tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post6932458081775465609..comments2024-03-28T06:19:40.199-07:00Comments on .Westerns...All'Italiana!: BLOOD RIVERTom B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08555044041861931878noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-47797897136583158662015-07-05T08:51:31.201-07:002015-07-05T08:51:31.201-07:00Thanks for the update on Shirley Harmer, noted and...Thanks for the update on Shirley Harmer, noted and changed.Tom B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08555044041861931878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-8166660548455759532015-07-04T04:50:49.900-07:002015-07-04T04:50:49.900-07:00Okay latest update. The "Blood River" so...Okay latest update. The "Blood River" song is not sung by Lydia MacDonald. It is in fact the Canadian singer Shirley Harmer, who also did other film themes for Piero Umiliani eg. Witchcraft '70, You'll recognise the voice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-85439097344546791382014-10-27T18:37:23.650-07:002014-10-27T18:37:23.650-07:00Thanks I've been in contact with Lydia's n...Thanks I've been in contact with Lydia's nephew and he supplied me with additional information on her. Tom B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08555044041861931878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-40955352634318833372014-10-27T17:33:53.952-07:002014-10-27T17:33:53.952-07:00More information regarding the wonderful Lydia Mac...More information regarding the wonderful Lydia MacDonald in comments here (from Lydia's nephew!).<br /><br />http://youtu.be/yH_8vuC1eQM<br /><br />Hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-61076222137559257122014-10-19T08:31:59.168-07:002014-10-19T08:31:59.168-07:00Thanks for the information. Any additional informa...Thanks for the information. Any additional information on Lydia would be appreciated. Post has been updated.Tom B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08555044041861931878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-79712881955222725982014-10-19T08:17:30.082-07:002014-10-19T08:17:30.082-07:00The singer of the theme song "Blood River&quo...The singer of the theme song "Blood River" is none other than the elusive Edinburgh-born singer, the late and very great Lydia MacDonald.<br />Although Lydia MacDonald was Piero Piccioni's favourite singer, Lydia was seldom out of the recording studio doing sessions for Piero Umiliani, Ennio Morricone and many others and asppears on many, many Italian Film Soundtracks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-89578520779912149632010-05-17T09:02:32.068-07:002010-05-17T09:02:32.068-07:00I'm now being told that Newmar is not in the f...I'm now being told that Newmar is not in the film by someone who says they saw a trimmed version. I've removed her from the cast listing but her appearance is still debatable.Tom B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08555044041861931878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-54274034056759658042009-09-22T11:50:25.280-07:002009-09-22T11:50:25.280-07:00Yes, she has a cameo appearance as an Indian squaw...Yes, she has a cameo appearance as an Indian squaw who has connections with the after life.Tom B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08555044041861931878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-31446078768852902372009-09-22T07:18:06.792-07:002009-09-22T07:18:06.792-07:00Is the same Julie Newmar who played Catwoman durin...Is the same Julie Newmar who played Catwoman during the sixties ?Rexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-17225609636363250272009-09-21T11:29:31.226-07:002009-09-21T11:29:31.226-07:00It's always amazing when a director and produc...It's always amazing when a director and producer sign a good cast of name actors and the film turns out to be so bad. This happens quite often in the Spaghetti Western genre. Wasted opportunity after wasted opportunity.Tom B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08555044041861931878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-79719540763563620772009-09-21T10:17:28.073-07:002009-09-21T10:17:28.073-07:00According to Giusti's Dizionario the running t...According to Giusti's Dizionario the running time is 95 minutes. Western all'Italiana book 2 says 90 minutes.<br /><br />Italian Torino Video release is claims to run 96 minutes but actually it's just 81 min. I also have another Italian language copy from unknown source which is just 75 min!<br /><br />"Blood River" is one of the best spaghetti western titles, if not the best. The theme song has amazing vocals. Too bad that there isn't much good to say about the film itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com