Westerns - Page 32

Manufacturer: Paramount Brand: Paramount Home Video Model: 4986043

Texas Ranger Cordell Walker, one of the last old-fashioned heroes in the West, is a protective friend but a relentless foe who will stop at nothing to bring a criminal to justice. Geographically, this series may be set in Texas, but when you watch Walker, you're firmly rooted in Chuck Norris Country, where even Buddhist monks can kick some butt ("Violence where there are alternatives is immoral, violence where there are none is survival"), and a heartwarming Christmas episode can end with the words "And no one died." At times, this season (actually the show's fifth) plays more like Little Chuck on the Prairie, as Norris channels Michael Landon with several uplifting spiritual episodes. In "The Neighborhood," the innocent young victim of a drive-by shooting miraculously heals after being bathed in blinding heavenly light in her hospital room. In the two-part "Sons of Thunder," a friend remarks to a newly established karate instructor, "There's a lot of people that really need the martial arts." The instructor holds up a Bible and replies, "That's not all they need." And Walker, who, remember, is part-Cherokee, shows his mystical side in "Ghost Rider," in which the spirit of a murdered Native-American boy, guides Walker to catch his killer. Not to worry; Chuck still dispenses some righteous punishment to a rash of loathsome and despicable evil-doers, including vicious white supremacists who take over a minority-owned TV station, a band of vigilante cops, a global assassin, and one monster who hijacks a busload of children and buries them alive. "You're going to have to kill me," he snarls at Walker. "Why don't I just make you wish you were dead," Walker coolly replies. Throughout, Chuck uses the show as a bully pulpit for Walker to preach against drugs and gangs, and for brotherhood. "I have something to say," he addresses the camera after canceling the supremacists' on-air rants. "America is based on freedom and justice for everyone." And of course, when words fail, there's always the roundhouse kick to the face....

Manufacturer: Paramount Brand: Paramount Model: 4946961

Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) is in charge of Dodge City, a town in the Wild West where people often have no respect for the law.

Manufacturer: Shout! Factory / Timeless Media Brand: TV-Series Model: 68715

LARAMIE, considered by many to be one of the best family westerns of all time, debuted on NBC on September 15, 1959. Long sought after by collectors and fans, TMG and NBC are proud to present for the first time the complete, authorized Season 2 of this great television series. With great western scenery and action, these stirring tales of life on the edge of the frontier in Wyoming Territory in the 1870's bring the Old West to life again as Slim Sherman and Jess Harper team up to tame a wild new country. Serious, funny and a bit violent, each thrilling LARAMIE episode embodies the lasting values of the Code of the West, loyalty, morals and pride. Starring John Smith Cimarron City as Slim Sherman and Robert Fuller Wagon Train, Emergency as Jess Harper, the show attracted some of Hollywood's greatest stars in guest roles, including Julie London Queen of Diamonds, Vera Miles and Denver Pyle Three Roads West, Lee Van Cleef .45 Calibre, Rod Cameron Drifter's Gold, Ben Johnson A Sound of Bells, James Coburn The Mark of the Manhunters, Warren Oates Two for the Gallows, Elisha Cooke, Jr. and Jack Elam The Tumbleweed Wagon and many more. Bonus Features: A Special Tribute to John Smith, with interviews, clips from his movies and TV shows and photographs from the collection of Mary Brown, founder of the Festival of the West. and Ride into Darkness, from Season 1. B & W

Manufacturer: WARNER HOME VIDEO Brand: Warner Manufacturing

He s taking the law and a gun into his own hands. Richard Harris (who played English Bob in Unforgiven and Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films) brings bullet-hard ferocity to these tales of vengeance. He s a pacifist turned manhunter in The Deadly Trackers [Side A], aiming to settle a score with the killers of his wife and son. In Man in the Wilderness [Side B], Harris tackles a signature survivalist role reminiscent of his heroics in A Man Called Horse. He portrays Zachary Bass, given up for dead and fighting man and nature during his 600-mile Northwest Territory trek to avenge himself against the fellow trappers who abandoned him. Beware, two-faced friends. Bass is alive...and closing ground.

Manufacturer: MGM Brand: Warner Manufacturing Model: 28817350

Folks in Walsburg may want to pay heed to the brace of pistols holstered onto Josiah Gray's hips. In time, they may want to pay even more heed to the Bible in his hand. Gray (Joel McCrea) is the newly arrived parson in the woodsy post-Civil War Tennessee town. And the true test of his strength will come when, during his greatest and most dangerous challenge, he sets aside his six-shooters and relies on his faith. McCrea brings a quiet resolve to this touching tale burnished through the recall of the pastor's impressionable nephew (Dean Stockwell). Based on the novel by Joe David Brown (who would later provide the source novel for Paper Moon), Stars in My Crown shines with a powerful, simple dignity.When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Manufacturer: Universal Studios Brand: Universal

Burt Lancaster (Airport) stars as a scout assigned to aid the cavalry in tracking down Ulzana and his band of renegade Indians in the fact-based story Ulzana's Raid. As the trail gets hotter, McIntosh (Lancaster) attempts to teach an idealistic young lieutenant (Bruce Davison) that the only way to fight the Apaches' escalating brutality and violence is with even stronger force. Directed by Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen), this gritty action epic is sure to excite both the senses and the intellect.When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Manufacturer: Paramount Brand: Paramount Model: 4991179

James Arness, Milburn Stone, Dennis Weaver, Amanda Blake. James Arness and company ruled TV from 1955 through 1975 and the second half of the third season was just about when Marshall Dillon hit his stride in the rough and rumble days of TV's Dodge City. Includes 20 episodes on 3 DVDs. 1958/b&w/8 hrs., 43 min/NR/fullscreen.