{"product_id":"hopalong-cassidy-the-legacy-collection-volume-1-us-import-blu-ray","title":"Hopalong Cassidy: The Legacy Collection, Volume 1 (US Import BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS Import\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHopalong Cassidy films restored and now on Blu-ray? Yer durn tootin’!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriter Clarence E. Mulford created the popular fictional cowpoke\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHopalong Cassidy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1904 and would go on to write numerous short stories and novels over several decades. In 1935, motion picture producer Harry Sherman introduced \"Hoppy\" to movie audiences casting the ruggedly handsome William Boyd in the lead, inaugurating one of the most prolific film franchises in movie history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cut above the average B-western,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHoppy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efilms not only boasted solid production values, but would create the mold of a western sidekick in George \"Gabby\" Hayes (playing \"Windy\") and popularize the \"trio western\" showcasing three lead characters, instead of just one or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result—66 B-Westerns produced between 1935 and 1948, which were a feat in themselves, but would also later help catapult Boyd’s Hopalong Cassidy from movie star to cultural phenomenon when the films were shown on the new medium of television in the late 40s and early 50s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHopalong Cassidy - The Legacy Collection, Volume 1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents the first three newly restored films in the series (\u003cem\u003eHop-Along Cassidy\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Eagle's Brood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBar 20 Rides Again\u003c\/em\u003e), as well as numerous bonus features to honor one of the greatest icons in film history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBONUS FEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by film historian Ed Hulse on Hop-Along Cassidy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by film historian Toby Roan on Bar 20 Rides Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWilliam Boyd - Becoming Hopalong Cassidy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emini-documentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHopalong in Hoppyland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshort showcasing opening day at William Boyd’s 80 acre theme park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonus reels (no sound) - Never-before-seen stock footage, outtakes and behind the scenes footage selected from hundreds of reels in the Hopalong Cassidy Film Archive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Eagle's Brood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHOP-ALONG CASSIDY (1935, 60 min.)\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Boyd splashes onto the screen as Hopalong Cassidy in this first entry of the series that finds Hoppy arriving to take the job of foreman at the Bar 20 Ranch, where he is soon caught up in trying to stave off a potential range war instigated by rustlers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis debut programmer introduces James Ellison and George \"Gabby\" Hayes (as Uncle Ben) as series regulars, along with a supporting cast that includes Paula Stone, Frank McGlynn, Jr., Charles Middleton, Willie Fung, Kenneth Thomson and Robert Warwick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE EAGLE’S BROOD (1935, 60 min.) \u003cbr\u003eWhen the grandson of notorious outlaw El Toro is kidnapped, Hoppy promises to find and rescue the youngster after the bandit saves his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing William Farnum, Joan Woodbury (as Nana Martinez), Addison Richards, Dorothy Revier, George Mari and Paul Fix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Note: Only reel 4 survives in 35mm for The Eagle's Brood. Our restoration used the lone 35mm source for reel 4 and 16mm for the rest of the reels.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBAR 20 RIDES AGAIN (1935, 63 min.)\u003cbr\u003eHoppy heads to Wyoming and goes undercover to help a friend who needs help defeating a gang of rustlers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis third entry in the series finds George \"Gabby\" Hayes playing “Windy”, a moniker he would permanently have after the fourth film (Call of the Prairie, 1936). Jean Rouverol, Harry Worth, Frank McGlynn, Jr., Howard Lang, Paul Fix, Ethel Wales, Al St. John and the musical stylings of Chill Wills and the Avalon Boys.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Classicflix (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44629976318152,"sku":"850049732222","price":81.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/hopalongcassidylegacycollbd.jpg?v=1747264538","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/hopalong-cassidy-the-legacy-collection-volume-1-us-import-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}