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I'd like to see his films done right, too. Out of over 80 feature films only one DVD is professionally sourced, The Bells of Coronado. All the other DVDs are cut, butchered and sourced from low-quality 16mm dupes several generations removed from a Republic 35mm negative.

Roy Rogers titles are surfacing on MOD's from Desert Island Films. For example: The Cowboy and the Senorita http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Senorita-Roy-Rogers/dp/B005LXWZE0/ref=sr_1_9?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1354312092&sr=1-9&keywords=The+Cowboy+and+the+Senorita The Bells of San Angelo...

I'm not an expert, either. Everything I know about Roy Rogers I learned from Bob Gu in this thread. I gather you have the Republic VHS editions of NORTH OF THE GREAT DIVIDE and TRAIL OF ROBIN HOOD, which are restored in Trucolor.

I commiserate. I believe there are a couple of Trucolor westerns in Warner Archives MONOGRAM WESTERNS box-sets, volume 1 and volume 2. NORTH OF THE GREAT DIVIDE (1950) and TRAIL OF ROBIN HOOD (1950) are among my Most-Wanted on DVD in good quality, as well. Which TWILIGHT IN THE SIERRAS (1950)...

Six months later and "Archie Goodwin"'s questions are still pending. So I guess no one knows of color versions of those 6 titles. Re-reading this thread as preparation to update my Roy Rogers collection, but it does not appear that any new DVD releases have come in the past year. Except for...

Isn't Film Chest a public domain label? There appears to be a clean, sharp transfer of Springtime In the Sierras, sourced from a 35mm dupe, in color and uncut circulating among collectors.

Perhaps some of the confusion can be cleared up by reading PaulaJ's post above, post #66. I got home too late for The Cowboy and the Senorita, but I did see part of Don't Fence Me In, and I watched The Golden Stallion, My Pal Trigger, and Trigger, Jr. They appear to be exactly the same excellent...

Turner Classic Movies will be showing restorations of Roy Rogers films every Friday in July, starting tomorrow. I can't seem to get to a July schedule or I'd list them, but the commercial they are airing looks wonderful.

You've talked me into buying more Alpha DVD's, Bob. Thanks for reviewing those titles. Sinister Cinema lists an "uncut special edition" of San Fernando Valley (1945) among its new releases: http://store.sinistercinema.com/prostores/servlet/Detail?no=18969

The artist who paints those covers is really talented, no question about it. He has a thing for pastels, which is fine for most movies, but pastels look peculiar on a western poster / cover. Let's hope he discovers earth colors soon. The head honcho at Alpha should send him a new box of paints.

I also have a Roy Rogers to-buy list pending. I wish I knew in advance how the Alphas compared to the Sinisters to the Comets. Wish I could advise you on whether or not to upgrade Sinister Cinema's old VHS to new DVD-R. I heard, or read, somewhere that Sinister had upgraded their equipment and...

Sinister Cinema offers the following Rog Rogers films transferred from 16mm prints, unless otherwise noted, uncut: 1938 Under Western Stars 1941 Red River Valley 1942 Romance On the Range 1942 Sunset Serenade --35mm 1943 Idaho -- 35mm 1943 King of the Cowboys 1943 Song...

Roy Rogers debut as a singing cowboy star, Under Western Stars (1938) is listed at 65-67 minutes complete, and at 53-4 minutes edited for television. Alpha Video is pushing their recent release of this title, claiming it is uncut. But is it? Has anyone seen it? Also, is it true that...

I'm not sure which sidekick Pat Brady is. Was he with Gene Autry? I realize audiences expected the sidekick to be a clown in singing cowboy movies, but I always found them more irritating than funny. Gabby Hayes is different, though. Good point, and I second the advice. Actually, only a...

I bought The Bold Caballero recently. The film is a delightful surprise. Love the early color. Evidently Johnston McCulley took a hand in it. I wonder if this is the type of film he had in mind when he wrote the original Zorro novel The Curse of Capistrano in 1919. Alpha's transfer could be...

Everybody who loves old westerns will want to read Arizona's Little Hollywood: Sedona and Northern Arizona's Forgotten Film History 1923–1973 by Joe McNeill. 680 pages detailing the remarkable film history in northern Arizona. You can buy it on amazon or check out the blog here...

Let us know if it's uncut. I need to get that next. By the way, the Roan Group also released the best DVD's I've seen of Vengeance Valley (1951) with Burt Lancaster and Rage at Dawn (1955) with Randolph Scott sourced from original 35mm dye-transfer prints. Not the cleanest looking, but...

You're not going to believe this, but the Thrift Store had videotapes piled up to the ceiling. Literally piled up to the ceiling. But there were no westerns. Not one single western (except for a few copies of the recent Mask of Zorro and After the Fall). The woman who runs the place told me the...

From what I hear, the last TCM Classic Film Festival was a class act. TCM gave attention to each film, making sure they obtained the best prints. If anyone can do justice to Roy Rogers, TCM will. I see what you mean regarding public domain hell. I have now sampled several DVDs in the...

Can you advise which Under California Stars I should get? How many editions do you have? Sounds like the various releases of The Bells of San Angelo all come from the same source. I wonder what that source was. Which of your copies offers the best picture quality? which one do you watch...

I'm surprised at how many Wild Bill Elliott westerns are out there. I thought he was obscure. VCI offers a lot of his films including the Red Ryder series. I thought Red Ryder referred to a toy B.B. gun. A shame he didn't do more Trucolor films. I find a listing for Hellfire. Prices start at...

The Bridgestone VHS of Springtime In the Sierras arrived today. The front of the box proclaims "Original Uncut Theatrical Version." On the back, the fine print confirms it runs 75 minutes. However, I clocked the film at 53 minutes and 19 seconds from the opening logo to the fade to black at end...

According to reviews, Alpha's DVD Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944, monochrome) is complete, uncut, and in excellent quality: http://www.amazon.com/Lights-Santa-Rogers-Evans-Gabby/dp/B0002HODTA/ref=pd_sim_d_6

Those uncut Sinister Cinema monochrome DVD-Rs are looking better and better the longer I study the situation. Poster art, too. Some titles are being sold on amazon that aren't currently on the website, and vice versa. I saw Wild Bill Elliott for the first time on the Westerns Channel when...

Thanks for checking that out. It was monochrome, right? I watched the trailer for the amazon download and it looks pretty bad. Maybe Netflix has a better source. I can't download with this connection, and my PC doesn't have a video card. It's very slow loading up a trailer. Besides, I prefer to...

I played a few minutes of amazon's online trailers for the Reel Enterprise's Trucolor titles. Forget it. Muddy blurry quality in monochrome.

Bob, since my initial post, I have now bought all eight of the uncut Trucolors released by Republic Home Video on VHS in the uniform covers, except Bells of Coronado which I bought on DVD. Managed to avoid the monochrome cut-downs of the other four titles. Highest amount paid for a VHS so far...

Do you mean on VHS? There was no DVD in 1992. Which Platinum collection? Can you find a link to it? Many thanks.

Bob, thanks for your PM. Very useful. I'm working with it. Mill Creek Entertainment's 20-film box-set includes both The Bells of San Angelo and Under California Stars in Trucolor. Whether or not they're complete is another matter. Customers complain about quality control issues and...

My thanks to Joe Doakes and ahollis for their helpful replies. Thanks, Bob Gu, for your very helpful response. Sounds like an absolute must. I'll look for their website but if you have a link, please post it. Thanks everybody for your input. The search goes on ...