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The Last Frontier (1932)
Released By: VCI   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: 9/5/1932
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Studio: VCI
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: 9/5/1932
Home Video Release: 5/31/2005
Cast: Lon Chaney, Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Richard Neill
Published ID: 638922
UPC: 089859842429, 785604210696,
Plot: A serial remake of a 1926 Western feature starring William Boyd, The Last Frontier became an early opportunity for young Lon Chaney, Jr. -- still billed Creighton Chaney -- to prove himself worthy of the Chaney name. But young Creighton, handicapped as he was by stilted dialogue and sub-par action sequences -- did not quite live up to the task and would be reduced to supporting roles until his true breakthrough as Lennie in Of Mice and Men (1939). In The Last Frontier, Chaney played Tom Kirby, a crusading newspaper editor opposed to Tiger Morris (Richard Neill, an outlaw whose reign of terror is meant to drive the settlers off their valuable land. Kirby dons the disguise of a masked avenger and together with such noted historical personages as General Custer (William Desmond) and Wild Bill Hickock (Yakima Canutt), the crusading reporter manages to curtail Morris' evil schemes. Dorothy Gulliver, of the silent screen, and Judith Barrie were added to the cast to lend a bit of feminine appeal under Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey's direction. The Last Frontier was an independent serial produced by Van Buren for RKO release. The 1948 Sam Katzman serial Tex Granger was a very unofficial remake. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
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"vintage RKO Radio Picture Serial...the one and only ~ 1932"
Added 9/4/2005
VCI Entertainment and RKO Radio Pictures present "The Last Frontier" (1932), featuring the only RKO serial ever released with plenty of action, cattle stampedes and rustlers posing as Indians...12 Chapters of blazing action mixed with hair breadth escapes ending each episode.

Under director's Spencer G. Bennett and Thomas L. Story with a fine cast which include Creighton Chaney (changed his name to Lon Chaney Jr) as (Tom Kirby aka The Black Ghost), Dorothy Gulliver (Betty Halliday), Richard Neill (Tiger Morris), Francis X. Bushman Jr (Jeff Maillard), Judith Barrie (Rose Matland), Mary Jo Desmond (Aggie Kirby), Slim Cole (Happy Jack Slade), Claude Payton (Colonel Halliday), Leroy Mason (Butch), Peter Morrison (Hank), Yakima Canutt (Wild Bill Hickok), William Desmond (George Armstrong Custer)...Chaney is a frontier newspaper editor who is trying to head off evil traders who are supply guns to the indians to attack and drive away new settlers...could it be because gold has been found in them thar hills?...can the masked avenger "The Black Ghost" keep everything in balance and see that good wins over evil...bring on the cavalry and sound the charge...don't miss all exciting 12 chapters loaded with a thrill a minute.

Chapter Titles
1. The Black Ghost Rides
2. The Thundering Herd
3. The Black Ghost Strikes
4. The Fatal Shot
5. Clutching Sands
6. The Terror Trail
7. Doomed
8. Facing Death
9. Thundering Doom
10.The life Line
11.Driving Danger
12.The Black Ghost's Last Ride

Included are Bonus:Classic Serial Trailers which include:
WINNERS OF THE WEST
ADVENTURES OF RED RYDER
RIDERS OF DEATH VALLEY
RAIDERS OF GHOST CITY

plus VCI Cliffhangers Promos of:

SECRET AGENT X-9
ADVENTURES OF THE FLYING CADETS
FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE (Buster Crabbe)
BUCK ROGERS (Buster Crabbe)
JUNGLE GIRL (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
ZORRO RIDES AGAIN
JUNGLE JIM (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
THE PHANTOM (Tom Tyler)
DICK TRACY & G Men (Ralph Byrd)
ZANE GREYS 'KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED" (Allan Rocky Lane)
THE MIRACLE RIDER (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)

Plus Bios on Lon Chaney Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Spencer Gordon Bennett and Thomas L Story...great job by VCI Entertainment on this digitally remastered release with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the '30s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, saddle up and be ready to ride the trails once again with a top notch serial from VCI...gotta love it!

Total Time: 209 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment 8424 ~ (6/21/2005)
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