Former 1940s Reno divorce ranch wrangler Bill McGee provides on-camera commentary in this clip from a special featurette produced for 20th Century Fox to accompany the re-release on DVD of the 1939 film, "Charlie Chan in Reno." (From The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4)
Bill McGee is author of THE DIVORCE SEEKERS: A PHOTO MEMOIR OF A NEVADA DUDE WRANGLER, a collection of stories about his time from 1947 to 1950 working on an exclusive divorce ranch south of Reno that catered to wealthy Easterners and Hollywood celebrities.
Great clip! High energy, music, comedy, and best of all: American history. Had read the book, "Divorce Seekers," and seen it travel among my office mates for a few weeks. Would never have guessed about a Charlie Chan connection. Judging from the beautiful Lady in the black Stetson, Cowboy Bill is still "in heaven."
JeffBowieMaryland 4 years ago
I can't wait to see the movie and the special features. For those of you that haven't read "The Divorce Seekers", you will not be disappointed. It's one of the best books I've read - full of interesting stories, great Northern Nevada history and pictures and memories of Bill's dude ranching days.
Deb
MarketDeb 4 years ago
Great little short! Bill certainly had an interesting start to his incredible career.
EdD
edudkowski 4 years ago