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| Hidden Valley | 
 enlarge | Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Actor: Bob Steele
Studio: Alpha Video
Category: DVD
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Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D4508D
UPC: 089218450890
EAN: 0089218450890
ASIN: B0002PYSOW
Theatrical Release Date: October 10, 1932
Release Date: September 28, 2004
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"Bob Steele Series ... Hidden Valley (1932) ... Monogram" April 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Monogram Pictures presents "HIDDEN VALLEY" (10 October 1932) (60 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- Bob Steele was an American actor --- He was born Robert Adrian Bradbury in 1907 in Portland, Oregon, into a vaudeville family --- Bob's career began to take off for good in 1927, when he was hired by production company Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) to star in a series of Westerns. Bob--who was rechristened Bob Steele at FBO--soon made a name for himself, and in the late 1920s, 1930s and 1940s starred in B-Westerns for almost every minor film studio, including Monogram, Supreme, Tiffany, Syndicate, Republic (including several films of the Three Mesquiteers series) and Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) (including the initial films of their "Billy the Kid" series)
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, that "new medium" television had many hours to fill and few dollars to fill them --- They re-discovered the B-Western, still a popular mainstay of Saturday afternoon matinees and many cowboy stars thrilled a new audience --- Taking advantage of this rebirth in popularity, publishers brought to the marketplace comic books featuring these western heroes of "Bob Steele" Westerns --- These bimonthly issues were copyrighted in February and April of 1950 by Fawcet Publications --- His career which included nearly 200 feature films, serials and TV appearances --- Steele in his twilight years at the age 59 when he got the part of the cantankerous "Trooper Duffy", in the western comedy series "F Troop" (1965), who at the drop of a hat would give his rendition of fighting "shoulder to shoulder with Davy Crockett at the Alamo" --- Steele retired from the screen in 1973 --- Bob's long career, spanning more than 50 years came to an end in 1988 when he passed away.
Under the production staff of:
Robert North Bradbury - Director
Trem Carr - Producer
W. Totman - Screenwriter
Archie J. Stout - Cinematographer
Carl Pierson - Editor
E.R. Hickson - Set Designer
Edward Cox - Special Effects
Paul Malvern - Production Manager
David Stoner - Sound Recordist
Our story line and plot, Ask the question, is there a map that has the entire Monogram cast searching for a valley that has gold and trinkets with a lost Indian tribe --- the map is stolen after Professor Woolridge is killed and Bob Steele is blamed and convicted, but he escapes and is hiding out --- the villains Francis McDonald, Dick Dickinson and George Hayes have given the stolen map to Ray Hallor for safe keeping, but Hallor gets cold feet and tells his sister Gertie Messinger he's heading for the valley --- watch out for hostile Indians who don't like intruders in their valley --- great fight between McDonald and Steele as they come to almost real blows that don't look fake --- the stunts, Goodyear blimp and outstanding veteran cast bring this film up a few notches as being above average in the oater department --- The fantastic story was produced by Trem Carr and directed by Bob Steele's father, Robert N. Bradbury --- Filmed on glorious locations at the foot of California's Mount Whitney by ace cinematographer Archie Stout - - - - special footnote, actor George Francis Hayes, also known as Windy Halliday in the Hopalong Cassidy series --- later Hayes changed his name to "Gabby" appearing with John Wayne, Roy Rogers and Randolph Scott as their sidekick --- one of the few sidekicks on the annual list of "Top Ten Western Boxoffice Stars", he did so repeatedly --- Hayes had many catch phrases "Yer durn tootin' "..."Young Whippersnapper"..."Jumpin' Jehosophat"..."Persnickety Women"..."By Cracky" --- inducted into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 2000..
the cast includes:
Bob Steele ... Bob Harding
Gertrude Messinger ... Joyce Lanners
Francis McDonald ... Frank Gavin
Ray Hallor ... Jimmie Lanners
John Elliott ... Judge
Arthur Millett ... Sheriff Dave Bristow
V.L. Barnes ... McCord, prospector
George 'Gabby' Hayes ... Gavin Henchman (Dark Hat) (as George Hayes)
Joe De La Cruz ... Gomez, Gavin Henchman
Dick Dickinson ... Gavin Henchman (White Hat)
Herman Hack ... Indian
Earl Dwire ... Prosecuting Attorney
Jack Evans ... Deputy
William McCall ... Deputy Bill
Artie Ortego ... Indian Guide
Capt. Verner L. Smith ... Vern Smith, blimp pilot
SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIO:
1. Bob Steele (aka: Robert Adrian Bradbury) (Actor)
Date of Birth: 23 January 1907 - Portland, Oregon
Date of Death: 21 December 1988 - Burbank, California
If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features --- Ask Amazon.Com to carry the volumes as they are not available on Amazon as of yet --- you can order and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment
BOB STEELE WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES:
1. Vol. 1 - Tombstone Terror/Lightnin' Crandall (VCI #7212) (DVD)
2. Vol. 2 - The Brand of Hate/Trusted Outlaw (VCI #7252) (DVD)
3. Vol. 3 - The Arizona Gunfighter/Last of the Warrens (VCI #7261) (DVD)
4. Vol. 4 - Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin'/The Feud Maker (VCI #7275) (DVD)
5. Vol. 5 - Border Phantom/A Demon For Trouble (VCI #7311) (DVD)
6. Vol. 6 - The Kid Ranger/Nevada Buckaroo (VCI #7336) (DVD)
7. Vol. 7 - The Red Rope/Paroled To Die (VCI #7338) (DVD)
8. Vol. 8 - Smokey Smith/Sundown Saunders (VCI #7340) (DVD)
9. Vol. 9 - Doomed At Sundown/The Law Rides (VCI #7344) (DVD)
10.Vol 10 - No Man's Range/Rider of the Law (VCI #7347) (DVD)
CLASSIC WESTERNS - BOB STEELE FOUR FEATURE:
11. Border Phantom, A Demon For Trouble, Trusted Outlaw, Brand of Hate (VCI #5521) (DVD)
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 60 min on VHS/DVD ~ Monogram Pictures ~ (9/28/2004)
Excellent film, questionable DVD. December 29, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hidden Valley is a very well acted western starring Bob Steele and directed by Robert N. Bradbury. The plot concerns a young man, (Bob Steele) who joins a geologist on an expedition to a large, unknown valley which is supposed to contain valued resources. When the old geologist is mysteriously killed in the mountains, Steele is wrongly convicted and sets out to clear himself. The Gavin gang is a blockade to his plans, and the sheriff takes serious action when an Indian raid occurs in the desert. He sends a Goodyear blimp to search for Steele, who is still fleeing the posse. A suspenseful climax results. An all around good western that is about an hour long.
One item that I suppose you should know. This film contains several scenes of violence, fighting, and Indian raids. The film probably deserves a PG-13 MPAA Rating for all this. Probably NOT suitable for children under 12.
However, the Alpha Video DVD of "Hidden Valley" is of very questionable quality. The picture quality was suitable for such an old movie, but it still could have been cleaned up slightly. The main quality issue on the DVD is the extremely choppy audio. The sound drones out at times, which can be somewhat annoying. The movie itself fits the price, but I hope that in the future, a newly restored DVD print will be released and people will wait for that. Universal Pictures, who have the copyright, could do this and clean the film up. The film is watchable, yes, but I and others would probably prefer a nicer print. The current DVD will do for now, but if you want the best quality, wait for another release. There is a rumor of a better quality VHS version floating around.
The movie is worth watching definitely, but just be warned about the DVD release. END
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