Welcome to the online home of the Hanlon-Lees Action Theater (H-LAT), America's premiere live-action entertainment company! Over a quarter-century of experience - Jousting, Wild West reenactments, fight choreography, film stunts, prop/costume rental, and much, much more. Whatever your requirements, the Hanlon-Lees are your passport to excitement through the ages!

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Updated on July 1st, 2009

2009 SCHEDULE UPDATE:

Our appearance at the Wild West Event in Jefferson City, MO scheduled for September 12th has been cancelled. So if you were planning on attending, please bear in mind that it will be much less exciting as we will not be there. Thank you. We now return to your regularly scheduled old news, already in progress.





What a summer it's been for the world of entertainment! Before we get started, let's all share a moment of silence for Karl Malden, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, and TV pitchman Billy Mays, all of whom passed away within the past few days...


Buffalo Bill (a.k.a. Kent Shelton and the lovely Señorita Catalina (a.k.a. Rosella Gonzales) made an appearance - sans Buffalo Bill tent - at the National Cowboy and Western Museum's annual Chuck Wagon Gathering, where they once again attracted and honored numerous requests for photos in what will hopefully become an annual occurrence.


In other news, Kent and H-LAT special effects whiz Matthew Stratton are performing armorer duties on The Killer Inside Me, a period thriller currently filming in and around Oklahoma City. Based upon the 1952 potboiler by legendary pulp author Jim Thompson, who also wrote The Grifters (and who was born only a few miles away in Anadarko, OK), the film stars Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Ned Beatty, and Kate Hudson, among others.

Seen at center in the photo above is actor Matthew Maher with just one of the many firearms provided for the production, which will be appearing in theaters sometime in 2010. For more information on the weaponry itself, feel free to visit Matt's website.


And lest we forget our four-hoofed friends, Caesar has just celebrated his 31st birthday, making him one of the hardest-working horses in show business. To celebrate, Kent recreated a famous photo taken by Roy Rogers when his trusty steed Trigger turned 31. Happy Birthday, Sneezer!


Speaking of horses, the Ranch page is finally active! Photos are forthcoming, but check out the official spiel for our cozy horsey hotel, which is now open to travellers in need of stabling facilities while crossing the vast continent.


That's it for now; check back in a few months for yet another exciting H-LAT update.


Older bulletins may be found in the H-LAT News Archive.



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