Laredo, with its blend of western comedy and high drama, is one of the best television westerns to be found. Laredo premiered in prime time as an episode of The Virginian and was such a big hit, with its wonderful cast, gorgeous color photography, western ambiance and tight, serio-comic scripts, that it was immediately signed for a full season.
Laredo brings together three Texas Rangers with distinctive personalities, strengths and weaknesses, under the stern command of Captain Edward Parmalee (Philip Carey). Wacky Reese (Neville Brand), brawny Joe (William Smith) and smooth Chad (Peter Brown) are equally good at roughhouse humor as well as serious law keeping. Chad and Joe are particularly good with the ladies, something most westerns of the day shied away from. Quick in the saddle and quick on the draw, when these lawmen go after evil-doers, they always see justice done.
After a few smaller DVD sets released during the past couple of years, Timeless Media Group is spurring on their stallions with a 12-disc collection of
Laredo - The Complete Series, featuring all 56 episodes from both seasons of the show. In addition to the 2,713 minutes of featured stories from the classic western, you'll also get an Exclusive Interview with Peter Brown, who starred as "Ranger Chad Cooper" on the show.
Cost for the big set is $99.98 SRP, and you can pre-order it at the Amazon button link below. Video is presented in full frame, and audio in English mono. The street date is
November 24th. Here's a look at the package art for this release:
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