© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-williamjwhite Recent reviews written by member williamjwhite en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_456201637508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (1970) The masked wrestling movie is a unique invention of the Mexican film industry and Santo was the king of the genre. Most of these movies feature a masked wrestling hero (almost always a real-life wrestler playing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456201637508 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:49:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456201637508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_456197574276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Roll on Texas Moon (1946) I have often said that Roy Rogers made some of his best movies while working under the direction of William Witney and after watching this movie, I have even more proof that the above statement is absolutely true... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456197574276 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:40:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456197574276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_456092716676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Borden Chantry (1977) Any discussion of western novels will usually lead to the mentioning of two particular names; Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour. L’Amour was very prolific and although he did occasionally step out of the genre, he is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456092716676 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:14:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456092716676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455670795908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - The Return of the Mountain Man (1986) William W. Johnstone was an extremely prolific writer. How prolific? He had close two hundred books published during his lifetime and despite having died over four years ago, an average of two or three books are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455670795908 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:51:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455670795908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454558715524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - ‘Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) Lone Star Productions existed for about three years, they made sixteen movies, all of them starred John Wayne, and most of them were directed by Robert N. Bradbury. But, ‘Neath the Arizona Skies was one of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454558715524 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:01:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454558715524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454553931396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Ride Tenderfoot Ride (1940) Ride Tenderfoot Ride is the kind of movie that I’m certain has an audience out there for it, but I do know that I’m not part of that audience, and I don’t think most fans of Gene Autry’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454553931396 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:58:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454553931396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454317674116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Leather Burners (1943) After more than forty Hoppy western movies, William Boyd could more than likely play the part of Hopalong Cassidy in his sleep. That said, Boyd doesn’t sleepwalk his way through Leather Burners, instead he just allows the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454317674116 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 01:00:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454317674116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454074863236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Clyde Robert Bulla was a rather prolific writer of fiction for young readers. His first book for children was called the Donkey Cart and it was published in 1946. He went on to write more than fifty children’s books one of which was this book... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454074863236 Sun, 7 Dec 2008 03:35:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454074863236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453950606980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - The original text of Where the Buffaloes Begin was written as a magazine short story in 1915, but this particular book edition came into existence in 1985, when Stephen Gammell added his wonderfully penciled illustrations to Olaf Baker’s rather... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453950606980 Sat, 6 Dec 2008 03:06:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453950606980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453577379460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Call of the Rockies (1944) Although this is technically the first movie in the Sunset Carson series, Sunset received second billing, and the top billing went to Smiley Burnette. Smiley does his typical comic sidekick shtick as he plays his best-loved... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453577379460 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 04:13:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453577379460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442542755460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Santa Fe Marshal (1940) Director Lesley Selander made close to thirty movies with star William Boyd, all of them were entries in the Hopalong Cassidy series, and most of the ones that I have watched have all been pretty enjoyable. Hoppy wasn’t the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442542755460 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:57:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442542755460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442261016196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Whirlwind Raiders (1948) The Durango Kid films are a mostly forgotten series of movies that were produced by Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and 50s. Charles Starrett stared in every single one of the movies as the title character and many of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442261016196 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:11:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442261016196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442189844100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Range War (1939) Much like the Three Mesquiteers movies that were produced by Republic Pictures, the Hopalong Cassidy movies also had literary roots, the Mesquiteers were inspired by the novels of William Colt MacDonald (most notably Law of the .45’... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442189844100 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442189844100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442185715332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - The Renegade Trail (1939) The Hopalong Cassidy movie series originally started in 1935 and it lasted for more than sixty movies and a TV series that had produced more than fifty episodes. By the time this particular film came along William Boyd had... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442185715332 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:45:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442185715332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441938382468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) When it comes to legendary cowboy heroes, you can’t easily get more legendary than the Lone Ranger. For many generations the Lone Ranger was it, he was the greatest of all western heroes, and children of several... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441938382468 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:34:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441938382468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436834963076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Sagebrush Trail (1933) John Wayne made a little more than fifteen movies for Lone Star Productions, in fact John Wayne was the only star the studio ever had, and he had top billing in all of their movies. Sagebrush Trail was the second movie the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436834963076 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:23:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436834963076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436704284292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Frontier Horizon (1939) It might be surprising for some people to hear this, but despite the fact that Stagecoach came out in March of 1939, John Wayne’s next four movies were a series of Three Mesquiteers vehicles for Republic Pictures. So, despite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436704284292 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:04:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436704284292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436700352132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Buffalo Stampede (1933) Originally released under the title of the Thundering Herd, this was the third in a series of movies that starred a young Randolph Scott, were directed by Henry Hathaway, and were based on the works of author Zane Grey. These... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436700352132 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:59:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436700352132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433664003716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Springtime in the Rockies (1937) As much as I love Gene Autry’s movies, I have to be honest; this is not a good one. In fact, it only seemed half-way decent because I made the mistake of watching Arizona Stagecoach yesterday. Springtime in the Rockies... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433664003716 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:35:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433664003716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432428781188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Arizona Stagecoach (1942) Starting in 1940, Monogram Pictures released a series of over twenty movies under the banner of the Range Busters, a trio of western heroes designed to cash in on the success of Republic Picture’s Three Mesquiteers series... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432428781188 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 01:25:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432428781188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432306491012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Cowboy and the Senorita (1944) Roy Rogers and Dale Evans are probably one of the most legendary of Hollywood couples, he married her in December of 1947, and remained by her side until the day he died (July 6, 1998). This is the first movie the two of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432306491012 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:32:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432306491012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432306294404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Colorado (1940) Offering a stronger story than the average Roy Rogers western, Colorado is light on songs, heavy on action, and surprisingly more dramatic than one might expect. The lack of musical numbers was the first surprise for me, the somber... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432306294404 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:26:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432306294404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432306163332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - In Old Caliente (1939) This is a slightly above average Roy Rogers’ program, still very formulaic, but very well rendered. The action is pretty plentiful here and with George Gabby Hayes riding alongside Roy, the comedy chores are well handled too... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432306163332 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:21:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432306163332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430984629892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - The Carson City Kid (1940) One of the most frustrating things about being a fan of b-westerns is seeing a concept that should have been given a better treatment. The Carson City Kid is a concept that was worthy of its own series, unfortunately it was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430984629892 Thu, 22 May 2008 03:42:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430984629892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430981090948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author williamjwhite - Young Bill Hickok (1940) Roy Rogers’ film career started in 1935; the same year that Gene Autry delivered his first starring role in the 12 episode serial called the Phantom Empire. Unfortunately for Roy, it would take two more years before he ever... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430981090948 Thu, 22 May 2008 02:44:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430981090948?linkin_id=8003929