Search - Ghost Patrol on DVD

Good copy.

BVT | Paranaque City Philippines | 07/13/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It's difficult to get good copies of B westerns since no major studio produced them in quantites. One is lucky to get a refurbished copy. Restored or remastered copies for this genre are few and rare indeed. This copy of a Tim McCoy western from Alpha is better than good. Picture quality is almost pristine with few noticeable scratches. This makes for easy viewing which is not often the case with other Alpha B western releases. Get this one for your collection."

"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Ghos

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 02/15/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"VCI Entertainment and Puritan Pictures present "Ghost Patrol"(1936) (Dolby

digitally remastered)...relive those thrilling days from the early '30s and '40s

when drama took us down the dusty trails and the plains to exciting

adventures....some of the best B-Westerns ever to grace the Saturday Matinee

Screen......the Native Americans had no better ambassador than Tim McCoy, a

former Indian language translator in real life...as Tim McCoy speaks

passionately about this country's longtime abuse of its native population by

breaking treaty after treaty...just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and

suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss any of the Tim

McCoy features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his

B-Western adventures



Under director Sam Newfield, producer Sigmund Neufeld and Leslie Simmonds, screenplay by Wyndham Gittens, original short story by Joseph O'Donnell...the cast include Tim McCoy (Tim Caverly), Claudia Dell (Natalie Brent), Walter Miller (Dawson), Wheeler Oakman (Kincaid), Dick Curtis (Charlie), Lloyd Ingraham (Brent), Slim Whitaker (Frank), Art Dillard (Shorty), Fargo Bussey (Bill), James P. Burtis (Henry), Art Ortego (Ramon), Frank Ellis. . . . . . . . our story has Tim McCoy turned flyer and G-Man searching for an invention (ray gun) that can bring down planes...the villains involved are Walter Miller, Wheeler Oakman and Dick Curtis all favorite badmen of the B-Western...McCoy goes undercover after beening mistaken for a notorious outlaw and wanted...wonderful cast and a Grade A performance by McCoy, who must deal with the mob, sci-fi, writers of Poverty Row and still get the girl Claudia Dell in the final reel...looks like their enjoying their work.



Special footnote, actor Tim McCoy in real life was a sharpshooter and famed for

his fast draw...was an expert on the Old West also an authority on Indian

folklore could converse in Indian sign language...McCoy was inducted into the

"Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage

Museum" in 1973, also inducted into "The Cowboy Hall of Fame" in 1974.



SPECIAL FEATURES:

BIOS:

1. Tim McCoy (aka: Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy)

Birth Date: 4/10/1891 - Saginaw, Michigan

Died: 1/29/1978 - Nogales, Arizona



Check out other Tim McCoy titles available on VHS & DVD from VCI:

1. ACES AND EIGHTS

2. ARIZONA BOUND

3. ARIZONA GANGBUSTERS

4. BELOW THE BORDER

5. BULLDOG COURAGE

6. CODE OF THE CACTUS

7. END OF THE TRAIL

8. FIGHTING RENEGADE

9. FORBIDDEN TRAILS

10.GHOST PATROL

11.GHOST TOWN LAW

12.GUN CODE

13.GUNMAN FROM BODIE

14.LIGHTNIN' BILL CARSON

15.LIGHTNING CARSON RIDES AGAIN

16.LION'S DEN

17.OUTLAW DEPUTY

18.PHANTOM RANGER

19.ROARIN' GUNS

20.SIX GUN TRAILS

21.STRAIGHT SHOOTER

22.TEXAS WILCATS

23.WEST OF THE LAW



Ask Amazon.Com to carry the above titles if they are not available as of

yet...you can order and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment.. why not

pick up other copies of Tim McCoy features.



In 1941 the "Rough Riders" series began with Buck as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim

McCoy was Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton was Marshal Sandy Hopkins for

Monogram Pictures:



1. ARIZONA BOUND (Monogram, 1941)

2. THE GUNMAN FROM BODIE (Monogram, 1941)

3. FORBIDDEN TRAILS (Monogram, 1941)

4. BELOW THE BORDER (Monogram, 1942)

5. GHOST TOWN LAW (Monogram, 1942)

6. DOWN TEXAS WAY (Monogram, 1942)

7. RIDERS OF THE WEST (Monogram, 1942)

8. WEST OF THE LAW (Monogram, 1942)



Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Ghost Patrol" (1936), the

digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more

high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and

B-Westerns...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there

are plenty of copies available on DVD and VHS, stay tuned once again for top

notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just

the way we like 'em



Total Time: 57 min on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Entertainment #7297~ (1/29/1996)"

This is a very fun b-western from the 40's

John D. Page | usa | 05/08/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"i love westerns and i just found this bin at tower that had a bunch of old b westerns in them for a dollar and blindly bought about 7 of them. this one was very good and even if the picture qualitywas a little weak(it's an old movie and the soundtrack pops and the picture has static and dust bunnies on it at times)you must remember these movies were put out by low-buget studios in the first place.

if you love old b-westerns then this is one disc you may want to own."