RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

brpri357 For years I didn't know anyone who had heard of Yancy Derringer. I just remember as a child--I wasn't even 10 yet--I loved, Loved, LOVED it! I was so disappointed it lasted only one season. It was just so good. I looked for it for years and just now realized it is finally out on DVD. My next purchase. I will never forget Pahoo and Yancy and how great they were together. Rest in peace X Brand and Jock. You were the absolute best and were cool way before cool was even cool.If you ever get a chance, run to the nearest screen and watch this show.

jum1801 Like several other reviewers, I also was a youngster in the heyday of the TV western, which ran from about 1955 to the late 60's. Although the monster shows like "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza" ran well into the 70's, they were the exceptions, because by the late 60's the police/private detective shows and sitcoms were taking the place of almost all the cowboy shows of the previous 10-12 years.I was the perfect age for the cowboy shows, and knew most of them. Those were the days of only three entertainment-programming broadcast networks, so it was quite possible to be familiar with most of the shows we were interested in.I particularly liked "Yancy Derringer" because its New Orleans setting was, as far as I know even today, unique in the genre. Of course I liked stuntman and all-around tough-guy Jock Mahoney's suave and debonair Derringer, who carried several of the small, twin-barrel, two-shot pistols. IIRC the viewer was encouraged to believe the derringer pistols were Yancy's invention, even thoiuh they were the brainchild of a Pennsylvania gunsmith by the name of "Deringer, with one "r".But my favorite character was Yancy's sidekick/bodyguard whom he addressed as "Pahoo". If the tall, stern and emotionless Pahoo ever spoke a line of dialogue, I don't remember it. I have a vague recollection that Pahoo was supposed to have been mute. He always carried the huge, single-barreled, short shotgun described by others above, but what I mostly remember was his Bowie-type knife. It had a large, long blade and I recall Pahoo carried it high on his back, so that he drew it by reaching straight behind him, over his shoulder. I believe he was the very first character in American TV to carry a bladed weapon in that fashion. Until then that method of carrying was unknown to most in the US audience, although apparently it was a method used by Japanese samurai occasionally.So here it is more than 50 years later, but I still remember the thrill I would get seeing the silent and ever-loyal Pahoo, massive shotgun cradled in his arms, handle of his Bowie knife peeking over his shoulder, as he stood just out of the shadows, ready to defend Yancy from ambush. But I can't remember where I put my car keys 15 minutes ago! Oh well, I prefer to remember "Yancy Derringer" anyway.

James Lawrence The fact that a great show ran only one season does not doom it to being forgotten (The Honeymooners is well remembered), but it surely does not help. Most people have never heard of Yancy Derringer, the public at large is not clamoring for it to be featured on TV, and it is hard to find. Nevertheless, even after all these years I fondly remember watching the exciting adventures of Yancy and his silent Indian companion Pahoo (actor X Brands).The premise of the series is simple enough. After the Civil War, Yancy (actor Jock Mahoney), who fought for the south, returns to New Orleans to find much has changed. His family's plantation is in ruins. The war brought social upheaval and its companion, crime. Yancy travels with Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah (Wolf Who Stands In Water), the Pawnee who saved his life. They communicate in sign language, in which Yancy is fluent. Apparently (I am not sure of this), in his early years Pahoo had his tongue cut out when captured by other Indians, leaving him forever wordless.Yancy is sought out by John Colton (actor Kevin Hagen), a northerner appointed by the US government to act as administrator of New Orleans. Colton asks Yancy to be his secret agent, fighting against crime and skulduggery of all sorts, and Yancy agrees.Yancy is well suited for the task. A well-to-do gambler, suave lover, and rich dresser, a man of taste and erudition, he fits in well with those at the top of society. Yet, he is also comfortable with the lowliest dockworker, bar girl or former slave, rebel and Yank, never acting like he is above them, though he is always much better dressed. His ability to befriend those in all walks of life facilitates his task of gathering information for Colton.His actions often get the bad guys mad, and place him in danger. In addition to his fists, which he uses effectively, he packs hidden derringer pistols. Pahoo secretes a knife and a shotgun, and is proficient in their use. Before the series started, Pahoo had saved Yancy's life, and by his strange code, this made him responsible for Yancy, and fiercely loyal to him. Keep an eye out for Pahoo to disappear, because this usually means he will soon pop up unexpectedly to use his gun or knife at Yancy's service.The scenery, music, and elegant clothing paint a breathtaking picture of the charm of old New Orleans, while the often-dark lighting and seedy crimes show the other side of this fascinating coin.There are some shortcomings. Yancy is so pleased with himself he sometimes is insufferable. His clothes are always clean and pressed no matter what he has gone through. The half-hour format does not leave much time for character development. Despite these flaws, the show is always entertaining, and the plots are usually interesting.Apparently, the show was so successful in its first year (1958-1959) that the network (CBS) wanted to buy the rights to the show from its originators, Mary Loos and Richard Sales. They did not want to sell, so the network pulled the plug.If Yancy Derringer is televised in your town, consider yourself lucky, and make sure not to miss an episode!

ezzaj I loved this series when I was a kid. The main thing I remember was that it had an espionage component, and Yancy was always undercover. Pahoo was totally cool and carried unusual weapons: Pahoo carried a sawed off shotgun over his shoulder, and a big knife, I think. This was the first wire work for stunts that I ever saw. When the shotgun blast hit the bad guys it would send them flying across the room. You saw all this on TV! It's a commonplace type of rigging nowadays, but then it was completely new. I think Yancy carried a sword cane as well as his derringers which were concealed around his body. Would love to see an episode again.