Mackintosh and T.J. / Under Western Stars

Under Western Stars (1938)

Roy Rogers saddles up for his first starring role (originally intended for Gene Autry) as a Western congressman who goes to bat in Washington for Dust Bowl victims. Is Rogers’ crooked scheme to obtain water only the beginning of a sterling career in the nation’s capital? In addition to a fine acting performance, Rogers croons many a memorable tune. With Smiley Burnette and Carol Hughes. 65 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Mackintosh And T.J. (1975)

As he drifted across Texas in search of work, aging cowpoke Mackintosh (Roy Rogers) kept crossing paths with runaway 14-year-old T.J. (Clay O’Brien). Finding himself becoming a mentor to the kid, it looked like their travels would end with jobs at a prospering spread--but what happens when Mackintosh is made the fall guy for a fellow hand’s murder? Contemporary western that was Roy’s last starring saddle-buster co-stars Joan Hackett, Billy Green Bush, Andrew Robinson. 96 min. C/Rtg: PG

Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; interview; bonus footage; theatrical trailer.