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Call Number: DVD00109

by Jules Furthman; Howard Hughes; Jack Buetel; Jane Russell; Walter Huston; Tony Curtis.; Maureen O’Hara; Brian Keith; Steve Cochran; Chill Wills; Strother Martin; Will Wright; Billy Vaughan; A S Fleishman; Sam Peckinpah; Ray Nazarro; Walter Wanger; Sterling Hayden; Eve Miller; Barton MacLane; Marlon Brando; Karl Malden; Katy Jurado; Echo Bridge Home Entertainment.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [Beverly Hills, CA] : Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, 2009.

Notes: Contains four feature films; (418 min. Black & White and Color)

Chapters: The outlaw (114 min.) — The tale begins with law-enforcer Pat Garrett’s (Thomas Mitchell) ruse to trap and cage legendary outlaw Billy the Kid (Jack Beutel). But Billy is wise to the lawman’s scheme and lies low at pal Doc Holliday’s ranch. Trouble soon begins to brew, however, when The Kid falls for Doc’s lover Rio (Jane Russell). Although Billy is responsible for the death of Rio’s brother, she returns the desperado’s affection, and the two marry on the sly. But the betrothed couple has a volatile relationship, and as the trio runs from Garrett and his gang of lawmen, the group quarrels amongst themselves—making it difficult to escape.

The deadly companions (90 min.) — A rebel soldier named Turk (Chill Wills) attempted to scalp his wounded sergeant during the Civil War; and now the retired sergeant, Yellowleg (Brian Keith), is obsessed with tracking his attacker. Eventually he locates Turk and his partner Billy (Steve Cochran) and persuades them to go in on a bank heist in Gila City. But when they get there, the trio stumbles upon a group plotting to loot the same bank. A shoot-out transpires, and Yellowleg accidentally kills the young son of beautiful dance hall hostess Kit Tilten (Maureen O’Hara). Full of remorse, Yellowleg forces his partners to accompany him through Apache territory to Siringo, where the boy will be buried next to his father. Along the way, Billy attacks Kit and Yellowleg throws him out of their camp—Turk flees. All three eventually come face to face in Siringo, where Yellowleg learns that Turk and Billy have gone through with the bank robbery on their own, and a deadly confrontation ensues.

Kansas Pacific (73 min.) — John Nelson (Sterling Hayden), a military officer, is charged with the task of halting sabotage of the Kansas Pacific Railroad at the hands of Southern allies as it is extended west in the pre-dawning of the Civil War—just after the South had seceded from the union. But Nelson finds more than aggressive destruction at the hands of the rebels—when he meets Barbara, the railroad foreman’s daughter, Nelson also finds love.

One-eyed jacks (141 min.) — One-Eyed Jacks, Marlon Brando’s first and only directing venture, is a stirring Western classic featuring breathtaking cinematography and a magnificent musical score. Not only did Marlon Brando direct this motion picture masterpiece, lauded as Martin Scorsese’s favorite Western, but Brando also took on the premiere role of Rio, a man betrayed by Dad Longworth (Karl Malden), his one-time partner in crime. The desperadoes’ falling out occurs when Rio and Dad are out on the lam following a bank hold-up in Mexico. As they are running from the law, Dad takes the opportunity to escape with the stolen gold, leaving Rio in the lurch. Because of Dad’s desertion, Rio is apprehended and sent up the river to do hard time. Years later Rio gets out of the slammer and goes after his double-crossing ex-partner to get revenge. He locates Dad in California and is outraged to learn that the former outlaw has become a powerful, affluent sheriff. Now, not only are the two men at odds with each other, but they are on opposite sides of the law as well. The stolen gold has made Dad wealthy, and he would like nothing better than to be rid of Rio for good. But Rio has an agenda of vengeance and is willing to do whatever necessary to finally settle the score.

OCLC #: 500908386 (additional info from publisher website)