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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097368515642
Format: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 29, 2007
Running Time: 720 minutes
Sales Rank: 19348
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: January 09, 1959
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The tale of Gil Favor, the trail boss, as he drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.
Amazon.com:
It has the indisputably greatest TV theme song ever, not to mention the young Clint Eastwood in a starring role, but if that's all you know about Rawhide, then this four-disc, 16-episode set, the first of two expected volumes from the 1959-60 season, will likely be a revelation. Like many series of its ilk, and other ilks as well, Rawhide combines elements of action, drama, humor, and a little romance. But this is a horse opera of a different color. The action is muted; there's little in the way of gunplay, a lot of scenes are fairly talky, and even though the show is nominally about an endless cattle drive, Eastwood's Rowdy Yates (who appeared in all 217 episodes produced during an eight-year run) and the other hands (including the gruff but righteous trail boss Gil Favor, played by Eric Fleming, and the cook Wishbone, amusingly rendered by Paul Brinegar) don't spend a whole lot of time tending to their cattle, often finding themselves distracted by the turbulent personal lives of the folks they encounter along the way. In fact, while it may be a Western, the show emphasizes characters over cows: the cruel ranch owner (Swedish actress Viveca Lindfors plays a Mexican woman--go figure) whose husband, daughter, and employees all despise her; the punch-drunk old bare knuckles boxer whose widowed daughter-in-law harbors a secret agenda; the Indian cowhand (played by John Drew Barrymore, father of Drew) estranged from his tribe for joining up with the white man. There's also a pronounced psychological element (our heroes match wits as well as weapons with evil townsfolk, Indians, revolutionary Mexicans, and even a killer puma), and a little mystical mumbo-jumbo ('haunted' hills, a Druid curse, the appearance of St. Elmo's fire on the cattle's horns in a lightning storm) to boot. And while Gil, Rowdy and company are sometimes too trusting, they're fair and honest guys who defend strangers, stand up for folks in need, and invariably do the righteous thing. Add to that some nice transfers of the show's great-looking black & white cinematography and a chance to hear Frankie Laine sing 'Rollin', rollin', rollin', keep them dogies movin'' twice in every episode, and what's not to like about Rawhide? --Sam Graham
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Rawhide - The Second Season, Vol. 1
Rawhide was one of the best westerns that was ever on television. It's a shame that CBS/Paramount has decided to break this season up in two volumes. They didn't do it on Mission: Impossible. But there's just no telling about Paramount. I don't think they are particularly geared toward customer satisfaction.
This set of Rawhide has sixteen episodes & they're in excellent condition. Though Clint Eastwood (Rowdy Yates) receives second billing, Sheb Wooley (Pete Nolan) is just as visible. ... Read More
Rating:  - Rawhide 2nd Season, volume 1
Received in good time, in good shape, all as advertised! Will highly recommend the seller!!
Rating: - paramount gets greedy
Rawhide is one of the greatest tv shows of all time. Paramount has decided to split the seasons, which of course gets Paramount more money. I'll buy volume 2 when it comes out in december, which speaks of the quality of the show. However this is a disturbing trend which also happened to the second season of The Big Valley from Fox
Rating:  - oh, no. please don't go to the volumes.
This show is a classic, and the Season 1 DVD was great. The second season however has not been given as much care. The cheaper packaging and volume 1 only release makes me think the first did not sell very well and Paramount was not willing to throw more money at the franchise if it did not show continuing interest. So if you are a western fan or Clint Eastwood fan, go out and buy this to show the studio that there is a market and they will continue to release the future installments of Clint and the ... Read More
Rating: - The Best TV Western ever made
I can't emphasize how wonderful these stories were done by a great acting crew who made you feel like you were in the old west and on a trail drive experiencing all these incidents that crossed their paths. The acting is incredible by Eric Fleming and the whole crew. The stories are presented in black and white, but it doesn't matter because the quality of the stories are classics. These stories take me back to when television was a pleasure to watch and quality stories were shown. Louie Lamour would be ... Read More
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