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| Above, the Roy Rogers Blu-ray set that arrived today. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
On November 23, a Blu-ray set of Roy Rogers's first starring feature movie and last movie was released.
It contains Mackintosh and T.J (1975), his last movie and Under Western Stars (1938), his first starring feature movie.
From InsidePulse:
Roy Rogers was the King of the Cowboys having appeared in over 100 westerns. He even had his own chain of fast food chicken restaurants. He ruled the range with his songs. Now his first and last movies are getting upgraded to Blu-ray. Under Western Stars and Mackintosh and T.J. are coming out as part of a boxset from Verdugo Entertainment. You’ll see what Roy Rogers became a legend and how he rode off into the sunset.
My copy arrived in today's mail, so I have something new to watch this evening.
To read more about the set, go here.
UPDATE (12/3/21):
Watched both movies last evening.
Under Western Stars involves Roy getting elected to congress (becoming a singing cowboy congressman) to get a dam in his district federalized as the owner is not releasing enough water to the community it's in. Lots of Alabama Hills (near Lone Pine, CA) locations. When an important scene comes up, Roy breaks out into song. Reminds me of the silly Elvis Presley movies. A bit silly, but the movie was entertaining and the songs were decent. A Republic Pictures production from 1938.
Mackintosh and T. J has Roy as drifter ranch hand who befriends a teen boy and they both get hired as ranch hands. Roy is later accused of a murder that he didn't commit. Dirty Harry actor Andrew Robinson was the actual culprit. Well done final movie bow for Roy Rogers. Soundtrack by Waylon Jennings and one song by Willie Nelson.
Under Western Stars has an interesting documentary extra of movie locations used in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine.
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