WESTERNS - Thomas Film Classics, your place for classic and rare films on DVD

: "WILD" BILL ELLIOTT WESTERNS (17); For the 1943-44 season, Elliott made his best pictures and where he would eventually be elevated to A-budget features. Most of the movies in this series came from that period

: ALLEN 'ROCKY' LANE WESTERNS (10); Who provides plenty of action in every western adventure? Allen "Rocky" Lane is on the scene with exciting western movies and plenty of great suprise guest stars. You won't be disappointed with these action packed westerns.

: BOB ALLEN WESTERNS (3); Anxious to replace their recently departed cowboy star Ken Maynard, Columbia planted Allen into Maynard's boots-and his familiar costume. Allen starred in six B westerns in 1936 and "37, all of which had the word "Ranger" in the title.

: BOB LIVINGSTON WESTERNS (6); He was the star in the popular Three Mesquiteers' films, he starred in his own western series and starred in Republic's first color film. He also played THE LONE RANGER in a popular weekly movie serial.

: BOB STEELE WESTERNS (8); A star from 1927 onward, Steele gained popularity in several B-Westerns. Steele's character was forever searching for the murderer of his father (perhaps significantly, many of Steele's starring vehicles were scripted by his real-life dad).

: BUSTER CRABBE WESTERNS (8); His role as Tarzan in a 1933 movie serial was the beginning of a long career that lead to over 100 movies. In the 1940's Larry "Buster" Crabbe began a series of westerns that proved to be as popular as any western hero.

: CHARLES STARRETT WESTERNS (7); Best known as THE DURANGO KID, Starrett also stared in this western series with many western stars including Russell Hayden and Jimmy Wakely. There are even a couple of Durango Kid movies not featured in our Kid offering.

: DON "RED" BARRY WESTERNS (9); He got his nickname "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 Red Ryder film Adventures of Red Ryder. Many of his westerns were credited with better then normal production values.

: EDDIE DEAN WESTERNS (5); Eddie Dean made his name as a country-western singer on radio in the '30s. He journeyed to Hollywood to make it in western movies. His career started to take off in the early 1940s and by 1945 he was among the more popular of the cowboy stars.

EDDIE DEW WESTERNS (1)

After appearing in countless bit parts Dew was awarded a one-year contract in 1943 and a promotion to stardom with a proposed John Paul Revere series of Westerns that also featured the popular Smiley Burnette as the comedic sidekick.

: FRED SCOTT WESTERNS (3); Singer/actor Fred Scott started out entertaining on vaudeville, acting on Broadway, and singing operetta. He later appeared in many silent comedies, including those of Mack Sennett.Between the late '30s and early '40s, Scott played a cowboy crooner known as "the Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo".

: GEORGE HOUSTON WESTERNS (2); One of the more surprising entries in the "Singing Cowboy" sweepstakes, heavyset George Houston came from the world of Grand Opera. In the early 1940?s he appeared opposite popular comedian Al St. John in the Lone Rider series of music Westerns.

: JOHNNY MACK BROWN WESTERNS (11); He was a football pro turned Cowboy star. Johnny Mack Brown became one of the screens most famous western stars having starred in over 200 movies in the 30's and 40's. A must for any western fan.

: KIRBY GRANT WESTERNS (5); Kirby Grant was a long-time B movie and television actor. He is mostly remembered for playing the title role in the television series Sky King. Surprisingly he began his career as a violinist.

: LASH LA RUE WESTERNS (4); the champion of the bullwhip - Lash La Rue who, along with is sidekick "Fuzzy" take on the meanest bandits of the old west. Plenty of fun as we bring back some childhood memories.

: LEE POWELL, BILL BOYD WESTERNS (2); LEE POWELL WAS BETTER KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE IN MOVIE SERIALS AND BILL BOYD WAS ONE OF COUNTRY MUSIC'S GREAT STARS - TOGETHER THEY FOUGHT THE BAD GUYS.

: MONTE HALE WESTERNS (6); Said to have been a replacement for Roy Rogers, Monte Hale stared in his own western series from 1947 through 1950. Some episodes were directed by John Ford's nephew and many featured such musical western stars as THE SONS OF THE PIONEERS.

: REX ALLEN WESTERNS (8); Known as the Arizona Cowboy, Rex Allen was the last of Hollywood's singing cowboys. He was prominent in a narrator for many Walt Disney films and television programs, as well as a voice in several Disney cartoons.

: ROD CAMERON WESTERNS (7); Here are 14 action packed westerns starring Rod Cameron. There was something very special about his westerns and now you can add them to your DVD collection.

: ROUGH RIDIN' KIDS (2); In the 50's juvenile actors Michael Chapin and Eilene Janssen starred in a series of 4 westerns. There was plenty of action with bad guys led by one of the screens most popular bad guys, the inevitable Roy Barcroft.

: RUSSELL HAYDEN WESTERNS (5); After working behind the scenes in films he began acting in films in the mid '30s. He played Lucky Jenkins, William Boyd's saddle pal. He stared in his own series in the '40s, and in 1943-44 he was voted one of the Top Ten Cowboy stars.

: SUNSET CARSON WESTERNS (5); He didn't make as many westerns as many of the other popular cowboys but he still made a big impact on the screen and this excellent quality set features some of his best action movies.

: THE DURANGO KID WESTERNS (22); One of the most popular western series of the 40's and 50's starring Charles Starrett as the hero who wore a mask to hide his identity. The stories always provided plenty of comedy relief and was one of the longest running series of all times.

: THE TEXAS RANGERS (4); Released by Gower Gulch company PRC from 1942-1945 in an attempt to compete with Republic's The Three Mesqueteers and Monogram's "Rough Riders" and "Range Busters." this series featured Dave O'Brien, Tex Ritter, James Newill and Guy Wilkerson.

: THE THREE MESQUITEERS WESTERNS (18); Considered above average westerns this series featured some of the biggest names in cowboy movies - Bob Livingston, Bob Steele, Duncan Runaldo, Tom Tyler, John Wayne and Ray "Crash" Corrigan to name a few

: TOM TYLER WESTERNS (3); Tom Tyler was a champion boxer and weightlifter when he entered films as a stuntman. Tyler rose to stardom as a cowboy hero -- and never mind that he despised Westerns and reportedly was terrified of horses!

ROD CAMERON WESTERNS #1

From a neat group of bank robbers who killed his father to the tale of an ex-lawman who seeks the person who killed his brother here are to of CAMERON'S best westerns. One of these movies is considered the best ever directed by Leslie Selander who was famous for great western action.

Roy Rogers last movie in color "Mackintosh & TJ"

Very Rare. Great Roy Rogers film rarely seen anywhere. After 16 years of retirement from the silver screen Roy made a suprise return for one last roundup in the movies.