A good value...
'Man from Laramie' is a time-tested Mann-Stewart classic (4-plus stars), 'Desperadoes' a psychologically-less-nuanced but enjoyable western/drama from Charles Vidor (3 1/2 stars). What's nice about this set, aside from its inviting price and space-saving component, is the fact that 'Laramie' finally is offered on a single-sided picture disc containing only the widescreen version (Columbia's 1999 issue is a fullscreen/widescreen flipper). Otherwise the transfer quality-- decent, though not great-- of both films and extra features are identical to those which appear on their original releases.
LEGENDS: BEST OF THE WEST
The Desperadoes (1943) and The Man From Laramie (1955) though a dozen years apart in the filming, are well suited to be placed in the same DVD box.
Is there anyone out there above the age of 30 who hasn't seen these two movies? Well, they are certainly not age restrained, so anyone enjoying a good western from the olden days can and will get enjoyment watching them both.
I was born in 1943 (Desperadoes), so missed this one when originally released but saw it later on TV, while the Man From Laramie was on the screen when I was a teenager. A lot of things have changed since, one of them being that Hollywood for the most part has forgotten how to film a good western, and when an offer of two 'legends' of the screen come up any buckaroo worth their salt will just have to fork over.
Don't miss these two from yesterday pards, they are well worth it, if you are a fan of the old west on the screen.
Semper Fi.
Wild west action
The Man from Laramie is good because of James Stewart but the Desperadoes is not up to par, its story and acting is weak.
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