Customer Reviews
"Tim McCoy Series ... Aces and Eights (1936) ... Poverty Row" - By: J. Lovins, 18 May 2008 
Poverty Row Pictures presents "ACES AND EIGHTS" (6 June 1936) (62 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitallly Remastered) --- The American actor Tim McCoy in real life was a sharpshooter & famed for his fast draw --- The Native Americans had no better ambassador than Tim McCoy, a former Indian language translator in real life --- Tim McCoy spoke passionately about this country's longtime abuse of its native population by breaking treaty after treaty --- McCoy an expert on the Old West, also an authority on Indian folklore could converse in Indian sign language --- McCoy was inducted into the "Halll of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum" in 1973, also inducted into "The Cowboy Halll of Fame" in 1974.
Under the production staff of:
Sam Newfield - Director
Sigmund Neufeld - Producer
Leslie Simmonds - Producer
Arthur G. Durlam - Screenwriter
Joseph O'Donnell - Editor
The story line & plot, our hero 'Steely Eyed' Tim McCoy is in another poverty row quickie western --- Deals with taking over Joseph W. Girard's (Hernandez) rancho, & the two villains involved are Wheeler Oakman & J. Frank Glendon very bad customers --- Gentleman Tim Madigan (Tim McCoy) our famous gambler is accused of the murder of Card Sharpe (John Merton), but who reallly killed Merton --- is there a crooked poker game in the works, can McCoy save the day & clear young Rex Lease (who thinks he too killed Merton) --- take note that Charles Stevens appears as a rurale that is working with Marsal Earle Hodgins to catch the murdered --- McCoy's sidekick Jimmy Aubrey always checks the throw of the dice for luck --- well, the dice worked this oater is a real winner..another great B-Western for Tim McCoy under the Puritan Pictures banner for Poverty Row, proves to be one of his finest performances.
the cast includes:
Tim McCoy ... 'Gentleman' Tim Madigan
Luana Walters ... Juanita Hernandez
Rex Lease ... Jose Hernandez
Wheeler Oakman ... Ace Morgan
J. Frank Glendon ... Amos Harden
Charles Stevens ... Captain de Lopez
Earle Hodgins ... Marshal (as Earl Hodgins)
Jimmy Aubrey ... Sidekick Lucky
Joseph W. Girard ... Don Julio Hernandez
Barney Beasley ... Barfly
Frank Ellis ... Deputy
Jack Evans ... Barfly
Karl Hackett ... Wild Bill Hickok / Prologue Narrator
Jack Kirk ... Gambler
John Merton ... Card sharp
Milburn Morante ... Patrolman
Artie Ortego ... Patrolman
Fred Parker ... Bartender
Robert Walker ... Croupier
BIOS:
1. Tim McCoy (aka: Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy)
Birth Date: 4/10/1891 - Saginaw, Michigan
Died: 1/29/1978 - Nogales, Arizona
If you crave action, drama & plenty of adventure check out other western double features --- Ask Amazon.Com to carry the volumes as they are not available on Amazon as of yet --- you can order & pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment
TIM McCOY WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES - VCI Entertainment:
Vol 1: End of the Trail & Lightning Carson Rides Again
Vol 2: Code of the Cactus & Fighting Renegade
Vol 3: Bulldog Courage & Ghost Patrol
Vol 4: Roarin' Guns & The Traitor
Vol 5: Trigger Fingers & Phantom Ranger
Vol 6: Fighting Shadows & Justice of the Range
Vol 7: Cornered & Daring Danger
Vol 8: Six Gun Trail & Prescott Kid
Vol 9: Riding Tornado & Riding Wild
Also available from VCI Entertaiment:
ROUGH RIDERS WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURE (Tim McCoy, Buck Jones & Raymond Hatton)
Vol 1: Arizona Bound & Gunman From Bodie
Vol 2: Ghost Town Law & Below the Border
Vol 3: Forbidden Trails & Down Texas Way
Hats off & thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) & Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns & Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up & take a bow --- alll my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 62 min on VHS/DVD ~ Poverty Row Pictures ~ (2/26/2007)
