Tim Holt Western Classics Collection Vol.3 (5 Discs)

"Western Classics Vol. Three ... Tim Holt ... RKO Radio Pictures (2011)"
RKO Radio Pictures presents "TIM HOLT WESTERN CLASSICS VOL. THREE" (1950/51/52) (605 min/B&W) -- Tim Holt was a popular second generation cowboy star, the son of Jack Holt (silent western star) -- When George O'Brien (RKO's top cowhand) left the studio in 1940, Tim took over his series of low-budget Westerns, gathering a strong following over in the 1940s - in each of these well budgeted entries he was "assisted" by comic Cliff Edwards - then came Richard "Chito Jose Gonzalez Bustamante Rafferty" Martin was Holt's saddle pal for the final years of Holt's B-Westerns.

I've been a big fan of the B-Western, have watched everything I could get my hands and eyes on --- Tim Holt is right at the top of my all time favorite oaters -- Feel Tim was probably one of the most under-appreciated heroes of the genre.

The Western Classics Collection includes:

1.) - STORM OVER WYOMING (1950) - (61 min/B&W) ~ Starring: Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Noreen Nash, Tom Keene...

Five Stars with a Warning
As a fan of cowboy Westerns, I found that Tim Holt movies were often a bit more adult than the standard juvenile fare. Surely Westerns were made for the kiddies in the 1940s, who flocked to movie palaces to watch Hopalong Cassidy and Roy Rogers. But Tim Holt Westerns were made for adults as well as children. Turner Classic Movies has aired a number of them in the past and even with Turner in High Def, the quality was so-so because the studio kept turning to the same masters year after year. My copy arrived four days ago courtesy of Warner Archive (where I prefer to buy my discs because of the warning below.)

Thankfully, this five-disc set has the same movies but transferred using today's latest technology and equipment, and are obviously from the 35mm nitrates, so the picture quality is better than what you see on Turner! Warner Archive came out with three sets and all of them are just as gorgeous as this volume.

By the way, Warner Brothers has been releasing...

Tim Holt great westerns
This is the third Tim Holt Western Collection containing ten movies. The quality is super sharp, even when you put a film on pause the picture stands crystal clear. The films are very good and of course great nostalgia. Tim Holt is such a convincing cowboy and he must have made all the women in the audience warm with his boyish charm. Sidekick Richard Martin is good though his role is a bit silly. And then there is the lovely ladies, wellknown heavies and lots of small parts played by the "reliables" of the time. Thanks for giving us these collections. I hope we can one day experience Allan Rocky Lane in same quality. No firm has yet released good copies with him.

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