Outlaws & Gunslingers

"The whole country was then full of militia, robbing, plundering and killing." -- Jesse James
MCE's OUTLAWS & GUNSLINGERS is packed in a double-wide keep case that's able to accomodate a half-dozen DVDs. All five of these half-hour-plus programs are on a single disc stored in a black paper glassine-lined sleeve, and since there's no included liner notes, all that extra space is wasted.

This 2008 western history documentary series was produced by BCI/ECLIPSE (formerly Brentwood). Each chapter is a combination of re-enactments, movie clips and vintage art, photos and other media. An anonymous narrator reads from a simply-worded but well-written script. Expert commentary from these historians: Caroline Breneka, Deb and Tom Goodrich, Greg Michno, Larry O'Neal, John Rese and David Wolfe. Other participants, in order of appearance:

David Kennedy - Cody Firearms Museum curator; Bob Boze Bell - True West Magazine editor; Marc Ferguson - storyteller; Gary Chilcote - Patee House Museum director; Jim Sherer - Kansas Heritage Center director; Jared Chatterley -...

Excellent 5 Part Documentary
I recommend this series. It traces the history of the western gunslinger, why they existed, how they came into being the legends that they are, and also exposes some of the mythology..., exposing gangs like the James-Younger gang as cold blooded killers and not the heroic outlaws that they are sometimes portrayed as. Including some excellent re-creations of scenes from the old west, from bank robberies to shoot outs in the street, you get an excellent history lesson into the backgrounds of some of the most famous outlaws. The entire 5 part documentary is on one dvd and works very well, audio and video were perfect.

- Mike Silverman

"The whole country was then full of militia, robbing, plundering and killing." -- Jesse James
MCE's OUTLAWS & GUNSLINGERS is a 2008 western history documentary series that was produced by BCI/ECLIPSE (formerly Brentwood). Each chapter is a combination of re-enactments, movie clips and vintage art, photos and other media. An anonymous narrator reads from a simply-worded but well-written script. Expert commentary from these historians: Caroline Breneka, Deb and Tom Goodrich, Greg Michno, Larry O'Neal, John Rese and David Wolfe. Other participants, in order of appearance:

David Kennedy - Cody Firearms Museum curator; Bob Boze Bell - True West Magazine editor; Marc Ferguson - storyteller; Gary Chilcote - Patee House Museum director; Jim Sherer - Kansas Heritage Center director; Jared Chatterley - folklore expert; Steve Zimmer - storyteller; Davis Scism - Dalton Defenders Museum director; George Laughead Jr. - Ford County Historical Society director; Mary Kapko - Adams Museum & House, Deadwood.

#1 - ORIGINS OF THE GUNSLINGER - Time: 31:21
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