Friday, June 28, 2013

SCOTTY & CO.

Scotty & Co. – German title
Scotty Smith – South African title
Scotty & Co. – English title
 
A 1969 German, South African co-production [Lord Film Production (Berlin), Icarus Film (Johannesburg)]
Producer: Ramsay Joynt
Director: Peter Henkel
Story: Jack London (John Chaney)
Screenplay: David Burman
Cinematography: Vincent G. Cox [color]
Music: Roy Martin
Running time: 89 minutes
 
Cast:
Scotty Smith – Joe Stewardson (Joseph Stewardson)
Jetty Black - Adrian Steed
Sarah Lloyd - Diane Wilson
Snowy - Ian Yule
Court interpreter – Don Leonard (William Arthur)
Ginger Sid – Tony Jay
Jailer – Ronnie Wallace (Ronald Wallace)
Ramsey – Frank Douglass (Frank Douglas)
Sergeant von Rensburg – Tromp Terre’blanche
Mrs. van Niekerk – Molly Seftel
Ricky Lloyd – Dirkie van den Bergh
Colonel Appleby – Bob Dresser (Robert Dresser)
Ria van Niekerk – Cheryl Stewardson
General dealer – Max Angorn
Landdrost de Jager – Patrick Mynhardt
Jock – George Korelin
Wagon guard – Don McCorkindale (Donald McCorkindale)
Judge – Lourens Schultz
du Toit – Josh du Toit
Court clerk – Heinrich Marnitz
Prosecutor – Vincent Hesse


Scotty Smith was not real. Some of the time he was a hoax. At other times he was a dangerous robber. But most of the time he was a romantic highwayman whose real name was George Lennox, a former cavalry officer of the British Indian Army.

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