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| View Larger Image | Texas Cyclone | DVDStarring: Tim McCoy, Shirley Grey, Wheeler Oakman, John Wayne, Wallace MacDonald
Directed By: D. Ross Lederman
Also With: Benjamin H. Kline (Cinematographer), Otto Meyer (Editor), Irving Briskin (Producer), Randall Faye (Writer), William Colt MacDonald (Writer)
| List Price: | $14.94 | | Price: | $13.49 | | You Save: | $1.45 (10%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 63 minutes | | Format: | Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC | | Studio: | Sony Pictures | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | May 31, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 59,597th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/29/2005 Run time: 57 minutes Rating: Nr |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 10 reviews)
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IN Arizona? by Stephen R. Bewley (Pyongtek, S. Korea)  4 Stars
December 01, 2007
It's just a dream. This movie starring Tim McCoy is a very good example of 1930's westerns. Costarring John Wayne, McCoy is mistaken for a "missing" rancher. The lawlessness of the second largest rancher has contaminated the town, and McCoy and Wayne (with a little help from some friends) clean it up. Walter Brennan is also in this movie and he look and sound the same as he did in the 1960's.
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Thank you Sony for doing it right by William L. Newman (Mesquite, Tx United States)  5 Stars
April 24, 2007
I have bought dozens of these B Westerns that had John Wayne in them. Most are little more than bad tape transfers.
This one shines above them so much there is no possible comparison. I don't know how it has survived since it's release on July 8, 1932. but it has faired better the the Range Feud, again by Columbia Pictures that was released a few months eariler.
No matter if it's McCoy or Wayne, this is a keeper.
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Sagebrush Martin Guerre by Red Scare Film Buff (Mexico City) 5 Stars
September 30, 2006
Forget about the arty qualities of the original Retour de Martin Guerre or the saccharine American remake (the insufferable Sommersby), this 1932 Tim McCoy B-Western, barely an hour long, tells basically the same story better: a lonesome cowboy walks into a strange town and is mistaken for a ranch owner that dissapeared or thought to be dead years back. The transfer copy is unbelievable: unblemished and pristine. A rare find.
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The 8th Movie to credit and have John Wayne In it by Gerald Hartman 5 Stars
August 25, 2006
Texas Cyclone
The 8th Movie to credit and have John Wayne In it
First let's tell some truth here the only reason Wayne name is on this is to sale it. He is not in much of it at all. It is a Tim McCoy western and it follows the basic formula save the helpless girl, save the ranch get the bad guys. It a fun move and kids safe. The basis is Tim McCoy rides into town he mistaken for another man. Then he starts to pretend to be that man. I really enjoyed this movie. It will bring back memories of the "Little Rascals" every time you see the horses ride
The Video:
All though it does list itself as remastered in HD is not as clear as it could be. If you seen any of the "I love Lucy" sets you have seem what can be done with black and white film. It has some specs though it doesn't jump anywhere. I watched this on my 60 inch Sony Wega and am sorry to say its grainy a lot of places. No spots or dirt though just complete grain thru most of the picture. Of course it is shot in full screen since the aspects of the theaters were 4:3 back then.
The Audio
Its mono and done in true 1930's style where u can see they are feeling out how to place microphones. It's crisp though easy to hear not going to wake the neighbors on this track but its easy on the ears.
Summary
If you just want a fun western with a little bit of the young duke in it this movie is for you. It's a family fun film and the 40 gallon hats are a riot to watch.
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More like this one, please! by S. D. Miles (Port Macquarie,New South Wales, Australia) 5 Stars
November 09, 2005
This one is remastered in High Definition; which proberly means that a great more care was taken during the process. The end result is a sharp, clear, black and white print that may have been filmed only yesterday instead of in 1932, the 73 years differential isn't at all apparent. Infact, if this one had been filmed yesterday the critics would be full of praise for the black and white photography, it's really that good.
John Wayne has a supporting role, (third in the credits after Shirley Grey) but his screen presence is already very evident throughout.
Tim McCoy's steely eyed presence really screams out that he is the star of this one, and rightly so. I've not seen a weak movie with Tim McCoy, oater's maybe, but all have good scripts with good plots. Not so well known today, it is unfortunate that his rising star coincided with that of Tom Mix and Buck Jones, and although he made some excellent films in the 1930's and '40's he was overshadowed by Gene Audrey, Johnny Mack Brown, Roy Rogers, and others, including of course "Hoppy". He left the excellent Rough Riders series to serve his country in WW2 (he was in the Army Reserve) and on his return, as far as I am aware and I must look it up, his movie career then passed into oblivion.
Back to the movie. It is also great to see a 1932 Walter Brennan, his screen presence also grabs you to take notice. It is great to see Bud Osbourne, (not credited) one of the reliable bad guys from yester-year, without all the wear and tear scratches that one usually sees in old "B" Westens from repeated showings.
I only received this one today, then played it, and then I couldn't wait to review it. Highly recommended, buy it, even at the relatively high price for a "B" movie of this vintage, the experience is worth having. The five stars are for the exceptional quality of the print. I would give the film three and a half for story and production values.
It's worth noting, for non Region 1 viewers, that although this one is marked as Region 1 on the cover it is in fact uncoded and will play anywhere in the world.
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