Cisco Kid Western Collection (1947)

Nice Set - Least Favorite Cisco Kid

Gilbert Roland was the forth actor to play the Cisco Kid. Some in these reviews rate him among the top, but alas I cannot agree with that assessment. Warner Baxter was the first to play Cisco in "The Arizona Kid", a role that would win him an Oscar. He was actually better in the sequel "The Cisco Kid" which is my favorite movie in the series. Several years later he would return, but the series had become a low budget project and he was a bit too old and plump for the role. Cesar Romero, who played a henchman in Baxter's last film would take the role for six films, one of which appears to be lost. Romero was charming and entertaining and Chris-Pin Martin added humor to the series. The next Cisco is the one most people associate with the role, Duncan Renaldo. He did three films before giving the role up to Roland, all with Martin Garralaga as Pancho. He would return for five more films with Leo Carrillo and of course for the television series. Renaldo was less of a rogue than the other actors and his only vice was his love for the ladies. I found Roland's smoking to be a bit too much, and as mentioned in a previous review, the habit of putting lit cigarettes behind his ear was pretty lame. Like Baxter in his last film, I thought Roland was a bit too old and there was a decided lack of action in his films. But, this is a nice set of films and if you're a fan of the Cisco Kid it's wonderful to be able to own the Roland series on nicely produced DVD's. I'm happy to have the set in my collection of the films which is complete except for "The Gay Caballero" with Romero that again appears to be lost. I hope one day the other films will be available commercially as well. September 19, 2007

best CISCO KID EVER !!!!!

Cisco Kid Western Collection THE BEST OLD TIME WESTERN EVER WITH THE CISCO KID ROLAND WAS THE CISCO KID THE BEST OF THE BEST, I WISH THERE WAS MORE,WATCHING THESE 2 DISC SET WAS SOOO GOOD I WANTED MORE BUT SAD TO SAY THERE IS NOT ANY BY HIM ! THE TV SHOW IS GOOD BUT THIS IS THE BEST, IF YOU LOVE OLD WESTERN LIKE I DO, BUY THIS AND SIT BACK AND RETURN TO THE DAYS OF THE OLD WEST WITH THE CISCO KID. September 18, 2007

Ohh Pancho....Ohh Cisco

It lacks Leo Carrillo as Pancho, but Gilbert Roland is excellent as Cisco. May 16, 2007

Remembering Cisco

After viewing the Cisco Kid collection it was just like I remember Gilbert Roland. The clarity is good and the audio is very clear.
I would recommend this collection to anyone who likes a good western. March 28, 2007

Robin Hood of the Old West

This set contains all the Cisco Kid films starring Gilbert Roland. Picture (and sound) quality is good, and the adventures - though slow-paced compared with modern story-telling - are good fun.

This Cisco Kid, unlike the Cisco Kid of the TV series, leads a band of outlaws - seeking out corrupt officials, stealing their ill-gotten gains and re-distributing them back to the poor. At this level, the storylines are all very similar.

Cisco is, of course, irresistable to women. They instantly tell him all their husband's/brother's guilty secrets - thus enabling him to rob them blind. And he hands out necklaces (from what must be a vast stockpile) to those he kisses.

He's got a thing about sticking lighted cigarettes behind his ear while he gets on with something else. Perhaps it looked impressive to audiences of 60 years ago. Today it just looks stupid.

And there's lots of singing - girls singing in bars, beggars singing in the streets, the outlaw band singing around the campfire.

Each film lasts just over the hour. Sit down - relax - let the stories take their own time to unroll, and you'll enjoy these films. March 24, 2007

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