Stampede

Fine Rod Cameron Western
During the late 1940s actor Rod Cameron graduated from playing B-level Westerns--he did several for Universal in the early and mid 1940s--to major roles, first for Universal (River Lady, Frontier Gal, and Pirates of Monterrey), then 20th Century Fox (Dakota Lil, Belle Starr's Daughter). Republic would pick him up for another eight, including two (Brimstone and Ride the Man Down) that appeared a number of years ago on VHS cassette. Three of his best oaters were made by Allied Artists, the higher quality releasing agent for Monogram Pictures (he made three shorter color films for Monogram, as well, which are available on Warner Archive). Perhaps the best of the three was Panhandle, which has seen a very nice release from VCI Entertainment, from an original sepiatone print. Now Warner Archive has released the other two Allied Artists productions: Stampede and Short Grass. And both are very welcomed additions to the stable of available Western films on DVD. Stampede was released in 1949;...

All right cosy western!
Stampede with Rod Cameron and directed by Lesley Selander was released on dvd at the same time as Short Grass by the same team and also with formibable Johnny Mack Brown as the town marshall. But as Short Grass is super ( you can read my review ) this western is a bit boring. There is too long between the action and too much talk. There are lots of great actors, loveable mainstays and the landscabes being an important part of the film. And the top point is: Thank you that we are able to watch these middle weight westerns!

A fun Rod Cameron western.
This was an enjoyable western with Rod Cameron and Johnny Mack Brown going up against bad guy Donald Curtis in a fun western that includes a spectacular cattle stampede. If you enjoy westerns of this period I would recommend it for a watch in the evening...it sure beats what you will find on TV mostly these days.

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