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Decision at Sundown (1957) Bart Allison (Randolph Scott) rides into a sleepy town named Sundown with the intention of killing local boss Tate Kimbrough (John Carroll) by sundown. Some years earlier Kimbrough had an affair with Allison’s wife who later committed suicide. Tensions build as sundown approaches, not just between Allison and Kimbrough, but among the townspeople as well. Decision at Sundown is another Budd Boetticher film again teaming up with Randolph Scott. However it's a different beast altogether from the usual plain galloping mayhem the duo usually give us. Although not studio bound it's set solely in town following the opening scenes. Scott, playing against type is a mainly unlikable character his sole focus is killing Kimbrough and the tension rises during the first half hour, however it grinds to a halt soon after with Scott holed up in a stable and nothing much really happens until the conclusion which plays out as a damp squib with the inevitable showdown failing to materialize and Kimbrough and Allison leaving town in different directions to start new lives elsewhere. |
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If you're interested Inspector, the Randolph Scott Roundup is a decent set from Mill Creek. All excellent prints (so far, two to go) and very entertaining. I think Decision at Sundown will be better second time around. All six are directed by Budd Boetticher whose a bit of a legend in western terms. There's a second volume available which i'm going to order soon. |
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__________________ Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much.. |
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They are all Columbia Pictures releases so you know you won't get dodgy Mill Creek vhs rips.
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Blimey Mill creek and quality release's,its not often that can be said,although William Castle was the exception also,again Columbia.
__________________ Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much.. |
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Yes, they are the same quality as the Castle films, really good to be fair.
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A Man Called Horse (1970) A Man Called Horse (1970) When released A Man Called Horse must of seemed fairly authentic compared to past portrayals of American Indians on film thus far.It seems later on the film has been criticised mainly for using to many white actors in the roles of the leading native American roles. Well 40 odd years down the road and the film still holds up,being fairly impartial and not really taking either side,it could of been whole lot worse in its portrayal of the Sioux tribe and its people. Although the story itself does seem pretty far fetched by any ones standards. But what does make the film seem plausible is the portrayal by Richard Harris as John Morgan, a foppish aristocrat travelling across America and shooting birds,something which he could of stayed at home in England and done. Any how captured by the Sioux Indians and renamed horse.Richard Harris is pretty much humiliated and treated more like a dog than a horse,although I do not expect A Man Called Dog made for a great film title. It does seem a bit far fetched that a man who is basically a slave,would be able to prove himself a warrior,marry the Chiefs sister and then become the tribe's leader. Of course the film is famous for the scene where Harris is being initiated by being lifted up in the air by having hooks inserted into his chest,painful to say the least,and it has to be said it all looks very realistic. The trouble is every thing is very convenient,in order for Harris to communicate with the tribe he needs a translator to help him,hey presto enter Jean Gascon as Baptiste a French half breed who also speaks English. The film itself look great and there are some really nice shots,although there does seem to be a lot of stock footage of animals fighting and running and frolicking. While certainly not a bad film,and it has to be said Richard Harris is superb as always,I just felt it maybe tried to hard to be taken serious and worthy.
__________________ Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much.. Last edited by Inspector Abberline; 14th August 2016 at 11:43 AM. |
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Backlash (1956) The story of one man searching for his estranged father who comes across a woman who might know his whereabouts as she in turn searches for the truth behind her husbands disappearance. What could have been a quite simple western, twists and turns throughout as director John Sturges throws in almost every classic western idea. From marauding Apache war parties to gun slinging hot shots to Arizona range wars, Backlash pretty much has it all. Central to the piece is the ever watchable Richard Widmark. An actor who seemingly alternated between tales of the wild west and Noir style crime films, all of which are worth seeking out for Widmark's talents alone. Here his co-star is the lovely Donna Reed, a woman with her own agenda every bit wild as the west itself. Although Backlash can't be classed as a top drawer western adventure, it's still effortlessly entertaining and well worth seeking out. |
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