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Release Date: 13 July, 2004 Retail Price: $9.98 OUR Price: $9.98 You SAVE: $0.00! Cast: |
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Good song
Roy has good songs in his films. I like Roy's films with Dale Evans best, because of their true romance; though he made some good films before they met. Roy has true friends in his films, as he did in real life. The romance between Roy and Dale is interesting on-screen, because it was in real life. Roy & Dale's book "Happy Trails" is excellent. In the book, Dale tells how she was not at first interested in the real, cowboy, Roy, as she wanted to be a glamorous, city, singer. You are better off reading it in book, in summary, Roy does save Dale in a real life adventure incident; sweeping her into his arms. I prefer the "Happy Trails" versions of Roy's films; because they have before and after talks, by Roy and Dale with a guest, made years later. Though all of Roy's films are a similar format; I have seen 40 Roy Rogers films, and liked them all. If you cannot find some of Roy's films on Amazon; they are available on RoyRogers.com. "The Television Collection Vol.2" of Roy's has excellent songs, with guests, and is a pleasant surprise. Roy and Dale were the real thing, larger than life, on-screen, and off-screen; which makes their films endearing.
2/3 of perhaps the best and funniest Roy Rogers movie
Don't Fence Me is a 5-star Roy Rogers-Dale Evans movie which runs 71 minutes (B&W). This Happy Trails Theatre version cuts out about 19 minutes from the original movie. (An introduction and closing remarks with Roy and Dale done for TV in the 1980's adds about 12 minutes, but the film itself runs about 49 minutes in this eviscerated Happy Trails incarnation.)
The original version of Don't Fence Me In became available in 1998 on Republic VHS AIBN B00000EZWW. The audio on the Happy Trails DVD reviewed here is cleaner, raising hopes for an authentic DVD restoration of the whole film at some point. The 2 stars for this DVD are for better-than-nothing and the audio improvement. However, since songs such as Along the Navajo Trail have been edited out, along with much of the comedy--a 13 minute continuous segement is missing-- much of the benefit of better audio is lost. Get the Republic (not the Happy Trails) VHS instead for a delightful 1945 matinee classic.
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