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Date Posted: 09:39:13 03/23/13 Sat
Author: DAN
Subject: Re: Favorite Universal Westerns...
In reply to: Tim 's message, "Re: Favorite Universal Westerns..." on 09:58:37 03/22/13 Fri

Tim already covered these three Universal westerns, but they're favorites of mine too.
DESTRY RIDE AGAIN (1932) Tom Mix
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939) James Stewart.
THE SPOILERS (1942)

During the early 60s in NYC there was a daily hour program called "Action Serials." They'd run three different serials a day. The first chapter of each serial would start on a Monday. Then the second chapters of each one would air on Tuesday and so on until the finish. Then three new ones would begin.

Well on this program I got to see two of Lon Chaney Jr's Universal western serials.

RIDERS OF DEATH VALLEY (1941) - Dick Foran, Buck Jones, Lon Chaney Jr, Leo Carrillo, Noah Beery Jr, Charles Bickford, Glenn Strange, Guinn Big Boy Williams.

OVERLAND MAIL (1942) - Lon Chganey Jr, Noah Beery Jr, Noah Beery Sr, Helen Parrish.

I thought they were both great when I saw them back then. But since getting them both on DVD, Riders of Death Valley doesn't hold up quite as well. The cast is the main reason to own this western serial. Though it has plenty of action, I found many scenes a little boring.

"Overland Mail" still holds up pretty good. Lon Jr plays the hero in this one and does a good job.

BADLANDS OF DAKOTA (1941)- Robert Stack, Richard Dix, Broderick Crawford, Lon Chaney Jr. Andy Devine, Ann Rutherford, Frances Farmer.

I saw"Badlands of Dakota" once in the mid sixties and I remember liking this B western quite a bit.

I saw that a DVD copy of "Badlands of Dakota" was available on Amazon.com but is now currently out of stock. I put it on my wish list and hopefully when they get more copies I'll be able to get one.

Here's two other Universal B westerns that I liked when I saw them back in the 60s:

FRONTIER BADMEN (1943)- Robert Paige, Diana Barrymore, Anne Gwynne, Lon Chaney Jr, Andy Devine, Leo Carrillo, Tex ritter.

THE DALTONS RIDE AGAIN (1945) - Alan Curtis, Kent Taylor, Lon Chaney Jr. Noah Beery Jr. play the Dalton brothers.
With Martha O'Driscoll and Milburn Stone

I first saw "The Daltons Ride Again" on WOR's Million Dollar Movie in June 1961. M$M aired the same film Mon-Fri at 7:30 PM and again at 10:30 PM. Then on Sat & Sun in the afternoon. Well I liked it so much that I think I watched it about four or five times during that week that it played.

DESTRY:
I've seen this version showing up on TCM quite a bit. And I also have the DVD. I also have the 1939 version on DVD and the Tom Mix version on VHS.

"Destry" is not as good as the 1939 version, but it's still quite enjoyable on it's own.

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