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How the West Was Won: Just about anybody who was anbody was in this one!
One of Jimmy Stewart and Anthony Mann's better ones - "Bend of the River".
That was beautiful country where they filmed it. Looked like it was up around Mount Hood in Oregon.
De gustibus non est disputandum
"The Left Handed Gun" (1958)
-Paul Newman
Plot: IMDB
William Bonney - Billy the Kid - gets a job with a cattleman known as 'The Englishman,' and is befriended by the peaceful, religious man. But when a crooked sheriff and his men murder the Englishman because he plans to supply the local Army fort with his beef, Billy decides to avenge the death by killing the four men responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him - Tom and Charlie, two hands he worked with; Pat Garrett, who is about to be married; and the kindly Mexican couple who take him in when he's in trouble - into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.
Phantom's Review: Like most Hollywood "Billy The Kid" movies, this one is more fiction than fact, but Newman does his usual fine performance and the film is an okay piece of entertainment.
They'd never forget the day,the stranger rode into town
Karl Malden, who died a few days ago at the age of 97 was in "How the West Was Won" too! He also was in John Fordīs "Cheyenne Autumn". I have to watch this movie now because of him... (as I was a teenager "The Streets of San Francisco", a cop-series, was on air in Austria every monday and I didnīt miss one episode. So I know Karl Malden well!)How the West Was Won: Just about anybody who was anbody was in this one!
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"Angel And The Badman"
It was OK to watch, But it was No John Wayne Film !
They follow the Story Line Pretty Much, but it takes place in a Small Town in the High Mountain Country And the The Quaker family are Store Keepers in Town Not Farmers in the Wide Open Country !!
In this Film most of it takes place in the Small Town with Very Few Shot Outside of Town like the Original John Wayne Film done in Sedona, Arizona.
I don't think I care to watch it Again, but I did Copy it just to Keep !!!
Chilibill
Last edited by William T Brooks; July 6th, 2009 at 08:28 AM.
Another of Jimmy's best Westerns: "The Man From Laramie".
De gustibus non est disputandum
Last ones I watched,
With the new Hallmark version not availible to me, I watched ANGEL AND THE BADMAN, the original Duke version.
THE PLEDGE; Another Hallmark, made for TV western starring Luke Perry. I picked up a while ago on DVD, but just got around to watching it this weekend. It has a story that kept me interested, but it was nothing special; kind of slow moving and down beat at times.
PALO PINTO GOLD: This one was different; an independent film made by, I'm sure, members of the Texas Film Commission. It was very low budget, with many non actors (and it showed), and was shot cheaply with a digital video camera instead of film. Dispite the flaws, I kind of enjoyed it - in the same sense that I enjoy some of Duke's Lone Star Westerns. It featured classic country stars Roy Clark and Mel Tillis as narrators, and cameos by former Dallas Cowboy Jay Novacek (his one line... "Hey I'm just a cowboy from Dallas!") and humorist/former Texas Gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman as the Governor of Texas. As I said, not really what you'd call a good movie, and the acting is not great, but I found it entertaining in it's own unique way.
Last edited by ZS_Maverick; July 6th, 2009 at 09:17 PM. Reason: spelin!
I watched American Outlaws from 2001 on TV because one of our TV-stations airs "New Westerns" every Tuesday. Maybe American Outlaws wasnīt the best movie about the James-Gang, but it was funny! Two weeks ago the had Texas Rangers on air and last week Maverick. I liked both!
After the "New Western" thereīs always an episode of Into the West on air. I own the series on DVD, but didnīt have time to watch it...
"High Plains Drifter"
-Clint Eastwood
A mysterious stranger is hired by the town of Lago to protect them from three ex-convicts, but the stranger has plans for the town of his own.
Phantom's Review: One of my favorite Eastwood movies. Violent, blood soaked, and a little bit spooky. One of Eastwood's best.
They'd never forget the day,the stranger rode into town
This evening I watched, for about the 3rd or 4th time, a film that should be magnificent because of its' great cast, But as usual, I thought it stunk and several times, used the "Fast Forward" on my remote. This flick just leaves me cold because of the very poor screenplay. Whoever wrote this piece of junk is no writer at all.
The cast is Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale and Woody Strode. The movie - "The Professionals"
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"The Baron Of Arizona" (1950)
-Vincent Price
Plot: IMDB
Master swindler James Reavis devotes years to forging documents that will give him claim to the entire state of Arizona. He finds a young girl whom he believes is an orphan and hires a governess to educate her in the manner of the Spanish aristocracy. He invents deceased parents for her whose ancestry can be traced to a mythical Spanish nobleman. He then insinuates himself into a Spanish monastery for three years so he can access its biblioteca which carries the records of Spanish land grants. He later joins a gypsy band to have access to the library of a Spanish noblemen where he can alter duplicate documents. When everything is in place, he marries the now-grown young woman and puts in his claim as her husband as the Baron of Arizona.
Phantom's Review: Based on true events, This is an excellent movie.Vincent Price (a couple of years away from becoming a horror star) is perfect as the brilliant forger who almost gets away with stealing an entire state. Not a typical western, but a great movie to see. I remember several years ago on "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" Price was being interviewed and he said "Baron.." was his favorite of the movies he had made.
They'd never forget the day,the stranger rode into town
Thatīs a good one! Last night I watched The Outlaw Josey Wales (another Clint Eastwood Western) on TV! A great drama about a man whose family is killed by union raiders in the civil war and joins a group of confederate raiders. After the war he turns outlaw and finds back to a pieceful life in Texas. Real great performance by Clint Eastwood!"High Plains Drifter"
-Clint Eastwood
- The Outlaw Josey Wales and Pale Rider are my favourite Clint Eastwood movies...
"Prairie Fever" (2008)
-Kevin Sorbo
A drunken ex-sheriff is hired to escort three woman to Carson City, along the way the meet a lady gambler on the run from her partner.
Phantom's Review: While all the actor's turn in fine performances, the film is rather dull and lifeless. Little action and a boring plot.
They'd never forget the day,the stranger rode into town
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