"Director: Richard Thorpe"

• One Eyed Jacks/Vengence Valley/Angel And The Badman | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £14.83   |  Saving you £-4.84 (-48.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Made in a golden age of Hollywood dominated by rugged and charismatic leading men real Westerns produced some of the most enduring gun-slinging Stetson wearing spur bearing cinematic characters of all time. This Special Collector's Box Set celebrates three of the very best. Set Comprises: Angel And The Bad Man (1947): Quirt Evans (John Wayne) is an all round bad guy. Whilst in their care of a Quaker family after being shot he falls in love with the beautiful Penelope (Gail Russell). Quirt finds himself choosing between Penelope's gentle world and his own nomadic and unforgiving ways. One Eyed Jacks (1961): On the run from the law after a Mexican bank robbery Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) leaves his partner Rio (Marlon Brando) to be captured. After five long years in a brutal jail Rio escapes to hunt down Longworth and take his revenge. Vengeance Valley (1951): Rancher Archie Stroble's natural son Lee (Robert Walker) has always been envious of step-brother Owen (Lancaster) who in turn has spent his life pulling Lee out of trouble. But when Lee fathers an illegitimate child it leads to a life-threatening confrontation between the vengeance-seeking brothers.

• Vengeance Valley | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £12.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred and eventually the real son frames his stepbrother for fathering an illegitimate child that is actually his seeing it as an opportunity to get his half-brother out of the way so he can have his father's empire all to himself

• Classic Tough Guys | DVD | (01/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Call It Murder (Dir. Chester Erskine 1934) This is the story of a jury foreman whose vote sends a young woman to the electric chair for a murder she committed. His beliefs are tested when his own daughter goes on trial for a similar murder. Great Guy (Dir. John G. Blystone 1937): Ex-prize-fighter Johnny Cave (Cagney) Is knocked into the position of chief deputy of weights and measures after the current chief is hospitalized by an apparent assassination attempt. After only minutes on the job Cave goes several rounds with a ring of light-weight chiselers who have mastered the art of defrauding shoppers. Cave's aggressive political tactics make him the next likely target on the underworld's hit list. The Lucky Texan (Dir. Robert Bradbury 1934): John Wayne and his sidekick 'Gabby"" Hayes are gold miners who strike it rich. Unfortunately before they can enjoy the fruits of their labor they are wrongfully accused of robbery and murder. As always the road to the truth is never a straight path. Vengeance Valley (Dir. Richard Thorpe 1951): For his entire life Owen has been covering up for his good-for-nothing brother Lee protecting the rascal from their father's wrath. Finally however Lee's shenanigans go too far. After getting a young woman pregnant Lee shifts the blame to Owen. Lee even encourages the girl's brothers to get revenge hoping that with Owen out of the picture he'll become the sole heir to their father's farm. That's as much as any man can take...and Owen decides that it's time to settle the score. The Big Trees (Dir. Felix Feist 1952): A peaceful Quaker colony is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of a fast-talking lumber man. A new law will enable his company to harvest millions of dollars from the majestic redwood forests if the locals will let him. The community refuses to see their beloved sequoias wiped out and pleads with the greedy businessman to halt the destruction. As their clash of ideas rages on an even greater threat to the trees emerges. The Man From Utah (Dir. Robert N. Bradbury 1934): This John Wayne classic brings us to the rodeo. John Weston ('the Duke') has to deal with the corrupt patron who has killed some of the rodeo's performers and who fixes the competition to guarantee Weston to lose. Gangster Story (Dir. Walter Matthau 1960): Matthau plays mob leader Jack Martin whose girlfriend Carol (Grace) is desperate for him to give up his unlawful and dishonest lifestyle. The problem is Jack doesn't have the same yearning to turn his back on his shady past but the crunch comes when he persuades the bank manager to lease him an office in the building and promptly robs the bank! With events turning very nasty is there any point in Carol trying to save her man from himself when all the signs indicate that he's hell bent on a course to self-destruction. Beat The Devil (Dir. John Huston 1953): a wacky comedy that's played as straight as any film noir and is even funnier as a result. Five men (Bogart Lorre Morley Barnard and Tulli) are out to garner control over East African land which they believe contains a rich uranium ore lode. Billy Dannreuther (Bogart) is married to Maria (Gina Lollobrigida) the other four are their ""business associates"" and Jones and Underdown are added to the mix for some interesting diversification. As the boat leaves from Italy to Africa a hodge-podge of amusingly silly adventures begins. British Intelligence (Dir. William Nigh 1940): They say that Karloff preferred character parts and in British Intelligence he's Valdar a sabrescarred butler who might be a secret agent.

• Vengeance Valley | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-2.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Even tempered Owen Daybright (Lancaster) spends his life covering up for his good-for-nothing brother Lee protecting the rascal from his fathers wrath. After getting a young woman pregnant Lee shifts the blame to Owen. He even encourages the girls brother to get revenge hoping that Owen out of the picture he'll become sole heir to his fathers farm. That's as much as any man can take...and Owen decides that now is the time to settle the score.

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• Santa Fe Trail / Vengeance Valley | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Two classic westerns on one disc! Santa Fe Trail: Hollywood journeyman par excellence Michael Curtiz directs this historical Western which tells the stories of confederate soldier Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn) and General George Armstrong Custer (Ronald Reagan) as they fight abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey). Vengeance Valley: An unusual adult Western for its time Vengeance Valley (1951) gave Burt Lancaster his first Western role. His athletic prowess made him

• Western | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Outlaw:The Outlaw is a fascinating Western with a determindly off-beat story about Doc Holliday, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid coming to conflict over Holliday's stolen horse and the voluptuous halfbreed played by Jane Russell. The script is often disarmingly tongue in cheek, and there is a weird eroticism to the film.; An unusual adult Western for its time, Vengeance Valley (1951) gave Burt Lancaster his first Western role. His athletic prowess made him perfe...