Monogram Western Matinee Vol. 1 - BluRay [Blu-ray]

Ride back with us to the golden age of B-Movie Western matinees and saddle up with your favorite stars as they saunter back into the spotlight in this first volume of classic oaters, THE MONOGRAM COWBOY COLLECTION Volume One. Drawing from a stable of later era Monogram matinees, this set pairs up singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely and legendary action hombre Johnny Mack Brown (the only fella tough enough to play Johnny Mack Brown was himself!)

Three-disc set includes When The Daltons Rode (1940)Whoopie-yi-ti-yo! Here's a fine sagebrush saga about the legendary Dalton gang, a group of siblings whose dealings with crooked railroad officials send them into a life of crime. Broderick Crawford, Brian Donlevy, Kay Francis, and Stuart Erwin star, with Randolph Scott as the lawyer who decides to give the clan a fair shake. 81 min. BW/Rtg NR The Virginian (1946)The oft-filmed Owen Wister oater gets the Technicolor treatment, with Joel McCrea taking the title role of the laconic ranch hand who vouches for an old friend (Sonny Tufts), and is faced with difficult choices when his buddy turns out to be under the sway of the ornery rustler Trampas (Brian Donlevy). Sterling sagebrusher co-stars Barbara Britton, Fay Bainter, William Frawley. 90 min. C/Rtg NR Whispering Smith (1948)Alan Ladd is the titular character, an 1800s railroad detective investigating a string of train robberies. A rail company executive fingers employee Murray Sinclair (Robert Preston), Smith's pal, for looting a wrecked train. After Sinclair is fired, he joins forces with a gangster (Donald Crisp) to continue his criminal activities. Smith must now stop Sinclair, while romantic interest from Sinclair's wife (Brenda Marshall) complicates matters. With John Eldredge, William Demarest; based on the 1906 novel by Frank H. Spearman. 89 min. C/Rtg NR

LOUISIANA (1947) The semi-autobiographical story of the state's governor Jimmie Davis, who was not only a well-liked political leader, but had also established himself as country music singer and composer, having written the famous song You are My Sunshine. SONG OF THE RANGE (1944) In this musical oater, Jimmy and his 'saddle pals' are up against a gang of outlaws but save the day with plenty of charming musical interludes along the way.