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Stranger On Horseback | 
 enlarge | Director: Jacques Tourneu
Actors: Walter S. Baldwin, James Bell, John Carradine, Robert Cornthwaite, Nancy Gates
Studio: VCI Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 11601
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Original Recording Remastered, Restored, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 66
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 578
UPC: 089859057823
EAN: 0089859057823
ASIN: B001CR4966
Theatrical Release Date: 1955
Release Date: September 16, 2008
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Product Description
Joel McCrea brings law and order to the range in Stranger on Horseback . McCrea portrays a circuit judge Richard Thorne, who comes to a small western town in the course of making his rounds. There he finds the town and surrounding area under the feudal thumb of an oldline family headed by Josiah Bannerman (John McIntire). Despite wholehearted opposition and obstacles, Thorne fingers Bannerman s spoiled son, Tom (Kevin McCarthy) for murder and smokes out the necessary frightened witnesses and defies the whole clan by seeing that justice is done. In doing so he even wins the grudging respect of the old cattle baron, gains the love of the latter s strong-willed niece, Amy (Miroslava Stern), and awakens the sheriff (Emile Meyer) to a new sense of duty. b Bonus Features: /b Scene Selection, Trailers, Radio Hour: Radio Shows: Tales of Texas Rangers, Audio biographies by Joel Blumberg, Original Theatrical Trailer, Adlets: Lonesome Trail DF, Tall Texan, Western Noir DF, Great Jesse James Raid Other Legendary Outlaws b Product Specs: /b DVD9; Dolby Digital; 66 minutes; Color; 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA NR; Year 1955; SRP - $14.99
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 Classic Louie Lamour Story January 7, 2009
Admittedly, I am not a Joel McCrea fan by any means. I do snap up any films based on stories from Louie Lamour and this film was classic Lamour. Joel McCrea did a good job with his character and that says a lot when you consider that I have never been a fan of this particular actor. John Carradine was fantastic as always and much younger in this film. br /br /The quality of this DVD was poor. The original film negative was lost at some point in time and this DVD was produced off a copy of a film that survived. Dispite being "remastered" there are fluctuations in color and film quality from scene to scene with a heavy emphasis on the red hues which I found to be distracting.
 Stranger on Horseback November 2, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Thank you to company to release this rare western. The quality is ok, a few parts show to be aged , but overall good. The movie itself reads straight from the Louis Lamour story. Recommend to see at least once.
 Stranger On Horseback October 30, 2008
It's great to see a western star like Joel McCrea.This was a real treat.It's one of his movies I never seen.Your fast service was great.Great dvd. Most kind to deal with you.....AGAIN. JACK RENKERT
"Stranger on Horsback (1955) ... Joel McCrea ... VCI Ent. (2008)" August 26, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
VCI Entertainment presents "STRANGER ON HORSEBACK" (23 March 1955) (55 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) -- Joel McCrea was an American film actor.who became interested in films after graduating from Pomona College --- He worked as an extra in films from 1927 before being cast in a major role in "THE JAZZ AGE" (1929) --- A contract with MGM followed, and then another with RKO--- He established himself as a handsome leading man who was considered versatile enough to star in both dramas and comedies.br /br /In the 1930s, McCrea starred in two large-scale westerns, "WELLS FARGO" (1937) with wife-to-be Francis Dee and Cecil B. DeMille's "UNION PACIFIC" (1939) with Barbara Stanwyck --- He reached the peak of his early career in the early 1940s, in such films as Alfred Hitchcock's "FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT" (1940) and two by Preston Sturges, "SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS" (1941), and "THE PALM BEACH STORY" (1942).br /br /McCrea also starred in two William A. Wellman westerns, "THE GREAT MAN'S LADY" (1942), again with Stanwyck, and "BUFFALO BILL", with character actor Edgar Buchanan (1944) --- After the success of "THE VIRGINIAN" (1946), McCrea made westerns exclusively for the rest of his career--with the exception of the British-made "ROUGH SHOOT" (1953) --- In 1959, Joel McCrea and his son Jody McCrea starred in the NBC-TV series WICHITA TOWN", which lasted one season and was produced by the Mirisch Corp --- 1962 saw him united with fellow veteran of westerns Randolph Scott in "RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY" (1962), under the direction of Sam Peckinpah.br /br /In 1969, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma --- For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Joel McCrea has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6901 Hollywood Blvd. and another star at 6241 Hollywood Blvd. for his contribution to radio. --- In the 1950s, McCrea appeared in the radio Western procedural police drama, Tales of the Texas Rangers. --- (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)br /br /Under the production staff of:br /Jacques Tourneur - Directorbr /Robert Goldstein - Producerbr /Don Martin - Screenwriterbr /Herb Meadow - Screenwriterbr /Ray Rennahan - Cinematographerbr /Paul Dunlap - Composer (Music Score)br /William B. Murphy - Editorbr /Louis L'Amour - Short Story Authorbr /br /Our story line and plot, the main character is not a sheriff, but a judge Rick Thorne (Joel McCrea) who comes to the small town in the west with the intent of establishing the thing that simply didn't exist there before - the law --- Very soon he's joined by Colonel Streeter (John Carradine) who offers Rick his help --- But the town is completely under control of a rich and powerful cattle baron Josiah Bannerman ( John McIntire) and his family gang. But Rick's determination is unshaken --- Soon Rick discovers that a little time before his arrival into town a man was killed by Josiah Bannerman's son - Tom ( Kevin McCarthy) --- Tom claims that it was self defense, but Rick begins to conduct his own investigation with the intent to find witnesses and bring Tom to trial --- Meanwhile he meets a beautiful Josiah Bannerman's daughter - Amy (Miroslava Stern) who falls in love with him --- Stranger on the Horseback is the best western Jacques Tourneur ever directed --- Smoothly paced, with interesting characters, finely acted and with intelligent and witty dialogs it's a pleasure to watch from the beginning to the end --- The story moves at a rapid pace to a furious and unpredictable conclusionbr /br /the cast includes:br /Joel McCrea ... Judge Richard 'Rick' Thornebr / Miroslava Stern ... Amy Lee Bannerman (as Miroslava)br / Kevin McCarthy ... Tom Bannermanbr / John McIntire ... Josiah Bannermanbr / John Carradine ... Col. Buck Streeterbr / Nancy Gates ... Caroline Webbbr / Emile Meyer ... Sheriff Nat Bellbr / Robert Cornthwaite ... Arnold Hammerbr / Jaclynne Greene ... Paula Morrison (as Jacklyn Breen)br / Walter Baldwin ... Vince Webbbr / Emmett Lynn ... Barflybr / Roy Roberts ... Sam Ketteringbr / George Keymas ... Bannerman's Henchmanbr / Fred Aldrich ... Blacksmithbr / James Bellbr / Lane Bradford ... Kettering Henchmanbr / Dabbs Greer ... Hotel Clerkbr / Frank Hagney ... Bartenderbr / Natividad Vacio ... Moralesbr /br /BIOS:br /1. Joel McCreabr /Date of Birth: 5 November 1905 - South Pasadena, Californiabr /Date of Death: 20 October 1990 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Californiabr /br /SPECIAL FEATURES:br /1. Trailersbr /2. Radio Hour: Radio Shows: Tales of Texas Rangers, Audio biographies by Joel Blumbergbr /3. Original Theatrical Trailerbr /br /Hats off and thanks to Robert Blair and his staff at VCI Entertainment --- VCI was named in Variety and Hollywood Reporter as the first company to produce and release motion pictures directly to the home marketplace --- order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- VCI are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector -- looking forward to more Nostalgic Collections --- Western Classics --- all my heroes have been cowboys!br /br /Total Time: 66 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment KPF-578 ~ (9/16/2008)
One of Joel McCrea's best August 15, 2008
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
After 1945, Joel McCrea, like his friend and contemporary "cowboy" Randy Scott, acted almost exclusively in Westerns. Several of those he made for Universal stand out---CATTLE DRIVE, SADDlE TRAMP, and BORDER RIVER, in particular. But he also made THE OUTRIDERS (MGM), WICHITA (Allied Artists), and several others of very good quality [let's hope these get released on silver disc soon!]. STRANGER ON HORSEBACK is one of McCrea's best, perhaps his best outing between CATTLE DRIVE and RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY. His taciturn but entirely engaging manner is on full display. Add to this good casting of John McIntyre, Kevin McCarthy, and others, and you have the makings of a fine oater. Thanks to VCI for releasing this little gem! Let's hope more McCrea will follow...what about it Universal? And WICHITA certainly merits release, as well.
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