Daily BirthdaysThe Fighting Phantom (1933)
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| Directed by | Fred Allen |
| Cast | Lona Andre, Sherwood Bailey, E.H. Calvert, Berton Churchill, Cora Sue Collins, Warren Hymer, Gail Patrick, Irving Pichel and Kent Taylor |
| Theatrical Release | November 30, 1932 |
| DVD Release | February 22, 2005 |
| Running Time | 58 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | NR (Not Rated) |
| UPC Code | 089218465597 |
| Buy this item | $7.98 at Amazon.com As of Oct 10 14:35 EDT (details) 1 DVD, Alpha Video, Usually ships in 24 hours, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language) Or 6 new from $0.99, 2 used from $8.98 |
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(1 reviews)| |  | "Zane Grey Westerns ... Vol. One ... VCI Ent." |  |
The first feature -- "THE LIGHT OF THE WESTERN STARS" (17 April 1940) (67 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Story line and plot, Victor Jory stars as Gene Stewart, and opens the story by betting Sheriff Tom Hawes (Tom Tyler) that he'll marry the first girl who arrives in town --- Boston socialite Madeline Hammond (Jo Ann Sayers) turns out to be the sister of Jory's best friend Al Hammond (Russell Hayden). Learning this, all bets are off! --- The cast alongside the villainous Nat Hayworth (Morris Ankrum). Together, they form a gunrunning alliance across the border into Mexico --- There's a great cast of supporting players here, including Eddie Dean, Ruth Rogers, and although you don't get to see his face much, future star Alan Ladd on the verge of bigger and better things.
Under the production staff of:
Lesley Selander - Director
Harry Sherman - Producer
Zane Grey - Screenwriter / Book Author
Norman Houston - Screenwriter
Russell Harlan - Cinematographer
Victor Young - Composer (Music Score)
Sherman A. Rose - Editor
Lewis Rachmil - Art Director
the cast includes:
Victor Jory ... Gene Stewart
Jo Ann Sayers ... Madeline 'Majesty' Hammond
Russell Hayden ... Alfred 'Al' Hammond
Morris Ankrum ... Nat Hayworth
Noah Beery Jr. ... Poco - Stewart's Sidekick
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Bill Stillwell - Rancher
Ruth Rogers ... Florence 'Flo' Kingsley - Al's Girl
Tom Tyler ... Sheriff Tom Hawes
Rad Robinson ... Monty - Stilwell Ranch Hand
Eddie Dean ... Nels, Stillwell Hand
Esther Estrella ... Bonita - Adobe Saloon Girl
Alan Ladd ... Danny - Stillwell Ranch Hand
Georgia Ellis ... Helen - Majesty's Boston Pal (as Georgia Hawkins)
Earl Askam ... Sneed - Hawes' Deputy
Lucio Villegas ... Justice of the Peace Don Manuel
Ted Billings ... Saloon Waiter
Roy Bucko ... Henchman
Bob Burns ... Informer
BIOS:
1. Victor Jory
Date of Birth: 23 November 1902 - Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
Date of Death: 12 February 1982 - Santa Monica, California, USA
This is the second on our double bill -- "FIGHTING PHANTOM" (20 January 1933) (57 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Story line and plot, The ranchers have given money through Wade Benton (Kent Taylor) to the crooked lawyer Cliff Harkness (Irving Pichel) to save the titles to their land --- Getting a better offer Harkness, Benton steals the receipt for the money --- Benton is jailed and to fight back, Benton escapes jail at night to become the Phantom --- And then the action begins with plenty of gunplay --- The film's director was Fred Allen, not the comedian but a one-time film editor who specialized in cinematic sagebrushers.
Under the production staff of:
Fred Allen - Director
Harold Hurley - Producer
Harvey Harris Gates - Screenwriter
Zane Grey - Book Author
Robert N. Lee - Screenwriter
Louis Clyde Stoumen - Cinematographer
the cast includes:
Kent Taylor ... Wade Benton/Phantom Rider
Lona Andre ... Dorothy
Berton Churchill ... Mark King
Irving Pichel ... Cliff Harkness
Warren Hymer ... 'Jitney' Smith
Gail Patrick ... Mary Benton Foster
Cora Sue Collins ... 'Jo-Jo' Foster
E.H. Calvert ... Sheriff Matt Arnold
Sherwood Bailey ... Matt Arnold, Jr., aka as 'Sheriff'
Clarence Wilson ... Hezekiah Gentry
Niles Welch ... John Foster
Silver Tip Baker ... Rancher
Ralph Bucko ... Cowhand
Roy Bucko ... Cowhand
Bob Burns ... Rancher
Fred Burns ... Rancher
Ken Cooper ... Henchman
Ben Corbett ... Rancher
Frank Ellis ... Henchman
BIOS:
1. Kent Taylor
Date of Birth: 11 May 1907 - Nashua, Iowa
Date of Death: 11 April 1987 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 124 min on VHS/DVD ~ VCI Entertainment ~ (2/22/2005) February 21, 2008
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