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Summary: "The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Arizona Raiders (1936)"
Comment: VCI Entertainment and Paramount Pictures present "Arizona Raiders" (1936) (Dolby
digitally remastered)...relive those thrilling days from the early '30s and '40s
when Buster Crabbe took us down the dusty trails and the plains to exciting
adventures....some of the best B-Westerns 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 Buster Crabbe features loaded with action that will leave
you wanting more of his B-Western adventures
Under director James Hogan, producer A.M. Botsford, original story by Zane Grey, screenplay by John Krafft and Robert Yost...the cast include Larry 'Buster' Crabbe ('Laramie' Nelson), Raymond Hatton ('Tracks' Williams), Marsha Hunt (Harriett Lindsay), Betty Jane Rhodes (Lenta Lindsay), Johnny Downs ('Lonesome' Alonzo Mulhall), Grant Withers (Monroe Adams), Don Rowan (Luke Arledge), Arthur Aylesworth (Andy Winthrop), Richard Carle (Boswell Albernathy), Petra Silva ('Tiny'),Augie Gomez (Cowboy), Ken Cooper (Cowboy), Spike Spackman (Cowboy). . . . . our story opens as our hero Larry 'Buster' Crabbe has a rope around his neck, but never fear he's not done for yet...now enters our favorite sidekick Raymond Hatton who has the same affliction for the rope around his neck, but never fear Crabbe has the situation under control...is Grant Withers and Don Rowan the villains of this oater, what about our heroine Marsha Hunt whose horses seem to be the plot of this Paramount saga...are the two love birds Johnny Downs and Betty Jane Rhodes ever going to tie the knot...the comedy between the trio Crabbe, Hatton and Downs is side splitting...an above average story and great acting from an outstanding cast. . . . . B-Western 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.........another great B-Western for Buster Crabbe under the Paramount Pictures banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances.
Special footnote, actor Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California and won the 400 meter freestyle in which he medaled in the 1932 Olympics, went to work for Paramount in "King of the Jungle" (1933), next role was "Tarzan the Fearless (1933), Crabbe returned to Paramount Pictures was featured in Zane Grey Westerns which were well received, then came the roles that made him a household word "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers" at Universal Picture Serials (1936-1940), meanwhile PRC Studios was looking for a leading hero "Billy the Kid" and "Billy Carson" in the 1940's B-Western series and ran its course for six years, later made several televison appearances and appeared in a series "Captain Gallant and the Foreign Legion" (1955-1957).....
SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Buster Crabbe (aka: Clarence Linden Crabbe II)
Birth Date: 2/17/1907 - Oakland California
Died: 4/23/1983 - Scottsdale, Arizona
2. Raymond William Hatton
Birth Date: 7/07/1887 - Red Oak, Iowa
Died: 10/21/1971 - Palmdale, California (heart attack)
If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features with Bob Steele:
BUSTER CRABBE WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES:
1. Vol. 1 - Western Cyclone/Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942-43) (VCI #7213) (DVD)
2. Vol. 2 - Fugitive of the Plains/Fuzzy Settles Down (1943-44) (VCI #7299) (DVD)
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Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Arizona Raiders" (1936), 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 and
B-Westerns...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there
are plenty of copies available on DVD and VHS, stay tuned once again for top
notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just
the way we like 'em
Total Time: 54 min on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Entertainment #6762 ~ (11/20/1997)
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