Randolph ScottRANDOLPH SCOTT ROUND-UP, THE - VOLUME TWO

Just in case you’re confused, Mill Creek has released two DVD sets bearing the same title — “The Randolph Scott Round-Up”.The first set — not marked Volume One — available elsewhere on Amazon, consists of1955 - A Lawless Street (Technicolor. Joseph H. Lewis, director) 1.37:11957 - The Tall T (Technicolor. Budd Boetticher, director) 1.85:11957 - Decision At Sundown (Technicolor. Budd Boetticher, director) 1.85:11958 - Buchanan Rides Alone (Columbia Color. Budd Boetticher, director) 1.85:11959 - Ride Lonesome (Eastman Color. Budd Boetticher, director) 2.35:11960 - Comanche Station (Eastman Color. Budd Boetticher, director) 2.35:1The second set — not marked Volume Two — being discussed here, consists of1943 -- The Desperadoes (Technicolor. Charles Vidor, director)1950 -- The Nevadan (Cinecolor. Gordon Douglas, director)1951 -- Santa Fe (Technicolor. Irving Pichel, director)1951 -- Man in the Saddle (Technicolor. André de Toth, director)1952 -- Hangman's Knot (Technicolor. Roy Huggins, director)1953 -- Stranger Wore A Gun (Technicolor. André de Toth, director)The last was filmed in stereo, widescreen (1.85:1), 3D -- presented here in mono, standard academy ratio, and flat.Once again, Columbia/Sony/Mill Creek has spared NO expense on the transfers -- there are NO anamorphic enhancements, NO subtitles/captions, NO trailers, NO commentaries, NO language options, NO menu chapter stops, NO liner notes, NO extras, NO nothing besides the films.But again, at least we have the films at a most reasonable price -- but I would gladly pay a premium for fresh, higher quality scans and much needed restorative work.Image quality appears the same as the previously released individual titles. There is substantial room for image improvement all around. These films *deserve* to be remastered from the original camera negatives, or tri-color separations, and released on Blu-ray. Most of these were "Color by Technicolor" when those words actually meant the finest and most accurate color and image quality available! Cinecolor was a two-color, low cost competitor to Technicolor -- not bad but not great.Audio quality is clean mono with dialog never buried in the mix. Subtitles are missed.Menu is *bare* bones. This time generic font is used for the film titles on the discs. Click on a title and the film begins.Packaging. The cover front and back are very good. The cover is attractive and highlights the fact that the star of these films is Randolph Scott. The back cover has thumbnails of the original posters that were used on the American posters and individual Sony-release DVDs. The discs themselves are black-labeled with undersized film titles and an undersized Columbia logo -- topped by an ill-placed Mill Creek ad at the top of each disc.Entertainment. These films range from pretty good to excellent. There's not a dud in the group -- my personal favorite being "Hangman's Knot".Final thoughts. Despite my complaints, this is another outstanding set at a great price. I'm glad to have it until Columbia/Sony does it right on Blu-ray.

Good viewing

Works great

The stories are very good.

OK, but volume 1 is better.

I am a collector of old Westerns from the Early Years to some(?) of the latest so-called westerns! In MY Personal Opinion, Randolph Scott's portrayal of a Western Character is by far one of the best I've ever seen! I have watched all of his westerns in my collection repeatedly and enjoy them just as much as the first time I watched them! He's tied with John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, James Garner, Jack Elam, and Edgar Buchanan! Lots of others with not enough space to list them all!

Really enjoyed this old westerns, some I had never seen before on tv. Well worth the money

I was blown away at the high quality of the tranfers of these movies. Considering the low price for six Randolph Scott films, the movies looked just fine on my 4K tv. While they aren't in the class of the new set of Bettischer transfers of the Ranown, for older transfers they were just fine. Easily watchable and recommended.

Diese Western-Sammlung mit 6 Filmen auf 2 DVDs enthält Filme, die Harry Joe Brown produziert hat und die von verschiedenen Regisseuren (Charles Vidor, Gordon Douglas, Irving Pichel, Roy Huggins und zwei von Andre De Toth) zwischen 1943 und 1953 inszeniert wurden.Die Bildqualität aller 6 Filme ist exzellent; sie wurden auch alle zwischen 1971 und 1981 technisch kompetent überarbeitet (renewed).Der astreine Ton ist amerikanisch (ausschließlich) und es gibt keinerlei Untertitel. Man braucht ein Codefree Abspielgerät, um die Filme geniessen zu können. Das sind die bedauerlichen Einschränkungen für viele Interessenten, die sonst bei dieser Sammlung, dazu zu einem derzeit noch sehr günstigen Preis sicher gern auch zugegriffen hätten.Einige der Filme gibt es aber auch auf deutsch bzw. zweisprachig und manche davon liefen auch früher im Fernsehen, besonders im WDR, als Herr Nowottny dort Intendant war. Lang ist's her, leider! Unter späteren Intendanten des WDR hat sich die Programmgestaltung sehr verändert, so dass ich nur noch selten in diesem Sender etwas Interessantes finde und das nicht nur wegen fehlender Western.

I used it for relaxation.

This is one of a pair of Scott collections and is a must for any fan of the genre. The original Technicolour films are given first ratetransfers to DVD and Scott's solo name above the title indicate his status, well supported by familiar faces and names - a sort ofrepertory company in their own right...some of whom went on to become "A" list stars in their turn: Lee Marvin and ErnestBorgnine for example. Scott's career - unmatched for popularity and longevity in the Western (except by John Wayne)-culminatedin a farewell of the best sort in Sam Peckinpah's superb "Ride The High Country", when he was paired with another star of his era -Joel McCrea - in a touching "last hurrah" to the genre he had served so well and for so long. The low cost of this collection - likethe other disc (which can be called Volume 1) - is an additional incentive to buy it. Why wait?!

Die Filme sind im Grenzbereich , sehr viele Tropauts, unscharf , Flimmern 👎👎👎

I have totally enjoyed all of the films in this package. Randolph Scott has been the hero in so many Western films - always the "white Stetson" and never the Black. A consummate horse rider, he made it all look so simple, especially when sharing the limelight with his favourite horse (Stardust I think). A stunning chestnut with flaxen mane and tail with a white blaze. So recognizable and when seen galloping across the prairie it told the viewer that the hero was on his way to save the day. Sadly new Western films today are few and far between, and perhaps we would struggle to find another hero like Scott. There were a few around in his day, but sadly lacking now. That slow drawl, the sometimes shy smile, and the knowledge that he would end the film as the victor and win the heart of the leading lady - wonderful. He's very much missed.