Classic TV Commercials Of The Fifties And Sixties, Vol. II VHS
Sure, Bromo Seltzer tasted better than Fizzies, but which had the bubbliest bubbles? Settle this and other great debates with classic ads including the Old Gold dancing cigarettes, ``The Dick Van Dyke Show'' cast for Kent, Buster Crabbe for Heinz products, Screaming Yellow Zonkers and much more! 60 min.
Cliffhangers: The Epic Story VHS
The weekly chapterplays of yesteryear are brought back to life in this thrill-a-minute program filled with clips of movie serials that dazzled filmgoers in the '20s, '30s and '40s. Included are salutes to Pearl White in "The Perils of Pauline," "Flash Gordon" with Buster Crabbe, John Wayne in "The Hurricane Express" and Bela Lugosi in "The Phantom Creeps." 60 min.
Buck Rogers: A Blast For Buck VHS
Buck relives his past adventures to find a clue as to who threatens Earth's safety now.
Captain Gallant, Foreign Legionnaire VHS
Two episodes of "Captain Gallant" are presented here including "Guns For Sale." 60 min.
Captain Gallant Christmas Shows VHS
Christmas in North Africa brings a fez-ful of holiday cheer for Captain Gallant, Foreign Legionnaire, and his chipper ward Cuffy (Buster and Cullen Crabbe). "The Boy Who Found Christmas" and "The Gift" are featured, with an appearance by Casbah regular Charles Boyer.
The Red Skelton Show, Vol. 6 VHS
Red welcomes Mickey Rooney and Buster Crabbe to the proceedings. 60 min.
Flash Gordon Collector's 3-Pack VHS
Flash your eyes on this money-saving deal: all three "Flash Gordon" serials, starring Buster Crabbe, in a special collector's set.
Island Of Lost Souls(1932) VHS
Inspired by an H.G. Wells story, this frightening horror classic stars Charles Laughton as the demented Dr. Moreau, who attempts to evolve animals into hideous human-like mutants in his "House of Pain." With Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Kathleen Burke; sharp-eyed viewers can look for Buster Crabbe, Alan Ladd and Randolph Scott among the "ani-men." 71 min.
Tarzan The Fearless(1933) VHS
Olympic great Buster Crabbe dons the loincloth this time as the Lord of the Jungle, helping a young girl find her father, discovering a lost city and fighting treacherous Arabs. Adapted from the serial of the same title. 78 min.
Man Of The Forest(1933) VHS
Engaging Randolph Scott adventure lensed by Henry Hathaway early in his career. Scott is framed for the murder of a woman's father after he kidnaps her...and is subsequently sprung from jail by his pet mountain lion! With Harry Carey, Buster Crabbe, Noah Beery, Sr. and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. AKA: "Challenge of the Frontier." 60 min.
To The Last Man(1933) VHS
Early Western drama from director Henry Hathaway, based on a Zane Grey novel, regarding an ancient feud between two frontier families that is fanned when one clan takes up cattle rustling. Randolph Scott, Noah Beery, Sr., Buster Crabbe, Esther Ralston star; look for a five-year-old Shirley Temple in her second feature film. AKA: "Law of Vengeance." 60 min.
You're Telling Me(1934) VHS
In a remake of his earlier silent comedy "So's Your Old Man," W.C. Fields plays an inventor out to impress the family of his daughter's suitor. He comes up with an automobile tire that can't be punctured, but fouls things up at a demonstration. By chance, a beautiful princess comes to his aid and helps him regain his confidence. Joan Marsh, Adrienne Ames and Buster Crabbe co-star. 66 min.
Badge Of Honor(1934) VHS
The heroic Buster Crabbe plays a society boy who poses as a newspaper reporter when he comes to a new city. Soon he's embroiled in a number of exciting situations, ranging from car chases to saloon fights. Guess he's not working the film critic beat. Ruth Hall, Ralph Lewis also star. 62 min.
She Had To Choose(1934) VHS
In this drama, Buster Crabbe plays a man targeted by two women for love: a poor, orphaned girl and a wealthy debutante. The plot thickens when the deb's brother marries the orphan and Crabbe kills the brother. Isabel Jewell, Sally Blane also star. 65 min.
Buffalo Stampede(1934) VHS
Buffalo hunter Randolph Scott goes up against villain Noah Beery, Sr., who has contrived a feud between settlers and Indians to grab a fortune in hides. Directed by Henry Hathaway; with Buster Crabbe, Judith Allen. AKA: "In the Days of the Thundering Herd," "The Thundering Herd." 57 min.
Flash Gordon: Rocketship(1936) VHS
A mysterious planet is on a collision course with Earth, and only Flash and his allies can save the day, in this feature-length compilation from the 1936 serial "Flash Gordon". 73 min.
Desert Gold(1936) VHS
Fine rendition of the Zane Grey classic stars Buster Crabbe as the chief of an Indian tribe that zealously guards the ore rich deposits beneath their land. Frontier adventure with Robert Cummings, Marsha Hunt, Tom Keene. 59 min.
Flash Gordon(1936) VHS
The dauntless Flash Gordon leapt from the comic pages to celluloid with this popular chapterplay starring Buster Crabbe. Flash, Dr. Zarkov and Dale soar off to stop the planet Mongo from barreling through space toward Earth, and face an onslaught of snags (monkey-men, vicious reptiles, Gocko, etc.) courtesy of Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton). AKA: "Fiery Planet," "Space Soldiers." 13 chapters; 246 min.
Arizona Thunderbolt(1936) VHS
A circus performer and his piano-playing sidekick team up to stop a gang of rustlers terrorizing the big top in this sagebrusher. Joe Cook, Robert Cummings, Buster Crabbe, June Martel star. AKA: "Arizona Mahoney." 60 min.
Drift Fence(1936) VHS
Inspired by a Zane Grey story, this exciting oater stars Buster Crabbe and Tom Keene in a tale of a man who infiltrates a group of cattle rustlers in order to find the murderer of his friend. Katherine DeMille and Glenn Erikson also star.
Arizona Raiders(1936) VHS
Narrowly escaping a frontier ``necktie party,'' outlaw Buster Crabbe teams up with sidekicks Raymond Hatton and Johnny Downs for exciting, and at times comical, Western adventures. 59 min.
Forlorn River(1937) VHS
Rip-roarin' rendition of the Zane Grey standard stars Buster Crabbe as the canny cowpoke who wrests a sleepy Nevada town from the grip of an outlaw gang. Also stars Syd Saylor, June Martel, Chester Conklin. 62 min.
Red Barry(1938) VHS
Rousing espionage serial stars an Earthbound Buster Crabbe as ace detective Red Barry, who must track down a fortune in stolen bonds and battles Asian criminal masterminds, ballerina spies and other menaces. With Frances Robinson, Frank Lackteen. 13 episodes.
Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars(1938) VHS
Flash and friends dart off to the Red Planet to clap off the lamp of Ming the Merciless, who is using it to absorb nitrogen from the Earth's atmosphere, and pulverize the Tree People and Clay People into toothpicks and harmless raisins. Stars Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers and Charles Middleton. AKA: "Deadly Ray from Mars." 15 "shock-crammed" episodes.
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars [DVD](1938) DVD
In this feature version of the 1938 serial "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars," Flash (Buster Crabbe), along with Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov, journeys to Mars to learn the origin of a ray that's bombarding Earth and playing havoc with the weather. There, they discover that Ming the Merciless has teamed up with Queen Azura, and if they're not stopped Earth will be destroyed! 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Buck Rogers (Planet Outlaws)(1939) VHS
The serial "Buck Rogers" is now a feature film with added narration. Five hundred years after their dirigible crashes, Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and his pal Buddy awaken to find the world ruled by Killer Kane. With Anthony Warde, Jackie Moran, Constance Moore, C. Montague Shaw. 70 min.
Colorado Sunset(1939) VHS
Gene Autry and his cow-punching pals swallow their pride when Smiley Burnette spends their land stake on a sissy dairy ranch, but it's a man's job after all when racketeers demand a payoff from them. With screen Tarzans Buster Crabbe and Elmo Lincoln. 58 min.
Buck Rogers(1939) VHS
Emerging from a state of hibernation after 500 years, Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and young Buddy Wade wake up to a world held in a grip of fear by Killer Kane, and must zoom off to the ringed planet for help from the Saturnians. Co-stars Constance Moore and Jackie Moran. 12 chapters; 241 min.
Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe(1940) VHS
Buster Crabbe returns as interplanetary hero Flash Gordon, teaming with Dale, Prince Barin and his friends to save Earth from a deadly plague known as the Purple Death, the creation of none other than Ming the Merciless. With Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton. AKA: "Purple Death from Outer Space." 12 universe-conuqering episodes; 235 min.
Blazing Frontier(1941) VHS
Has Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) jumped back to the side of the outlaws when he and compradre Fuzzy (Al St. John) join forces with some crooked railroad officials? Don't worry, fans, it's just a plot by the Kid to bring the land-swindling lawbreakers to justice. With Marjorie Manners, Kermit Maynard.
Wildcat(1942) VHS
Richard Arlen is Johnny Maverick, a cowpoke whose last penny goes to a land deal in which he takes on a partner. When that partner dies, Maverick fights a sabotage effort from an outlaw while waiting to see if his new land has oil on it. William Frawley, Arline Judge and Buster Crabbe co-star. 71 min.
Sheriff Of Sage Valley(1942) VHS
Larry "Buster" Crabbe plays two roles in this thrilling western yarn. He's Billy the Kid, the famous outlaw, who is mistakenly appointed mayor of a Western town and promises to keep it clean. Soon, however, he's confronted by his oily twin brother, gambler Kansas Ed. Al St. John, Tex "Dave" O'Brien also star.
Queen Of Broadway(1942) VHS
Sentimental drama about a female gambler whose attempts to adopt an orphaned little boy are stymied because of her reputation. Eventually, she gets a chance to prove her worthiness in order to get the child. With Rochelle Hudson, Buster Crabbe and Jack Mulhall. 64 min.
Law And Order(1942) VHS
Billy'd do his poor ma proud...he winds up doubling for a U.S. Cavalry officer! Sound the charge with this fun series entry starring Buster Crabbe and Fuzzy St. John. 60 min.
Jungle Siren(1942) VHS
Working with the French Underground to oppose Nazi agitators in equatorial Africa, Buster Crabbe is helped by a white woman raised in the wilderness. Billed as a ``one-girl love-blitz,'' burlesque legend Ann Corio plays the jungle queen. 68 min.
Fugitive Of The Plains(1943) VHS
When outlaws turn a young woman into a criminal, Billy the Kid saves the day. Buster Crabbe stars as the western legend; with Karl Hackett, Jack Ingram. 56 min.
Cattle Stampede(1943) VHS
Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) and sidekick Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) go head-to-head against a rustler who schemes to purchase cattle at reduced prices. Frances Gladwin and Charles King also star in this action-packed western. 58 min.
The Kid Rides Again(1943) VHS
Things aren't going swimmingly for Buster Crabbe as he is once more forced to dodge a posse of a corrupt sheriff with whom "he just can't get along." Al St. John is once more at Buster's side. AKA: "Billy the Kid Rides Again." 60 min.
Western Cyclone(1943) VHS
A gang of ornery outlaws frames Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) for murder and the kidnapping of a young girl. Crabbe has to clear his name by finding the girl, then joins forces with pardner Al St. John to lasso the creeps. With Marjorie Manners, Charlie King.
Renegades(1943) VHS
A mining town's crooked mayor is trying to buy out a bankrupt group of ranchers who don't know that their land is full of oil. It's up to Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) and his sidekick Fuzzy come to town and save the day. Al St. John co-stars. AKA: "The Renegade." 56 min.
Panhandle Trail(1944) VHS
When a con artist tries to swindle two children out of their inherited mine, Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) trots to the rescue. Al St. John, John Merton also star in this superior sagebrusher. 52 min.
The Contender(1944) VHS
Widowed truck driver Buster Crabbe laces up the leather gloves to earn money as a prizefighter so he can send his beloved son to a swanky military academy. But will a series of pitfalls, including a gold-digging girlfriend and an addiction to the bottle, sway him from his lofty mission? Co-stars Arline Judge, Julie Gibson; directed by Sam Newfield ("The Terror of Tiny Town"). 65 min.
Valley Of Vengeance(1944) VHS
Twenty years after a massacre wiped out members of their family, Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) and Fuzzy (Al St. John) have tracked down the owlhoot responsible for the killings in a small town. Find out how they flush out the crook and get their vengeance in this stirring sagebrusher. Evelyn Finley, Jack Ingram also star. 56 min.
Nabonga(1944) VHS
A gorilla named Nabonga warms up to a teenage girl whose plane, which was also carrying a bundle of embezzled cash, crash lands in the Belgian Congo. Years later, Buster Crabbe sets out after the girl and must do battle with villains after the lost booty. With Julie London. 72 min.
Thundering Gun Slingers(1944) VHS
In a trail of dust, buckaroo Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) rides out on the trail of a gang of black hats who've bamboozled his uncle out of his land. Co-stars Fuzzy St. John and Kermit Maynard. 59 min.
Rustlers' Hideout(1944) VHS
Buster Crabbe stars in this rousing sagebrush saga in which cowboy Billy Carson faces rustlers, card sharks and business frauds. With Al St. John, Lane Chandler. 60 min.
Wild Horse Phantom(1944) VHS
Exciting western yarn starring Buster Crabbe as Billy Carson, who battles some ornery landsnatchers out to dupe a group of honest ranchers. Al St. John and Elaine Morey co-star. 56 min.
Devil Riders(1944) VHS
Billy Carson has a devil of a time convincing the townsfolk that he isn't an outlaw, but just a guy interested in delivering frontier justice to a crooked lawyer. Buster Crabbe, Al St. John star. 60 min.
Fuzzy Settles Down(1944) VHS
The Kid's grizzled sidekick has had it with life on the run and just wants to settle down, but Billy is more than determined to show him the error of his ways. Buster Crabbe, Al St. John. 60 min.
Frontier Outlaws(1944) VHS
Even "Billy the Kid" had to grow up someday, and in this first entry in the retitled "Billy Carson" series, Buster Crabbe is once more put in the position of producing the real varmint or being guest of honor at a "necktie party." With the irrepressible Fuzzy St. John. 60 min.
Oath Of Vengeance(1944) VHS
Cowpoke Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) isn't the swearing type, but he does vow to help a fellow cowboy who's been accused of murder in this series entry. Fuzzy St. John and Mady Lawrence co-star.
The Drifter(1944) VHS
That's "Drifter" as in "Drifter Davis," a bank robber who uses his uncanny resemblance to Billy Carson (yes, Buster Crabbe plays both roles) to make himself rich while making things hot for the outlaw-turned-do-gooder. With Al "Fuzzy" St. John, Kermit Maynard.
His Brother's Ghost(1945) VHS
In this "Billy Carson" actioner, Fuzzy St. John's lookalike brother is ambushed and slain by outlaws...and Fuzzy has them convinced he's returned from the dead as he and Billy (Buster Crabbe) bring them to frontier justice. Charles King, Archie Hall. 54 min.
Lightning Raiders(1945) VHS
When an ornery pack of mail rustlers (come to think of it, have you ever seen any female rustlers?) swipes an important letter for Fuzzy, it's up to Billy Carson to track down the missing missive and the postal pilferers! Buster Crabbe, Al St. John star. 61 min.
Shadows Of Death(1945) VHS
Power-packed chapter in the Billy Carson series starring Buster Crabbe and Al ``Fuzzy'' St. John, about outlaws who murder to learn the route of the new railroad so they can cash in on the land boom. 60 min.
Border Badmen(1945) VHS
Oh, they're bad, bad, border badmen...meanest men on the whole border. Badder than ol' King Kong, meaner than a junkyard dog. Only Buster Crabbe and Fuzzy Knight can stop them from closing on cattle barons. 58 min.
Gangster's Den(1945) VHS
One of Buster Crabbe's final turns as Billy, this episode is regarded as one of the series' finest entries. Billy once again proves that to live outside the law, you still must be honest. With Al St. John. 60 min.
Prairie Bad Men(1946) VHS
The proprietor of a travelling medicine show is troubled by bad men seeking a special treasure map. Buster Crabbe's Billy Carson and Fuzzy St. John's Fuzzy Jones come to his rescue in this sagebrusher with comedy. Patricia Knox also stars. 55 min.
Overland Riders(1946) VHS
When Billy the Kid begins causing trouble, Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) and Fuzzy Jones (Fuzzy Knight) ride in to save the day (But wasn't Billy Carson really Billy the Kid? Don't ask us to explain it!) in this great "B" western. With Patti McCarty, Slim Whitaker. 53 min.
Swamp Fire(1946) VHS
Screen Tarzans Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe find themselves on opposite sides of the law and rivals for Virginia Grey in this rarely seen actioner set in the Louisiana bayou. Look for a young David Janssen among the alligators. 69 min.
Prairie Rustlers(1947) VHS
"They're cousins...identical cousins," and one of them is Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe), accused of a murder committed by his doppelganger. Billy has to track down the rascally relative and bring him to justice. With Al St. John, Kermit Maynard. 55 min.
Caged Fury(1948) VHS
A circus thriller starring Buster Crabbe as a lion-tamer who murders his assistant in order to tame a new gal under the big top. After a rival performer suspects the animal trainer is responsible for the deed, the excitement starts. Richard Denning, Sheila Ryan also star. 60 min.
Captain Gallant, Vol. 1(1955) VHS
Everyone's favorite Foreign Legionnaire, Buster Crabbe, stars in two episodes, along with pal Fuzzy. Includes "Revenge" and "Camel's Race." 60 min.
Captain Gallant, Vol. 2(1955) VHS
Buster Crabbe and Fuzzy Knight are adventurous in "Dr. Legionnaire" and "The Search." 60 min.
The Bounty Killer(1965) VHS
After he's forced to kill a band of ruthless outlaws, gunslinger Dan Duryea gets himself into the manhunting business. Ultimately, he finds that his job leads to tragedy and death in this offbeat and downbeat Hollywood western that features a supporting cast of old-time sagebrush stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Buster Crabbe, Fuzzy Knight and Bob Steele. 93 min.
Flash Gordon [DVD](1936) DVD
Flash Gordon: The Peril From Planet Mongo [DVD](1936) DVD
Buck Rogers [DVD](1939) DVD
Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe [DVD](1940) DVD