PLEASE NOTE: This item has a planned release for Early August and is only available for PRE-ORDER at this time.
Orders are not shipped until complete. If you wish to receive in-stock items prior to pre-ordered items, you must place separate orders.
1. Orders are not shipped until complete. If you wish to receive in-stock items prior to pre-ordered items, you must place separate orders.
2. Release dates are subject to change. All dates are estimates and subject to manufacturer revisions beyond our control.
3. Order modifications. Orders can be canceled and items removed upon request. We are unable to add additional items to pending orders.
4. Payment details. Credit cards are pre-authorized but not captured until we ship the order. Check or PayPal payments are required at time of order.
Hopalong Cassidy films restored and now on Blu-ray? Yer durn tootin’!
Writer Clarence E. Mulford created the popular fictional cowpoke Hopalong Cassidy in 1904 and would go on to write numerous short stories and novels over several decades. In 1935, motion picture producer Harry Sherman introduced "Hoppy" to movie audiences casting the ruggedly handsome William Boyd in the lead, inaugurating one of the most prolific film franchises in movie history.
A cut above the average B-western, Hoppy films not only boasted solid production values, but would create the mold of a western sidekick in George "Gabby" Hayes (playing "Windy") and popularize the "trio western" showcasing three lead characters, instead of just one or two.
The result—66 B-Westerns produced between 1935 and 1948, which were a feat in themselves, but would also later help catapult Boyd’s Hopalong Cassidy from movie star to cultural phenomenon when the films were shown on the new medium of television in the late 40s and early 50s.
Hopalong Cassidy - The Legacy Collection, Volume 1 presents the first three newly restored films in the series (Hop-Along Cassidy, The Eagle's Brood and Bar 20 Rides Again), as well as numerous bonus features to honor one of the greatest icons in film history.
BONUS FEATURES:
Audio commentary by film historian Ed Hulse on Hop-Along Cassidy
Audio commentary by film historian Toby Roan on Bar 20 Rides Again
William Boyd - Becoming Hopalong Cassidy mini-documentary
Hopalong in Hoppyland short showcasing opening day at William Boyd’s 80 acre theme park
Bonus reels (no sound) - Never-before-seen stock footage, outtakes and behind the scenes footage selected from hundreds of reels in the Hopalong Cassidy Film Archive
The Eagle's Brood original theatrical trailer
Image Gallery
HOP-ALONG CASSIDY (1935, 60 min.)
William Boyd splashes onto the screen as Hopalong Cassidy in this first entry of the series that finds Hoppy arriving to take the job of foreman at the Bar 20 Ranch, where he is soon caught up in trying to stave off a potential range war instigated by rustlers.
This debut programmer introduces James Ellison and George "Gabby" Hayes (as Uncle Ben) as series regulars, along with a supporting cast that includes Paula Stone, Frank McGlynn, Jr., Charles Middleton, Willie Fung, Kenneth Thomson and Robert Warwick.
THE EAGLE’S BROOD (1935, 60 min.)
When the grandson of notorious outlaw El Toro is kidnapped, Hoppy promises to find and rescue the youngster after the bandit saves his life.
Featuring William Farnum, Joan Woodbury (as Nana Martinez), Addison Richards, Dorothy Revier, George Mari and Paul Fix.
--Note: Only reel 4 survives in 35mm for The Eagle's Brood. Our restoration used the lone 35mm source for reel 4 and 16mm for the rest of the reels.
BAR 20 RIDES AGAIN (1935, 63 min.)
Hoppy heads to Wyoming and goes undercover to help a friend who needs help defeating a gang of rustlers.
This third entry in the series finds George "Gabby" Hayes playing “Windy”, a moniker he would permanently have after the fourth film (Call of the Prairie, 1936). Featured players include Jean Rouverol, Harry Worth, Frank McGlynn, Jr., Howard Lang, Paul Fix, Ethel Wales, Al St. John and the musical stylings of Chill Wills and the Avalon Boys.
Year: 1935
Length: 183 minutes
Format: Blu-ray
Misc: NTSC, Full Screen, Black & White
lLnguage: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
REGION FREE BLU-RAY
