[.ca] Scouts to the Rescue

Boy Scout series:
This was good, a 12 part boy scout action/adventure series. If you are involved in Boy Scouts you will appreciate. We showed this at a YMCA Lock in our Troop did, and a lot of the boys really got into it. I purchase all of these old scout videos I find, this one was definetely unique.

"Scouts to the Rescue (1939) ... Jackie Cooper ... Universal 12 Chapter Serial":
VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present..."Scouts to the Rescue" (1939) (Dolby digitally remastered), a 12 Chapter cliffhanger from a thrilling adventure of breath taking exploits and suspenseful Universal serial featuring a good cast --- Starring Jackie Cooper, David Durand, Bill Cody Jr, Vondell Darr,William Ruhl and Sidney Miller --- Directed by Alan James and Ray Taylor and released in November 5, 1939, our story line and film has the leader of Martinsville Troop No. One, Eagle Scout Bruce Scott (Jackie Cooper) searching for buried treasure with a map supplied by new scout Skeets Scanlon (Bill Cody Jr)....what is this hidden treasure in "Ghost Town" that the scout pack have uncovered, and why are the counterfeiters also interested in this new find...what tribe of Indians are living in the mountains who have been lost for centuries and are now witnessing civilization closing in on them....can G-Man Hal Marvin (William Ruhl) breakup this counterfeiting ring of Pug O'Toole (Ralph Dunn) and Doc (Jason Robards Sr) who are ready to go to press...will Jackie Cooper save the bacon of everyone concerned in this 12 chapter play and keep Universal Pictures in the forefront of weekly serial cliffhangers...don't leave the theater until the final chapter is over and done with "The Boy Scouts Triumph"....just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss a single spine thrilling episode..return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter. Under director's Ray Taylor and Alan James, associate producer Henry MacRae, screenplay by George Pympton, Basil Dickey, Wyndham Gittens and Joseph Poland, original story by Irving Crump of "Boys Life" magazine, dialogue director Ella O'Neill, musical score by Charles Previn, stunts by Eddie Parker (stunt double for William Ruhl)...the cast includes Jackie Cooper (Bruce Scott), David Durand (Rip Rawson), Vondell Darr (Mary Scanlon), Edwin Stanley (Pat Scanlon), William Ruhl (G- Man Hal Marvin), Bill Cody Jr (Skeets Scanlon), Sidney Miller (Hermie/a Scout), Ivan Miller (Turk Mortensen), Ralph Dunn (Pug/henchman), George Regas (Lukolu/high priest), Jack Mulhall (Scoutmaster Hale), Jason Robards Sr (Doc/henchman), Dick Botiller (Leeka/leader of warriors), Tom Steele (Runaway surry driver), Eddie Parker (Joe/rider with message), Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Himself/archive footage), Iron Eyes Cody (Indian), Victor Adams (Hurst/hencman)........special footnote, actor Jackie Cooper playing "Daily Planet" editor Perry White is one of only four actors to appear in all four "Superman" films (the others were Christopher Reeves, Margot Kidder & Marc McClure), Cooper up to the present 2005 is the youngest actor to be nominated for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" at the Academy Awards........meanwhile back to our Universal Serial which is always good till the last drop and this serial is no exception...there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features. BIOS: 1. Jackie Cooper (aka John Cooperman Jr) Birth Date: 9/15/1922 - Los Angeles, California Status: (still living as of 2005) 2. Sidney Miller Date of Birth: 22 October 1916 - Shenandoah, Pennsylvania Date of Death: 10 January 2004 - Los Angeles, California 3. Alan James (Director) Date of Birth: 23 March 1890 - Port Townsend, Washington Date of Death: 30 December 1952 - Hollywood, California 4. Ray Taylor (Director) Date of Birth: 1 December 1888 - Perham, Minnesota Date of Death: 15 February 1952 - Hollywood, California CHAPTER TITLES: 1. Death Rides the Air 2. Avalanche of Doom 3. Trapped by the Indians 4. River of Doom 5. Descending Doom 6. Ghost Town Menace 7. Destroyed by Dynamite 8. Thundering Hoofs 9. The Fire God Strikes 10.The Battle of Ghost Town 11.Hurtling Through Space 12.The Boy Scouts Triumph If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video: VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS: 1. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry) 2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan) 3. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) 4. Captain Midnight (Dave O'Brien) 5. Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (Judd Holdren & I. Stanford Jolley) 6. Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd) 7. Don Winslow of the Navy (Don Terry) 8. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (Don Terry) 9. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon) 10.Fighting Kit Carson (Johnny Mack Brown) 11.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe) 12.The Green Archer (Victory Jory) 13.Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford) 14.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton) 15.The Lost City (Kane Richmond, William Stage Boyd & George Gabby Hayes) 16.Lost City of the Jungle (Russell Hayden & Keye Luke) 17.Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull & Dick Curtis) 18.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr) 19.The Painted Stallion (Ray "Crash" Corrigan) 20.The Phantom (Tom Tyler) 21.The Return of Chandu (Bela Lugosi) 22.Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo & Buck Jones) 23.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon) 24.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke) 25.Sky Raiders (Donald Woods & Billy Halop) 26.Undersea Kingdom (Ray "Crash" Corrigan) 27.Winners of the West (Dick Foran, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft & Charles Stevens) 28.Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane) 29.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling) Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Scouts to the Rescue" (1939), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50s...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em Total Time: 235 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment 8484 ~ (5/29/2007)