Hillsboro. Texas
Died: 5/07/1957 - Hollywood, California
3. Al Ferguson
Birth Date:4/19/1888 - Rosslare, County Wexford, Ireland
Died: 12/04/1971 - Long Beach, Long Island, New York,
4. Ernie Adams
Birth Date: 6/18/1895 - San Francisco, California
Died: 11/26/1947 - Hollywood, California

Final serial is "THE THREE MUSKETEERS" (1933 - B&W) (12 Chapters), under directors Colbert Clark and Armand Schaefer, produced by Nat Levine, screenplay and story by Colbert Clark, Bennett Cohen, Alexandre Dumas, Wyndham Gittens, Norman S. Hall and Barney A. Sarecky, musical score by Lee Zahler...the cast include John Wayne (Lt. Tom Wayne), Jack Mulhall (Clancy), Raymond Hatton (Renard), Ralph Bushman (Schmidt (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.), Ruth Hall (Elaine Corday), Lon Chaney Jr. (Lt. Armand Corday as Creighton Chaney), Hooper Atchley (El Kadur), Gordon De Main (Col. Duval), Robert Frazer (Major Booth), Noah Beery Jr. (Noah Stubbs), Al Ferguson (Ali), Edward Peil Sr. (Ratkin (as Edward Piel) William Desmond (Capt. Boncour), George Magrill (El Maghreb), Robert Warwick (Col. Brent), Yakima Canutt (El Shaitan, when masked/Legion Officer), Frank Ellis (Legionnaire), Kermit Maynard (Legionnaire). . . . . .our story is a good one from the pages of Alexandre Dumas, only this time set in the Arabian desert...our hero John Wayne does it all rescues Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton and Ralph Bushman, although Wayne has fourth billing and must prove himself throughout the 12 Chapters...the action is non stop and a physical film all through the perfected stunts of ace stuntman Yakima Canutt, who also trained Wayne to do most of his own stunts in this adventure...will the musketeers stop El Shaitan (who spouts "Death to the unbeliever") who is terrorizing the entire Mascot Picture lot....don't miss a single chapter of this exciting 1933 cliffhanger. . . . . special footnote, one of my favorite character actors was Raymond Hatton (1887-1971) who worked with Buck Jones, Tim McCoy and Johnny Mack Brown as Marshall Sandy Hopkins appeared from 1943 and made 45 films for Monogram Pictures...Hatton who first appeared on film in "Tragic Love" (1909-Silent/unconfirmed), "Oliver Twist" (1917), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), "The Squaw Man" (1931), "Law and Order" (1932)...during the '30s & '40s he played the comical sidekick for Johnny Mack Brown and Bob Livingston...went on to join Buck Jones and Tim McCoy in the "Rough Riders" series...Hatton worked right up to his last film "In Cold Blood" (1967). . . ...check out this and more in a new book "Those Great Cowboy Sidekicks" by David Rothel, available from Amazon and Empire Publishing. . . pick up your copy today

Chapter Titles:
1. The Fiery Circle
2. One For All and All For One
3. The Master Spy
4. Pirates of the Desert
5. Rebel Rifles
6. Death's Marathon
7. Naked Steel
8. The Master Strikes
9. The Fatal Cave
10. Trapped
11. The Measure of Man
12. The Glory of Comrades

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Raymond Hatton
Birth Date: 7/07/1887 - Red Oak, Iowa
Died: 10/21/1971 - Palmdale, California
2. Jack Mulhall (aka: John Joseph Francis Mulhall)
Birth Date:10/07/1887 - Wappingers Falls, New York
Died: 6/01/1979 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California

BONUS FEATURE:
1. Hollywood Remembers: John Wayne - a tribute to the film career of the Duke (25 mins)

Great job by Passport Video for releasing "The John Wayne Cliffhanger Collection (1932/33), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s...order your copy now from Amazon or Passport Video where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure...just the way we like 'em

Total Time: 700 mins on 6-DVD's ~ Passport Video DVD #5890 ~ (7/11/2006)

A THRILLER OF THE ROARING RAILS IN 12 CRASHING EPISODES!.......2003-09-21

Oscar winner John Wayne stars as pilot Larry Baker, who makes an unscheduled landing in a vain attempt to prevent a railway collision that kills his father. As a result, he is fired for disobeying orders. His mission now, is to find out who actually was responsible for the wreck of he hurricane express, and to hand out justice for the death of his father. A Classic...

A very early non-western John Wayne serial from 1932.......2003-05-30

You have to go way back for this early John Wayne film; The Hurricane Express was actually a serial in 12 parts released in 1932. There aren't any cowboys or horses around for this adventure, but there's plenty of action. A baby-faced John Wayne plays an airplane pilot whose father, a train engineer, is killed when some fiend who calls himself "the Wrecker" causes the Hurricane Express to crash. Larry Baker (Wayne) swears that he will catch the man who killed father, but the Wrecker has a way of escaping time and again - this is due largely to the fact that he has a set of incredibly lifelike masks that allow him to pose as any number of characters, including Larry Baker. Baker's lady friend's father was "railroaded" (ahem) and sent to prison for embezzling from the company, and his recent escape puts him high on the list of suspects. Then there is the local airline boss who stands to profit from all of the railroad's troubles. Throw in a number of other likely suspects, and you've got a real riddle on your hands. Talk about action, though. The good guys and bad guys are constantly hopping from trains to cars to airplanes and back again. The very young Duke gets cold-conked on the head so many times I stopped counting, but you know John Wayne can't be stopped. All of this going to and fro, combined with the kind of film quality that naturally applies to a film from 1932, left me a little confused at times, and the whole deal with the masks felt a little Scooby Doo-ish, but overall I found The Hurricane Express a pretty entertaining experience.

Good old fashioned cliff hanger series.......1999-04-08

This is an early cliff hanger series that we used to see in movie matinees with a new segment every week. The series includes sequences with a Ford trimotor airliner and some good railroad sequences. On the tape version I have seen the video quality is only fair and often poor. However,it is fun and worthwhile.

John Wayne THE EARLY YEARS / THE LATE YEARS 4 Pack DVD

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John Wayne THE EARLY YEARS / THE LATE YEARS 4 Pack DVD

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* Includes 2 Documentaries and 2 Movies
* JOHN WAYNE: THE EARLY YEARS
* JOHN WAYNE:THE LATE YEARS
* STAR PACKER
* HURRICANE EXPRESS

ASIN: B000MPE0YA

Product Description

Another collection of gems for fans of The Duke, this DVD 4-pack includes two documentaries about the American cinema icon--JOHN WAYNE: THE EARLY YEARS and JOHN WAYNE:THE LATE YEARS--as well as two feature films. In the first, STAR PACKER, "The Shadow" and his gang of outlaws harass the citizens of a small western town. John Powers (Wayne) organizes a group of armed men to rid the town of the nasty archfiend and his smelly thugs. The second, HURRICANE EXPRESS, is the feature version of the thrilling western action serial.

The John Wayne Story: The Early Years/ The Later Years (2 Pack)

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The John Wayne Story: The Early Years/ The Later Years (2 Pack)

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ASIN: B000ABAL2Q

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Film quality is decent compared to what else is out there

John Wayne: The Early Years Collection
Starring: John Wayne: Early Years
Manufacturer: ROAN
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ASIN: B0002CX16Q
Release Date: 2004-07-27

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Film quality is decent compared to what else is out there.......2005-08-16

This review is for the Roan Group issued DVD; John Wayne "The Early Years Collection."

The Roan Group is known for very good DVD film transfers of old movies. I have seen a few of these early John Wayne movies on other DVD collections and I can say that the film transfers on this Roan Group collection are not any worse than some others and in some cases quite a bit better.

None of the films in this Roan Group collection are pristine by any standard, but it may be as good as it gets for these old public domain prints. "Blue Steel" looked to be one of the sharpest looking prints in this collection. All of the movies in this collection are certainly watchable and enjoyable - yes, the picture is often a bit fuzzy and without details and there is generally a loss of highlights and fine detail much of the time, but it's not bad enough to distract from the enjoyment of the movie - the quality is generally just a notch below a marginal VHS tape in terms of clarity. And I have not noted any severe problems with the sound, it's generally clear and easy to understand everything. Just don't expect too much in terms of picture quality and remind yourself that this may actually be as good a quality print of these films as you will ever find.

One additional comment - initially I could not get any sound out of this disc on my DVD player. The sound was fine when played through my computer. After some experimenting, I found that for my set-up I had to go to the DVD player "initial settings" and switch off the digital setting and turn on the analog setting for sound. Maybe you will not have to do this on your set-up, but until I changed the setting on my DVD Player I could not get any sound. I have never had to do this on any other DVDs that I own. I'm not sure why this disc was the exception.

The five films included in this collection are:
Blue Steel (1934)
The Lucky Texan (1934)
West of the Divide (1934)
Hell Town (1936)
Paradise Canyon (1935)

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