Rawhide: Incident of Tumbleweed Wagon [VHS]

Rawhide: Incident of Tumbleweed Wagon [VHS]

Rawhide: Incident of Tumbleweed Wagon [VHS]

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Actor: Clint Eastwood, Eric Fleming, James Murdock, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Running Time: 52 minutes
Release Date: 2000-06-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox

VHS Movie Reviews of Rawhide: Incident of Tumbleweed Wagon [VHS]

Movie Review: One of the better T. V. westerns but nothing can match "Gunsmoke"
Summary: 4 Stars

I am old enough to remember most of the T.V. westerns that burst onto the scene in the late 1950's. While they all of course were somewhat formulaic, there was a great disparity in quality. "Rawhide", starring a young Clint Eastwood, was one of the better ones. My wife and I both remembered the theme song and we began singing it when we started this tape, it had been a long time since either one of us had watched an episode.
The story here is an interesting one, the men of the cattle drive encounter a prison wagon and they share a campsite. When the prisoners make a break, the deputy is killed and the Marshall seriously wounded. The trail boss Gil Favor then decides that he must take the wagon on to face justice and Rowdy Yates (Eastwood) volunteers to assist. Eastwood has already had a tussle with the beautiful woman prisoner and he is looking for action.
The wagon is being pursued by a group of outlaws and the going is tough. When the wagon is being towed across a deep river the outlaws attack and in an ending that is a bit weak, but typical for the times, the woman turns on her outlaw husband and demonstrates that she is not a hardened criminal. Unfortunately, she dies as a consequence of the rescue.
While "Rawhide" was a very good western, I could not help comparing it to "Gunsmoke" the best of them all. The background music and the deep and strong character development that made "Gunsmoke" such a major success is not present in "Rawhide."

Movie Review: Rawhide: one of the best television series ever made!
Summary: 5 Stars

as for this episode it is a classic. The series is outstanding and Eric Fleming was the star of that show. I agree with some of the reviews from 'Curse of the Undead' (an Eric Fleming movie)that, had he lived (he died in an unfortunate accident shortly after the Rawhide years) he probably would have been as big a star as John Wayne or Clint Eastwood. Here is more taken from another source
....Rawhide, considered to be the best written and best directed Western on television....For seven seasons, Fleming portrayed an honest, independent, strong, intelligent, and heroic cowboy in the tradition of the American West. He embodied the mythic hero whose sense of justice and morality overrode all other considerations. Fleming's presence as Favor was so dominant that it centered the entire show and provided the base around which all the other characters revolved.
... capable of admitting mistakes, enduring the consequences, and realizing his limitations. In four episodes featuring Favor's interactions with children (Incident of the Fish Out of Water, The Boss's Daughters, Incident of the Hostages, and El Hombre Bravo), his warmth, sensitivity, and overt compassion are particularly evident, adding depth, realism, and a gentleness to the character. The series was mostly shot in Nogales, Arizona and the authenticity of the trail drive was staggering - enough to win The Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame four years in a row. The award named Rawhide the outstanding program of its genre for excellence in depicting the West.
...and remained in the top twenty programs through 1962 in America, was number one in Japan and popular throughout Europe

Movie Review: Rawhide was, and still is, a great series!
Summary: 5 Stars

It's easy to overlook the Rawhide series when television only advertises current movies and comedy series (in color, easily accesible), however, if you do your detective work, and watch a Rawhide episode, you'll find the stories ring truer than todays nonsense because these guys are out on the trail running into all kinds of interesting stuff. Don't let the black and white dissuade you!
The Rawhide fellas come across a tumbleweed wagon - a prison on wheels. And who should be in the wagon... thieves, murderers and...a doll! (doll - a lady- come on! back then all the beautifull women were refered to as dolls!)Many of the men are smitten, even a very young Eastwood. But look out... this one's a wildcat! To tell any more would spoil the fun, so check it out..
A young Eastwood is the main attraction of the series, but everyone else has a lot of character, too, and they're all great.

Movie Review: proof of the golden days of t.v. westerns and clint eastwood
Summary: 4 Stars

You must remember this is not from a P.C. era,but young viewers will get good insight into Westerns of the period and why Clint Eastwood is an icon. Good solid tale of the era of the trail drives up the Chissum and Goodnight trail and the bosses and drovers who's job it was to get them to market. Eric Fleming,a little over the top as trail boss Gil Favor and a rather underplayed,Rowdy Yates,that made clint Eastwood Famous. Two bits of Trivia,There was a Mexican drover later in the series name Jesus,but even though they were not politically correct they were certainly things you did not mess with,so in the credits it was spelled phoneticlly(Haysoos). Plus Paul Brenegar's,who played wishbone the cook,played for his last role in films,the fagile old stage driver who died from exhursion on the trip, in the movie Maverick with Mel Gibson and James Garner. Paul Died in real life shortly after the Films release. I think you will enjoy this Adverture of Rawhide.

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Summary of Rawhide: Incident of Tumbleweed Wagon [VHS]

When you hear the whip crack, you know you can settle down for some real cowboy fun. The Premiere Episode of Rawhide features a youthful Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates, a hand on the cattle drives run by trail boss Gil Favor and his crew of drovers. "Incident of the Tumbleweed Wagon" presents a classic story of miscarried justice and high tension as a load of prisoners wound their captors in an escape attempt, and make trouble for Favor and Yates as our heroes try to herd the criminals to justice--with a band of bad-guy rescuers on their trail. Including a range of characters and interactions that we don't see on television any more, the story unfolds, and we see most get what they deserve. Eastwood's star appeal is obvious even at this young age; it's clear from the beginning that he's destined for greatness. --Rob Lightner

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