Search - Robin Hood of the Pecos on DVD

Roy's at his best in "historical" pictures

Derek Hagen | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 10/17/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of my favorite Roy and Gabby pictures. None of that goofy "Oklahoma" stuff here. Roy is an outlaw working against the carpetbagger government. Gabby is always good and enough of a reason on his own to buy any DVD. Another treat, as always, is Sally Payne as Belle Starr. I love Roy. I love Trigger. I love Gabby. I love Sally Payne. There's no better combination in whatever they do. 5 stars."

"Roy Rogers B-Western Series ... Robin Hood of the Pecos (19

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 10/02/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Republic Pictures present "ROBIN HOOD OF THE PECOS" (14 January 1941) (64 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, at the age of 18 --- played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws and his own group, the International Cowboys --- In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer called "Sons of the Pioneers" --- While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston and finally Roy Rogers --- Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" --- They first appeared in the western "Rhythm on the Range" (1936), starring Bing Crosby --- In 1937 Roy went solo and made his first starring film in 1938, "Under Western Stars" (1938) --- He made almost 100 films --- then came television, "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) ran on CBS from October 1951 through September 1964.

Under Joseph Kane (Director / Producer), Olive Cooper (Screenwriter), Hal Long (Short Story Author), Jack A. Marta (Cinematographer), Edward Cherkose (Songwriter), Cy Feuer (Musical Direction/Supervision), Peter Tinturin (Songwriter), Charles Craft (Editor) - - - - Our story line and plot, In the post Civil War Texas carpetbaggers fleece ranchers of their land an action that prompts local citizens to organize into a night riding vigilante group --- Belle Starr (Sally Payne) even makes an appearance in this fanciful drama of the Reconstruction period --- Gabby Hayes plays the part of this latter day Robin Hood --- some wonderful tunes, A SAD, SAD STORY -- A CERTAIN PLACE I KNOW -- OLD AUNT JEMINA -- EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL -- JEANNIE WITH THE LIGHT BROWN HAIR.

the cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Vance Corbin
George 'Gabby' Hayes ... Gabriel 'Gabby' Hornaday
Marjorie Reynolds ... Jeanie Grayson
Cy Kendall ... Ambrose Ballard
Leigh Whipper ... Kezeye
Sally Payne ... Belle Starr
Eddie Acuff ... Sam Starr
Robert Strange ... Wilbur Cravens
William Haade ... Captain Jeff Morgan
Jay Novello ... Stacy
Roscoe Ates ... Jailer Guffy
Bob Burns ... Juror
Fred Burns ... Townsman
Spade Cooley ... Soldier
Art Dillard ... Henchman
Al Haskell ... Soldier
Jack Ingram ... Army Officer
Jack Kirk ... Rancher Curly
Ted Mapes ... Army sentry
Art Mix ... Townsman
Al Taylor ... Rancher Ed

BIOS:
1. Roy Rogers (aka: Leonard Franklin Slye)
Date of Birth: 5 November 1911 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of Death: 6 July 1998 - Apple Valley, California

2. George 'Gabby' Hayes (aka: George Francis Hayes)
Date of Birth: 7 May 1885 - Wellsville, New York
Date of Death: 9 February 1969 - Burbank, California

Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "THE ROY ROGERS BOOK: A REFERENCE TRIVIA SCRAPBOOK" (Paperback) --- reference trivia scrapbook of Roy Rogers written by Western film historian David Rothel whose accounts of thrilling adventures of B-Western heroes during the Saturday matinees of yesteryear takes us back to our childhood, family and friends --- this is a wish come true, reliving those wonderful years from the past through the pen of David Rothel --- Roy was a top box office draw for Republic Pictures when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said --- plenty of thrills, action and hard riding with a song or two thrown in for good measure --- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers" and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys" --- Roy got his horse "Trigger" in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that --- "Trigger" died in 1965 age of thirty-three --- Roy's dog's name was "Bullet" and appeared in almost as many of his films as "Trigger" did --- Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Queen of the West and his wife Dale Evans --- inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1976 --- inducted as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1995 just three years before his death --- Don't miss this one --- now appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing --- Don't hesitate - rush out and pick up your copy today --- Great reading in the days and weeks to come --- I guarantee it!

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), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under DVD Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Amazon where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 64 min on DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (7/13/2004)"