Another delightful surprise from Warner Bros.
Just when you thought things couldn't get any better, Warner Archives now releases a second volume of Monogram B Westerns, this time three DVD-Rs with six very rare Whip Wilson programmers from the early 1950s, and two more fine Rod Cameron Cinecolor "super Bs." The two Cameron vehicles are: "Fort Osage" and "Wagons West," both in decent color and with solid production values, casts and plots. In "Fort Osage" the endearing "heavy" Morris Ankrum co-stars along with Douglas Kennedy. In "Wagons West" look for Noah Beery Jr and Michael Chapin. These are very entertaining oaters, capturing the verve and style of the classic B Western, but with something extra that should please most fans of the genre. Cameron made films for Universal, Republic, Monogram and later Allied Artists (Monogram's successor company), but never receives the due he deserves. In recent years one of his best films,"Panhandle," has shown up (in original sepiatone), but we still need releases of his "Stampede" and...
Long awaited westerns
This latest Warner Archive collection contains two long unseen, thought lost, Whip Wilson westerns. Worth waiting for, they are all fun to watch. I hope Warners will release more of these collections, especialy those with Rod Cameron and Johnny Mack Brown. Cameron's cinecolor westerns are great.
Johnny Mack Brown from Alabama
Love on western recommend to all baby boomers who grew up with black and white tv. Want more and more
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