| Actors: Rory Calhoun, Alan Hale, Jr., James Coburn, Denver Pyle Director: n/a Genres: Westerns, Television Sub-Genres: Westerns, Television Studio: Timeless Media Group Format: DVD - Black and White DVD Release Date: 11/18/2008 Release Year: 2008 Run Time: 29hr 50min Screens: Black and White Number of Discs: 10 SwapaDVD Credits: 10 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Edition: Box set MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English |
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  | The Texan Actors: Rory Calhoun, Alan Hale, Jr., James Coburn, Denver Pyle Director: n/a Genres: Westerns, Television NR 2008 29hr 50min Timeless Media Group is proud to bring you 70 episodes of The Texan on 10 DVD discs. The Texan was transferred from the original 35mm film elements, bringing you the best audio and the crisp black and white photography of ... more » |
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Movie ReviewsOUTSTANDING & ALMOST COMPLETE COMPILATION! Anthony Caton | Arkansas. USA | 11/21/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "I cannot tell you how thrilled I am with this outstanding set from Timeless Media Group. Seventy of the 78 episodes of the classic (1958-60) CBS television western "The Texan," starring rugged Rory Calhoun as "Bill Longley," are found in this compilation. The video quality is a surprising "9;" the audio quality of this set is equally good. Each episode runs roughly 26 minutes and contains the original open and close -- which includes the wonderful rumbling/muscular Desilu theme music soundtrack. Outstanding guest stars accompany Calhoun in his trek through the southwest, including Jack Elam, Morgan Woodward, James Coburn, Bethel Leslie, Richard Devon, Bob Steele, Anthony Caruso, Alan Hale Jr., Denver Pyle, Neville Brand, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Jaeckel, Cesar Romero, Karen Sharpe, R.G. Armstrong, Strother Martin, James Best, Shirley Knight, Brian Donlevy, Robert Wilke, Michael Landon, John Dehner, Paul Fix, and Mike Connors. This set is a MUST HAVE for any collector of classic TV westerns. Thank you for taking the time to read my review. Disc One: Law of the Gun -- Neville Brand Man With the Solid Gold Star -- Bruce Bennett Troubled Town -- Harry Dean Stanton First Notch -- J. Carroll Naish Edge of Cliff -- Mike Connors Jail for Innocents -- Vaughn Taylor Tree for Planting -- James Westerfield, Paul Fix Disc Two: Hemp Tree -- Michael Landon Widow of Paradise -- Alan Hale Jr. No Tears for Dead -- Michael Pate, Beverly Washburn Easterner -- Jack Elam Time of the Year -- George Macready Lord Will Provide -- Murvyn Vye, Ellen Corby Duchess of Denver -- Alan Dinehart Disc Three: Quart of Law -- Robert Lowery, Holly Bane Outpost -- Christopher Dark Peddler -- Lou Jacobi Return to Friendly -- John Harmon Man Behind the Star -- Richard Jaeckel, Brian Donlevy Ringer -- Grant Withers, Paul Brinegar, Ron Hayes Marshal of Yellow Jacket -- Robert Wilke, Read Morgan Disc Four: No Love Wasted -- Lon Chaney Jr. Race for Life -- Kelly Thordsen Letter of the Law -- R.G. Armstrong, Trevor Bardette Private Account -- Karen Sharpe, Jesse White Caballero -- Cesar Romero Blood Money -- Dorothy Provine No Place to Stop -- Strother Martin, Denver Pyle Disc Five: Reunion -- Bethel Leslie, Robert F. Simon Badlands -- Ralph Moody South of Border -- Jack Elam, John Doucette Smiling Loser -- Harry Lauter, Red Morgan Sheriff of Boot Hill -- Denver Pyle Gunfighter -- John Pickard Man Hater -- Henry Brandon, Henry Kulky Disc Six: No Way Out -- James Griffith, Lucien Littlefield Image of Gulit -- Don Haggerty Dishonest Posse -- Jack Lambert, Bing Russell Blue Northern -- Harry Dean Stanton Traildust -- Brian Donlevy Telegraph Story -- Denver Pyle Stampede -- Shirley Knight Disc Seven: Showdown at Abilene -- Barbara Luna Trouble on Trail -- Michael Dante Cowards Don't Die -- Sherwood Price Border Incident -- Alan Hale Jr. Dangerous Ground -- Alan Hale Jr. End of Track -- Alan Hale Jr. Friend of the Family -- John Dehner, James Coburn Disc Eight: Terrified Town -- Bob Steele, Richard Devon Sixgun Street -- Richard Devon, Alan Dinehart Taming of Rio Nada -- Richard Devon, Alan Dinehart Thirty Hours to Kill -- Malcolm Atterbury Quarantine -- Alan Hale Jr. Buried Treasure -- Duncan Lamont Captive Crew -- Alan Hale Jr. Disc Nine: Showdown -- Anthony Caruso, Alan Hale Jr., Ron Hayes Governor's Lady -- Myron Healey Town Divided -- Morgan Woodward Guilty & Innocent -- Denver Pyle Presentation Gun -- Harry Harvey Nomad -- Wm. Fawcett Killer's Road -- James Best, Lane Bradford Disc Ten: Lady Tenderfoot -- Jack Elam, Claire Kelly Invivible Noose -- Bill Erwin Johnny Tuvo -- Frank Wilcox, Myron Healey Accuser -- Don Haggerty Mission to Monterey -- Lane Bradford Badman -- Anthony Warde Twenty-four Hours to Live -- Paul Birch" Superb picture quality, Baby! R. G. Bright | 12/17/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "Coming from the same company that edited TV episodes on previous DVD releases and offered grainy 16mm transfers, I hesitated buying this set. Glad I gave them a chance 'cause this is superb! Every episode is uncut and unedited and the best superior picture quality from the original 35mm nitrate negatives. In other words, you will not find better anywhere else. The guests include Neville Brand, a young Michael Landon, Andy Clyde, James Drury and many others. If you hesitate because people often are too critical (champagne taste and a beer budget wallet) take my word for it as a guy who is picky about his DVDs. Buy this today!" Even Some Texan Is Better Than None Terence Allen | Atlanta, GA USA | 09/22/2008 (4 out of 5 stars) ""The Texan- The Best Of" is a release by Timeless Media Group of 70 of the 78 episodes of this Western television series starring popular Western movie actor Rory Calhoun. In "The Texan," Calhoun played Bill Longley, a ex-Confederate soldier who came home after the Civil War to find his plantation burned down and his wife dead. He then began to roam the West, using his considerable gunfighter skills to help old friends or new friends in trouble. It is a shame that eight of the episodes of this series were not found or were incomplete so that the complete series could not be released. This was a very entertaining TV series. Calhoun's charm, plus his many years of experience appearing in Western films, made "The Texan" interesting and engaging. Like the best Western heroes, Calhoun could play serious and comic scenes with equal aplomb, and made Longley a believable and enjoyable hero. One can only hope that the other eight episodes of the series will be found and be usable in a future release." Good First Season, Poor Second Season Ken | bloomington, il United States | 03/24/2009 (4 out of 5 stars) "Finally finished viewing the entire 70 episode collection. Calhoun gives a good performance as the lead character throughout, and Timeless Media did an adequate job in assembling the collection. Wonderful theme music and atmospheric settings.
However, I was astonished at how badly the series deteriorated during the second season, and I cannot explain what the cause of the problem was. Somebody either gave up on maintaining the quality of the series and lost interest or the money supply dried up. This is hard to understand, as Desilu helped to co-produce the series, and usually put out a quality product. First off the second season was marred by by two endless storylines. The first involved a cattle drive, probably inspired by the popularity of Rawhide. Way too many fakey scenes filmed indoors on phony horses, instead of realisitic on location shooting. The second boring storyline took place at a railroad spur construction site. This seemed to go on for 5 or 6 episodes, and was a chore to sit through. What really annoyed me about the second season was that many of the episodes are stuffed with stock footage from the first season. The last episode on the collection is virtually an entire reprint of an earlier episode with a few new scenes thrown in for good measure. Some of this nonsense is hilarious. In one of the episodes Longley in appointed deputy marshall and given a badge. As he races through the canyons tracking down some gunman, scenes from the first season are spliced into the episode. So in one scene Longley has a badge on his vest, in the next the badge vanishes, only to reappear in the next scene. It is sad that the program disintegrated as badly as it did for the second season. Give the first season an A, the second season a D. ken" |
