Apache Rose

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Average Customer Rating:	2.5
Release Date:	2003-03-03
Publisher:	Miracle Pictures
Actors:	Roy Rogers; Dale Evans; Olin Howlin
Aspect ratio:	1.33:1
Audience rating:	NR (Not Rated)
Format:	Black & White; DVD; NTSC
Language:	Original Language: English;

Product Categories

General; Roy Rogers; 4-for-3 All DVDs; Evans, Dale; Meeker, George; Mason, Leroy; Nolan, Bob; Rogers, Roy; Witney, William; Westerns; ( A ); DVD; Unrated; US & CA DVDs: Region 1; Decade (feature_three_browse-bin); English; Standard Edition; Grade Level (feature_five_browse-bin); Audio Type (feature_six_browse-bin); Roy Rogers; DVD

Product description

Classic Black & White

The Vegas family own an oil rich ranch and Calhoun is after the mineral rights. He gets Carlos Vega to run up huge gambling debts, and when Carlos' sister arrives, Calhoun tries to have her killed. Roy ultimately finds a clue that leads him to Calhoun's offshore gambling ship.

Customer reviews

« DVD case says 55 minutes! »

I ordered the DVD from Amazon. When it arrived I noticed that the DVD case, on the lower back, said 55 minutes, so I returned it unopened. It states in this web site 75 minutes. Annoyed.

Rating: (2 out of 5) @ 2010-07-11

« Black & White Rose »

This new Synergy release turned out to be a tru disappointment. Clearly advertised as Roy's First Trucolor this ain't it. It's a lousy B&W print of Apache Rose with Roy at the top of his game in 1947. We know some Republic Trucolors survived the 40's and 50's and some did not. When I saw this new release with the Trucolor cover I got excited that possibly they found a good print to release in color for the first time. But no. The specs were no help as they didn't indicate b&w or color. The only positive thing I can say is the run time is the fully uncut 75 minutes.

Rating: (1 out of 5) @ 2009-05-30

« An acceptable B&W restoration »

I grew up watching the "silver screen heroes" and collect many of them. Apache Rose is a good example of Roy's later, post-war movies (although I must admit I miss Gabby Hayes) and should be in any Roy Rogers collection. For content, screen play and acting I would rate it at least 4 star.

This Best of the West DVD version is an improvement over the Bridgestone Group's previous VHS release (982134) in 2004, which I also have, Both the video and audio have benefited from digital mastering and much of the damage in the original film has been removed. The words and music in the songs are clearer. Having said that the movie still suffers from contrast problems inherent to transferring a color image to black & white - objects of different colors but similar intensities tend to blur or wash together and detail is lost (particularly evident in trees, rocks and faces against light backgrounds). The mastering has attempted to clarify people by adding "grain" to lighter faces and objects which is acceptable on smaller screens but looks something like an over-enlarged print on a large screen. Assuming the earlier VHS release most accurately reflects the condition of the film original available, Bridgestone's digital restoration deserves a 3-4 star rating.

If you do not have Apache Rose, this is an acceptable black & white version. However, if you are searching for a restored copy of the original Trucolor version you remember as a child, save your money - this is NOT what you are waiting for.

Rating: (4 out of 5) @ 2008-11-15

« So Much for TruColor »

This movie was shot in color (using the TruColor process), but this Roan Group DVD is in black and white!

Rating: (1 out of 5) @ 2008-09-13

« To bad there isn't a no star button »

This is a total POS. Edited version, poor transfer, sound out of sync, just a total loss....I kept the case and tossed the movie

Rating: (1 out of 5) @ 2007-11-23

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