Trail Street

This movie was first released in 1947(2010), in B/W, runs 87 minutes in full screen 1.33.1. The picture and sound quality of this DVD is very good, but there are no extras. The cattlemen are raiding the wheat farmers, who are very scared to come into town of LIBERAL, Kansas. Allen Harper(ROBERT RYAN) dreams of all Kansas having wheat farmers everywhere and hopes to share this with Susan Prichart (MADGE MEREDITH). To stop this war between the cattlemen and Farmers, liberal needs a sheriff. Then Bat Masterson(RANDOLPH SCOTT), a US Marshall, arrives into Liberal and promptly locks up 2 crooks. Bat also makes Billy Burns(GEORGE 'GABBY' HAYES) his deputy. More farmers are leaving Liberal, but McCain wants to stay and fight. Allen Harper goes to see McCain and gives him his gun for protection. Then McCain is found shot and Allen is blamed for McCain's death. The whole town is in riot. The doctor sent to help McCain says he found Allen's gun at McCain's house. But Lans Larkin (HARRY WOODS) could be involved, who works for Logan Maury(STEVE BRODY), the cattle chief. Maury has already got all the deeds of the farmers who are leaving.How will this end? Who is the real killer of farmer McCain? Will the Marshall Bat save Allen from the mob? Will peace come to Liberal? Will Susan stay in Liberal with Allen? Will Allen find out how to grow wheat in Kansas?Randolph Scott and Robert Ryan give good performances and Madge Meredith and Anne Jeffreys(Ruby) look very pretty in B/W. George 'Gabby' Hayes is funny as always in his dual role. The action scenes are very good and director RAY ENRIGHT keeps you very interested in the story.GEORGE RANDOLPH SCOTT was born on 23.1.1898 in Orange County, VIRGINIA, USA,a Scottish American descent. He attended private schools and displayed an athletic trait. In April 1917, aged 19, he joined the Army and served in FRANCE. In 1927, he went to Los Angeles and got a short role in 'SHEEP SHOOTER' in 1928. In 1932, he signed a 7 year contract with Paramount Pictures and a salary of $400 a week. By 1939, and 1940, he was staring in 'A' rate movies and westerns. In 1949, he joined partnership with HARRY JOE BROWN and produced many of Scott's westerns. By 1956, Scott was 58 years old and in 1962, he made his final film appearance in "RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY". He retired at the age of 64 with a fortune said to be $100 million. He was married twice and had adopted 2 children. He died on 2.3.1987, aged 89, of heart and lung ailments, in Beverley Hills, California.some other old westerns of interest are:-(1) Distant Trumpet, Troy Donahue 1964(2) The Command, Guy Madison 1954(3) Ride The High Country, Randolph Scott 1962(4) The Wild North, Stewart Granger 1952(5) Gold of The Seven Saints, Clint Walker 1961(6) Yellowstone Kelly, Clint Walker 1959(7) Fastest Gun Alive, Glenn Ford 1956(8) Fort Dobbs, Clint Walker 1958(9) The Law and Jake Wade, Richard Widmark 1958(10)The Gunfighter, Gregery Peck 1950Being a western fan, I enjoyed this DVD.Watch and ENJOY.

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RKO Radio Pictures presents "TRAIL STREET" (1947) (84 min/B&W) -- Starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys, George 'Gabby' Hayes & Steve BrodieDirected by Ray EnrightA Kansas town is without a Marshal and the nearby farmers are unable to grow crops due to the summer drought and trail riders that run cattle over their land. Bat Masterson (Scott) arrives to bring law and order whilst his Deputy (Ryan) accidentally finds a variety of wheat that will withstand the drought. But the farmers are giving up and leaving and Bat must convince them to stay. He wants them to continue farming and also help round up the local gang of outlaws & criminal ranch ownersGeorge "Gabby" Hayes outdoes himself with every scene, much like he did in the John Wayne film "Tall in the Saddle" (1944) playing Dave the stage driver.Wonderful B-Western cast with Gabby Hayes, Steve Brodie, Harry Woods, Jason Robards Sr., Ernie Adams, Hank Bell and Harry Harvey.Robert Ryan as Allen Harper is excellent in this action packed western.If you're a Randolph Scott fan, this will wet your whistle and satisfy, one not to be missed.BIOS:1. Ray Enright (Director)Date of Birth: 25 March 1896 - Anderson, IndianaDate of Death: 3 April 1965 - Hollywood, California2. Randolph Scott (aka: George Randolph Scott)Date of birth: 23 January 1898 - Orange County, VirginiaDate of death: 2 March 1987 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California3. Robert Ryan [aka: Robert Bushnell Ryan]Date of Birth: 11 November 1909 - Chicago, IllinoisDate of Death: 11 July 1973 - New York City, New York4. Anne Jeffreys [aka: Anne Carmichael]Date of Birth: 26 January 1923 - Goldsboro, North CarolinaDate of Death: Unknown5. George 'Gabby' Hayes [aka: George Francis Hayes]Date of Birth: 7 May 1885 - Wellsville, New YorkDate of Death: 9 February 1969 - Burbank, California6. Steve Brodie [aka: John Stevens]Date of Birth: 21 November 1919 - El Dorado, KansasDate of Death: 9 January 1992 - West Hills, CaliforniaMr. Jim's Ratings:Quality of Picture & Sound: 5 StarsPerformance: 5 StarsStory & Screenplay: 5 StarsOverall: 5 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]Total Time: 84 min on DVD ~ RKO Radio Pictures ~ (July 21, 2009)