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Now Showing. . . Kane and Lane!

14 Thursday Jun 2012

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Buckeroos and Buckerettes! Mark your calendars NOW!

We finish our 2011-12 Western Film Season with the Kane and Lane show! (Did  Nikki really plan it that way?)

On June 21 we watch two films directed by Joseph Kane. And then, finally, after witnessing cliff-tumbling wagon rides, exploding caves, fiery vats of alcohol, exploding barns and YES, even a plummet into a volcanic pit, we will see (hopefully) Allan Lane round up the bad guys and get the girl.

Don’t miss it!

Final Chapter: “Daredevils of the West” with Allan Lane and Kay Aldridge

Wild Bill Elliott

“The Gallant Legion” (Republic, 1948) directed by Joseph Kane and starring: Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray, Joseph Schildkraut, Bruce Cabot, Andy Devine and Jack Holt

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Cover of "Ghost Town Gold"

Poster of Ghost Town Gold

“Ghost Town Gold” (Republic, 1936) directed by Joseph Kane. A Three Mesquiteers movie starring: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Kay Hughes, LeRoy Mason

The fun begins at 7:00 p.m.

Yak’s Last Ride

24 Thursday May 2012

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The buckeroos and buckerettes who have gathered around the faux campfire in the Encore classroom at NCSU/McKimmon Center have enjoyed hearing tales of B-Western film production at Republic, PRC and Monogram to mention a few. Nikki Ellerbe and John Cudd tell many stories about how these studios made the movies.

During a recent session, all eyes turned to Yakima Canutt, a legend not just in B-Western movie lore, but in the motion picture industry as a whole. “Yak” is probably best known for his stunt work in western movies, but Nikki and John recounted his contributions to the industry that went well beyond his effort in the western genre. Among Yak’s accomplishments:

  • World Champion Rodeo Cowboy
  • Creating new methods of performing stunts with horses that made the stunts not only safer for the actor but safer for the horse (he received an honorary Oscar for this work in 1967)
  • Pioneering choreography in fight scenes to portray more exciting and realistic action sequences
  • Second Unit/Action Sequence director for such legendary films as Stagecoach, Ivanhoe, Ben Hur, El Cid and Spartacus

Yak was a guest of the WFPS during a 1984 B-Western Film Festival held in Raleigh.

A few years ago, the singer Clyde Lucas filmed a heartfelt tribute to the old cowboy and motion picture innovator.

We hope you enjoy this clip.

http://youtu.be/yrNOExudnQM