These films aren’t the least bit “hammy” - in fact, I’m not sure it’s even possible to ham up dialogue as spare and laconic as Burt Kennedy’s, and Randolph Scott and his co-stars definitely don’t.
In fact, while I’m no expert, I’m under the impression that these are crucial transitional works - Sergio Leone cheerfully admitted (to his face!) that he “stole everything” from Boetticher, and it’s easy to see what he meant.
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