DODGE CITY (DVD/ENG-FR-SP SUB) DVD

Dodge City
This landmark western -- which, along with Stagecoach, has often been credited with revitalizing what had become a stagnant genre -- stars Errol Flynn as Wade Hatton, a cattle man who arrives in the frontier community of Dodge City, which is overrun by footloose cowboys and outlaws. When Hatton helps Dodge City lawmen capture a gang of cattle rustlers led by Jeff Surrett (Bruce Cabot), he's asked to help guide a wagon train into town with his friends Rusty Hart (Alan Hale, Sr.) and Tex Baird (Guinn Williams). En route, an impulsive young cowpoke named Lee Irving (William Lundigan) needlessly fires off his pistol, sparking a cattle stampede that leads to his death. When Hatton and his men arrive in Dodge, they discover Surrett is once again at large, and his gang has taken over the city. Appointed the city's new sheriff, Hatton is determined to clean up the town and put the outlaws out of business. In his rare moments off duty, Hatton tries to win the affections of Abbie Irving (Olivia de Havilland), but she believes that Hatton is responsible for the death of her brother Lee; Hatton's habit of flirting with dance hall girl Ruby Gilman (Ann Sheridan) does nothing to improve her opinion of him. A solid box office hit, Dodge City was the first of a series of westerns for swashbuckling star Flynn; his next oater, Virginia City, followed in 1940. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Errol Flynn as Wade Hatton Olivia de Havilland as Abbie Irving Ann Sheridan as Ruby Gilman Bruce Cabot as Jeff Surrett Frank McHugh as Joe Clemens Alan Hale as Rusty Hart John Litel as Matt Cole Henry Travers as Dr. Irving Henry O'Neill as Col. Dodge Victor Jory as Yancey William Lundigan as Lee Irving Bobs Watson as Harry Cole Gloria Holden as Mrs. Cole Douglas Fowley as Munger Georgia Caine as Mrs. Irving Charles Halton as Surrett's lawyer Ward Bond as Bud Taylor Russell Simpson as Orth Monte Blue as Barlow, the Indian Agent

Crew Ted Smith - Art Director Milo Anderson - Costume Designer Michael Curtiz - Director George J. Amy - Editor Max Steiner - Composer (Music Score) Leo F. Forbstein - Musical Direction/Supervision Perc Westmore - Makeup Ray Rennahan - Cinematographer Sol Polito - Cinematographer Robert Lord - Producer Byron Haskin - Special Effects Rex Wimpy - Special Effects Oliver S. Garretson - Sound/Sound Designer Jack Williams - Stunts Robert Buckner - Screenwriter

Dodge City
Not that he resembles James Arness one bit but Errol Flynn’s crime fighting Sheriff Hatton in Dodge City is none other than Matt Dillon in all but name. And the burgeoning city depicted in this energetic Warner Bros. Western is indeed the lawless cow town of legend, what with the likes of Bruce Cabot and Victor Jory making life miserable for decent, God-fearing settlers. Director Michael Curtiz paints with a wide and colorful brush and Dodge City is the kind of virile entertainment where a mammoth barroom free-for-all rudely interrupts the temperance meeting taking place next door, a situation that allows recently chaste cattle driver Alan Hale to partake in both. There is also a stampede of cattle, a fiery climax on a hi-jacked train and the cowardly killing of little Bobs Watson to keep the action fan happy for a good 104 minutes of so. Which, needless to say, doesn’t leave much space for feminine interest, supplied here by Olivia de Havilland (exceedingly good and ultimately brave) and Ann Sheridan (sort of “bad” by the mere fact that she is in the employ of evil Bruce Cabot). The latter, unfortunately, is completely wasted in the thankless role of the saloon belle but does get to warble a song or two. Overseeing it all with his usual authority, Curtiz has a couple of neat tricks up his sleeve, including a memorable sequence where Miss de Havilland spots an intruder by his shadow. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: Leonard Maltin hosts Warner Night at the Movies 1939 with: Newsreel, Academy Award-winning drama short Sons of Liberty, cartoon Dangerous Dan McFoo, and theatrical trailers New featurette Dodge City: Go West, Errol Flynn Languages: English, Français Subtitles: English, Français, Español DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 100 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Credits [1:31] 2. Test of Speed [3:05] 3. Plains Justice [4:21] 4. Birth of a Town [4:03] 5. Taking Care of Cole [4:21] 6. Ridden Out of Town [2:25] 7. Them Irving Youngsters [4:17] 8. Trigger Happy [3:47] 9. Stampede Tragedy [2:51] 10. Reunion and Resentment [5:48] 11. Undone Deal [6:16] 12. Rusty Sees the Light [2:43] 13. Fighting Frenzy [5:45] 14. Interrupted Lynching [4:30] 15. Wrong Man for the Job [1:48] 16. Right Man for the Job [4:18] 17. Not Bluffing [5:02] 18. Proper Respect [7:26] 19. Kiss Under Open Skies [2:41] 20. Case Against Surrett [4:28] 21. Silencing the Press [2:01] 22. Do You Want to Swing? [3:26] 23. Ultimatums [4:04] 24. Train Takeover [3:49] 25. Fire and Lead [1:53] 26. Lamb Kills Butcher [3:04] 27. The Right Girl [3:23] 28. Case List [:37]