Many B-western devotees believe this to be the best of the talkie era westerns starring Buck Jones. The interesting plot has the sons of two sheepmen carrying on their parents' feud over a pair of ivory-handled guns. Walter Miller, another silent-movie star, plays the villainous Wolverine Kid. Offbeat oater has a great deal going for it. Produced by Jones. This disc is expected to play back in DVD Video "play only" devices, and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media.
L**R
One of the best Buck Jones oaters ever made
This is one of the best Buck Jones oaters that I've ever seen. I've seen many of his movies because he is one of my favorite B-Western stars (he and silver of course). What makes this one of his best is a unique story, fantastic action scenes, and some really great acting. In my opinion this was Bucks peak period (1935) at Universal studios. The quality of the Black and White film on this video is fantastic and what a treat to see the old newsreels of the day and a chapter from Bucks chapter serial 'Gordon of Ghost City" all before the movie starts. If you are a fan of B-Westerns like I am this should be a "must" in your collection. Buck also produced this one and did an exceptional job indeed.I'm surprised the Westerns Channel has never shown this one. Simply a B-Western classic.
A**H
Best Re-mastered Buck Jones Film
One of the best re-mastered Buck Jones movies on DVD I've seen. Sure beats lot of trash put out by Alpha Films. Would hope to see more from Nostalgia Films.
J**W
Stupid plot, bad acting
Stupid plot, bad acting, horrible sound, choppy scenes... this is, at best, a kid's matinee movie. In fact, I might even recommend it for that--cheap entertainment at a birthday party or similar for an hour--but as an overall movie, just keep moving. I'll give it two stars for the "kid" factor.
G**N
Five Stars
LOVE IT
J**S
"Buck Jones B-Western Series ... The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935) ... Universal Pictures"
Universal Pictures present "THE IVORY-HANDLED GUN" (1935) (60 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- relive those thrilling days when Buck Jones took us down the dusty trails with hard riding and straight shooting hitting the bull's eye with excitement every time... the Buck Jones series of B-Westerns were a staple of Saturday matinees in the 1930s and 1940s ... don't miss any of the Buck Jones features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his B-Western adventures.Under director Ray Taylor (Director), Harry Watt (Director), Michael Balcon (Producer), Buck Jones (Producer), Charles E. Barnes (Short Story Author), W.P. Lipscomb (Screenwriter), John T. Neville (Screenwriter), Ralph Smart (Screenwriter), Paul Beeson (Cinematographer), Herbert Kirkpatrick (Cinematographer), Allen G. Thompson (Cinematographer), Geoffrey Unsworth (Cinematographer), Ernest Irving (Musical Direction/Supervision), Alan Rawsthorne (Composer (Music Score), Jack Harris (Editor), Bernard Loftus (Editor) ------ the cast includes Buck Jones (Buck Ward), Charlotte Wynters (Paddy Moore), Walter Miller (Plunkett (The Wolverine Kid), Frank Rice (Pike), Carl Stockdale (Bill Ward), Joseph W. Girard (Pat Moore (as Jos. Girard), Niles Welch (Pat Moore as a young man), Eddie Phillips (Bill Ward as a young man), Bob Kortman (Steen), Lee Shumway (Henchman Pete), Stanley Blystone (Squint Barlow ), Ben Corbett (Henchman Steve), Lafe McKee (Sheriff Crane), Charles King (Henchman Tom ), Lew Meehan (4th Bartender), Jim Thorpe (Henchman Jack), Robert Walker (Henchman at cabin), Silver (Silver, Buck's Horse) . . . . . . our story is about two guns the Ivory Handled Guns, owned by two men Buck Jones and Walter Miller (The Wolverine Kid) ... there's a feud between them that began when they were very young and Joseph W. Girard is the start of it ... Girard is killed and the bulllets came from one of the Ivory Handled Guns ... Buck and Frank Rice (Buck's sidekick) must bring in the culprit and it looks like it maybe Miller ... plus there is cattle and sheep battles going on during this Universal oaters ... what is Buck Jones to do, well don't touch that dial, you're about to find out in the final showdown of "The Ivory-Handled Gun", what else!Special footnote, actor /producer Buck Jones made over 164 feature films beginning with "Western Blood" (1918/Silent) with a bit part...Jones final film was "Dawn on the Great Divide" (1942)...with his famed horse "Silver:, Jones was one of the most successful and popular B-Western actors of the '20s, '30s and '40s, at one time receiving more fan mail than any actor in the world...was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1973.SPECIAL FEATURES:BIOS:1. Buck Jones (aka: Charles Frederick Gebhart)Birth Date: 12/04/1889 - Vincennes, IndianaDied: 11/30/1942 - Boston, MA (fire)Check out other Buck Jones titles available on VHS from VCI:1. Arizona Bound (1941)2. Below the Border (1942)3. Black Aces (1937)4. Boss of Lonely Valley (1937)5. Branded (1931)6. Dawn on the Great Divide (1942)7. Down Texas Way (1942)8. Forbidden Trails (1941)9. Ghost Town Law (1942)10.Gunman from Bodie (1941)11.Left-Handed Law (1937)12.Riders of Death Valley (1941)13.Shadow Ranch (1930)14.Silver Spurs (1936)15.South of the Rio Grande (1932)16.West of the Law (1942)If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features with Buck Jones:BUCK JONES WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES:1. Vol. 1 - Branded/Shadow Ranch (1930) (DVD)2. Vol. 2 - Left-Handed Law & White Eagle (1937) (DVD)ROUGH RIDERS WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES:1. Vol. 1 - Arizona Bound/Gunman from Bodie (VCI #7241) (DVD)2. Vol. 2 - Ghost Town Law/Below the Border (VCI #7264) (DVD)3. Vol. 3 - Forbidden Trails/Down Texas Way (VCI #7274) (DVD)4. Dawn on the Great Divide (VCI #7219) (DVD)Ask Amazon.Com to carry the above titles if they are not available as of yet...you can order and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment...if you enjoyed this feature why not pick up other copies of Buck Jones features.In 1941 the "Rough Riders" series began with Buck as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy was Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton was Marshal Sandy Hopkins for Monogram Pictures:1. ARIZONA BOUND (Monogram, 1941)2. THE GUNMAN FROM BODIE (Monogram, 1941)3. FORBIDDEN TRAILS (Monogram, 1941)4. BELOW THE BORDER (Monogram, 1942)5. GHOST TOWN LAW (Monogram, 1942)6. DOWN TEXAS WAY (Monogram, 1942)7. RIDERS OF THE WEST (Monogram, 1942)8. WEST OF THE LAW (Monogram, 1942)Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "The Ivory Handed Gun" (1935)- Buck Jones , the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...lookingforward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s& '40s and B-Westerns...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainmentwhere there are plenty of copies available on DVD and VHS, stay tuned once againfor top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...justthe way we like 'emTotal Time: 60 min on DVD/VHS ~ Universal Pictures ~ (11/20/1997)
H**L
... jones as a child saw a lot of his great movies p
I was named after buck jones as a child saw a lot of his great movies p.s I'll be 80 this year
J**R
Five Stars
GREAT GIFT FOR MY UNCLE
K**T
picture quality
love westerns
