Well, Classic Media has the reworked package THE ROY ROGERS SHOW prepared by UPA in the 1980's - edited (on video) and new generic opening and ending (Color VT) of Roy at his Museum - they did the complete series that way. No word if the original,unedited elements exist - there's conjecture...
Yes, it is - because when you think of Cowboy stars of that time period, more people will think of Roy than Gene.
I beleive even if Gene wasn't in the service for WW2, that Roy would have still over-taken him as the #1 singing cowboy.
Roy has a better screen presence,a likability. Gene is a...
"Golden Stallion" is a PD title and most likely they got their print from a 3rd party
"My Pal Trigger" and "Trigger, Jr" are both Republic titles that are still under copyright,and were released on VHS by RHV as well as having aired on Encore Westerns in The Past.
Whatever listing you saw was a mistake - THE COWBOY AND THE SENORITA ran (and was listed at TCM.com) as running 78 minutes. It was unedited, but clearly from an unrestored (but overall clean transfer) 16mm print.
Not sure about the others.
Let's not forget that TV package from the 1980's with new Generic Wrap-Arounds by Roy new opening/closing credits and episodes edited to about 23 minutes. UPA put it together. These were the ones that came out on Paramount Home Video as well.
These versions of the episodes a due to run on the...
UPA (Now part of CLASSIC MEDIA) put together a TV package of THE ROY ROGERS SHOW in the late 1980's with new wraparounds by Roy. All 100 episodes are in the package. RTV's "PB&J" Channel will be running these. The shows are edited.