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Best of The Cisco Kid (35 Episodes) 
Actors : Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carillo, Phyllis Coates, Noel Neill, Kermit Maynard
Director : Derwin Abrahams, Paul Landres, Albert Herman
Studio : Mill Creek Entertainment
by Mill Creek Entertainment
Brand : Cisco
Release Date : 2008-01-15
Publisher : Mill Creek Entertainment
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 3
EAN : 0683904505781
UPC : 683904505781
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 5 reviews)
List Price : $14.98
Our Price : $6.47
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This classic western series was the first to be filmed in color, even though the majority of television sets in the country were black and white. The show presented the tales of The Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo) and his trusty sidekick Pancho (Leo Carrillo) as they traveled about the West, coming to the aid of those in need of it. One of the most interesting aspects about this program is the fact the main characters were Hispanic and presented in a positive manner, making it unique since most programming on television at the time featured Caucasian performers presenting shows geared toward a Caucasian audience. Episodes: Big SwitchBoomerangBuried TreasureCarrier PigeonChained LightningConfession for MoneyConvict StoryCounterfeit MoneyDog StoryFreight Line FeudGhost StoryGhost TownHaven for HeaviesHidden ValleyHypnotist MurderJewelry HoldupLynching StoryMedicine FlatsNewspaper CrusadersOil LandThe Old BumPancho HostagePerformance BondPhoney HeiressPhoney SheriffQuarter HorseQuicksilver MurderRailroad Land RushRobber CrowRomany CaravanRustlingUncle Disinherits NieceVigilante StoryWater RightsThe Will |
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A "boomer" treat |
If you were born in the 40's then this is a value packed viewing treat. Here we have 35 episodes of the "Robin Hood of the Old West" for roughly 10-15 cents a pop!!Only us folks who were around back in the early 50's as kids can truly appreciate this collection.None of it has been restored, but,that is the clarity I recall it broadcast in " back in the day". If you remember, one of their theme songs on the show was put to the music of the Butternut bread commercials music!! Butternut Bread was their sponsor.
If you want to take a 25 minute blast to the past every day for 35 days then here is your chance. Good, clean, wholesome entertainment for you and the grand kids.Buy it! ENJOY !! |
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Heyyyyy Cisco |
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These video's are probably the best quality that I have seen of the Cisco Kid. The fact remains that the original masters are in need of restoration. I hope that someone will issue the whole series remastered one day. |
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Great old shows |
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I bought these mostly to bring back some childhood memories. Cisco and Pancho are still enjoyable after not having viewed them for 45 years. The video quality is acceptable. |
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OH CISCO, OH PANCHO! LET'S WENT. |
This set of 3 discs offers 35 episodes of The Cisco Kid at a more than affordable price. Whether these particular episodes represent the "best" of the show is beside the point, who cares, what really matters is for a very low price lovers of this series get 35 episodes, mostly in color.
I have a couple other Mill Creek sets (Robin Hood and 20 John Wayne features) and for the price these folks issue very good products. Granted they are not always the best in quality, but then the low price off sets that for me.
As a kid in the 1950s I watched this series whenever possible, now thanks to Mill Creek I can re-watch these 35 episodes whenever I wish. I enjoy watching westerns, and I read on the west too, both fiction and non-fiction, and it is comforting to see two actors at the end of their long, respective careers in what for me is one of the best westerns series ever aired on TV.
Semper Fi. |
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Oh, Cisco! |
The 35 episodes in BEST OF THE CISCO KID are from the show's first two seasons. Look here for both TV Lois Lanes from "The Adventures of Superman," early western serial specialist Kermit Maynard, Gail Davis (star of TV's "Annie Oakley") and character actor Denver Pyle.
THE CISCO KID was the first TV series filmed in color, although it wasn't broadcast that way until years after its demise. The Kid was loosely based on a 1907 O. Henry short story (he wrote "The Gift of the Magi").
From his earliest screen appearance in 1919, The Cisco Kid underwent some changes over the years. O. Henry's Kid was non-Hispanic and one mean hombre. By the time the movie series began in 1939, the character was portrayed by Cesar Romero, had become a good guy and had a sidekick named 'Gordito.' Romero made several Cisco Kid films until 1942.
The dormant series was revived three years later, with Duncan Renaldo in the lead. The Gordito character was replaced by Pancho Gonzales, played by Martin Garralaga, who stayed in the role until 1948, when Leo Carillo took over. In 1950, Renaldo and Carillo made the jump to television. The Cisco Kid aired for six seasons and 156 episodes, from September 1950 to March of '56.
Fans of vintage television westerns are certain to enjoy WESTERN TV CLASSICS. This one features 20 different programs, with a total 150 episodes!
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Program list includes episode number, title, season, original airdate and guest stars.
(#_4) Big Switch (S.1, 9/26/50) - Pierre Watkin/Carol Henry/Jack Ingram
(#_1) Boomerang (S.1, 9/5/50) - David Sharpe/Edmund Cobb/Lee Phelps
(#51) Buried Treasure (S.2, 2/19/52) - Delores Castle/Sondra Rodgers/Peter Coe
(#42) Carrier Pigeon (S.2, 12/18/51) - Sherry Moreland/Milburn Morante/Garry Garrett
(#_7) Chain Lightning (S.1, 10/14/50) - Don C. Harvey/Noel Neill
(#18) Confession for Money (S.1, 1/2/51) - I. Stanford Jolley/Lane Chandler/Victor Cox
(#_5) Convict Story (S.1, 10/3/50) - Gail Davis/Riley Hill
(#_2) Counterfeit Money (S.2, 9/12/50) - Forrest Taylor/Art Dupuis/Peggy Stewart
(#17) Dog Story (S.1, 12/26/50) - Kenne Duncan/Frank McCarroll/Tanis Chandler
(#22) Freight Line Feud (S.1, 1/27/51) - Ted Adams/Ellen Hall
(#33) Ghost Story (S.2, 10/15/51) - Lyn Thomas/Jack Reynolds/Robert Bice
(#49) Ghost Town (S.2, 2/12/52) - Marcia Mae Jones/Joe Forte/Denver Pyle
(#20) Haven for Heavies (S.1, 1/13/51) - Tom Tyler/Phyllis Coates/Holly Bane
(#41) Hidden Valley (S.2, 12/11/51) - Virginia Herrick/Wee Willie Davis/George Eldredge
(#43) Hypnotist Murder (S.2, 12/25/51) - Riley Hall/Denver Pyle/Tom Holland
(#48) Jewelry Holdup (S.2, 2/5/52) - Leonard Penn/John L. Cason/Ted Mapes
(#15) Lynching Story (S.1, 12/12/50) - Lyle Talbot/Frank Matts/Marshall Reed
(#_8) Medicine Flats (S.1, 10/17/50) - Frank Matts/Marshall Reed/Jonathan Hale
(#16) Newspaper Crusaders (S.1, 12/19/50) - Steve Clark/William A. Henry/Dennis Moore
(#_6) Oil Land (S.1, 10/10/50) - Fred Kohler Jr./Luther Crockett/Earle Hodgins
(#19) The Old Bum (S.1, 1/9/51) - Hank Patterson/Zon Murray/Tristram Coffin
(#21) Pancho Hostage (S.1, 1/16/51) - Lane Chandler/Victor Cox/Richard Emory
(#27) Performance Bond (S.2, 9/3/51) - Ellen Hall/Ted Adams/Ferris Taylor
(#25) Phoney Heiress (S.1, 2/13/51) - Joseph Granby/Mauritz Hugo/Lyn Thomas
(#23) Phoney Sheriff (S.1, 2/6/51) - Bill Kennedy/David Bruce/Phyllis Coates
(#47) Quarter Horse (S.2, 1/29/52) - Keith Richards/Stanley Blystone/Eddie Nash
(#50) Quicksilver Murder (S.2, 2/12/52) - Lois Hall/Hugh Prosser/James Kirkwood
(#_9) Railroad Land Rush (S.1, 10/28/50) - George DeNormand/Pierre Watkin/Pamela Blake
(#45) Robber Crow (S.2, 1/15/52) - Kermit Maynard/Mary Dean Moss/Michael Vallon
(#44) Romany Caravan (S.2, 1/8/52) - Dolores Castle/Craig Woods/Jack George
(#_3) Rustling (S.1, 9/19/50) - George DeNormand/Raymond Hatton/Frank Matts
(#24) Uncle Disinherits Niece (S.1, 2/13/51) - Bud Osborne/Bill Kennedy/Phyllis Coates
(#40) Vigilante Story (S.2, 12/4/51) - Bill George/Earle Hodgins/Hugh Prosser
(#26) Water Rights (S.1, 2/20/51) - Kenne Duncan/Frank McCarroll/Tanis Chandler
(#10) The Will (S.1, 10/31/50) - Robert Livingston/Gail Davis/Eddie Parker |
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