The Oregon Trail
by Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind
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Actor: Bill Cody Jr., Edward LeSaint, Fuzzy Knight, Johnny Mack Brown, Louise StanleyDirector: Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind
Brand: Oregon Scientific
Cinematographer: Jerome Ash
Producer: Henry MacRae
Writer: Basil Dickey
Writer: Edmond Kelso
Writer: George H. Plympton
Writer: W.W. Watson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 296 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Vci Video
Movie Reviews of The Oregon Trail
Movie Review: Old-fashioned western serial is worthy of a look...or fifteen
Summary: 4 Stars
Johnny Mack Brown plays an unusually dapper fur trapper hired to investigate a series of attacks preventing wagon trains from reaching the Oregon territories. He joins up with the most beleaguered wagon train in history, which spends several sequential episodes trying to get out of the same dusty town. Whenever the train starts moving, it falls under attack by Indians or stampeding cattle or some other stock footage, which digital technology makes even easier to spot.
Don't try to watch more than one or two chapters at a time, because this serial bears the marks of the form. Serials were a unique format completely beholden to the circumstances under which they were viewed. There was no guarantee that viewers attended the theater the previous week, so every installment contains a certain amount of redundant footage. Each chapter has opening credits, scrolling text describing the story thus far and usually about a minute of footage from the previous chapter, including the cliffhanger. There are no obvious cheats, though there is often an added shot or two (such as Johnny jumping clear of a crashing wagon) that shows how the cliffhanger was resolved. I have to knock off one star because of the disappointing ending and the fact that 15 chapters is simply to much for the story.
Johnny Mack Brown has a very physical method of fisticuffs that is a nice contrast to his easy-going acting style. He's not the most charismatic cinema cowboy, but he's charming enough to anchor the creaky cast. The strongest supporting character is Fuzzy Knight, who made dozens of films and serials with Brown. His performance, while amusing, never degenerates to the point of simple comic relief. You'll probably get a laugh out of how coyly the romantic elements are handled, chaste even by 1939 standards. This serial is very similar to Flaming Frontiers, which is also available on DVD and is just as much fun.
Summary of The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was the last of four serials that Johnny Mack Brown made for Universal in the 30's before making the switch exclusively to features. Jeff Scott (Johnny Mack Brown), a famous frontier scout, is hired by Washington officials to stop outlaw Indian raids on pioneer wagon trains crossing the rich fur regions of the Oregon Trail. Johnny Mack, the hero dressed all in black, leads the wagon train out west with his faithful sidekick Fuzzy Knight at his side. Together they battle the bad guys working for a big eastern syndicate who don't want the settles to disrupt their lucrative fur-trading activities. Bonus Features: Digitally Remastered| Chapter Selection Menu| Biographies| Bonus - Classic Serial Trailers. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 296 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1939; SRP - $29.99.Westerns DVD Video
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