1st Day of Spring 2025

 

Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Suzanne Christy

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Born Lucie Hélène Elisabeth De Waersegger in Uccle, Brabant, Belgium on July 23, 1904, she acted under the stage name of Suzanne Christy.

In 1922, under the direction of Paul Flon, she shot the melodrama “Dans Bruges-la-morte”, a film that was well received when it was released in 1924 by the critics, who particularly noted the first appearance in the cinema of the blonde ingénue that was Suzanne Christy and who was practically the only real Belgian star of the silent era. She went to Paris with the screenwriter Charles Spaak where she received the lead role in “La Divine Croisière” (1927) by Julien Duvivier but regularly returned to Belgium to shoot other films. She married Charles Spaak in 1928 and was the stepmother of actress Agnes Spaak [1944- ] actress Catherin Spaak [1945-2022].

Christy died in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium on June 24, 1974, a month short of turning 70.

Her only Euro-western was as Susanne in 1923’s “The Way of Zorro” with William Elie in the starring role.

CHRISTY, Suzanne (Lucie Hélène Elisabeth De Waersegger) [7/23/1904, Uccle, Brabant, Belgium – 6/24/1974, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium] – film actress, married to writer Charles Spaak (Charles Emile Léon Spaak) [1903-1975] (1928-193?), stepmother of actress Agnes Spaak [1944-    ] actress Catherin Spaak [1945-2022].

In the Way of Zorro – 1923 (Susanne)

New German DVD “Die Mexikanische Revolution”

 

“Die Mexikanische Revolution”

(The Mexican Revolution)

(1968)

 

Director: Jürgen Goslar

Starring: Konrad George, Jurgen Hemdriks, Horst Niendorf, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Erik Schumann

 

Country: Germany

Label: Pidax

Discs: 1

Region: 2

PAL 4:3, Black and White

Aspect ratio: ‎ 1.33:1

Language: Dolby Digital 2.0 German

Running time: 149 minutes

ASIN: ‎B0DP5T5K6K

Available: March 20, 2025

Voices of the Spaghetti western~ “Dynamite Joe”

As we know most of the Euro-westerns were co-productions from Italy, Spain, Germany and France which incorporated British and American actors to gain a worldwide audience. The films were shot silent and then dubbed into the various languages where they were sold for distribution. That means Italian, Spanish, German, French and English voice actors were hired to dub the films. Even actors from the countries where the film was to be shown were often dubbed by voice actors for various reasons such as the actors were already busy making another film, they wanted to be paid additional salaries for dubbing their voices, the actor’s voice didn’t fit the character they were playing, accidents to the actors and in some cases even death before the film could be dubbed.

I’ll list a Euro-western and the (I) Italian, (S) Spanish, (G) German and (F) French, (E) English voices that I can find and once in a while a bio on a specific voice actor as in Europe these actors are as well-known as the actors they voiced.

Today we’ll cover “Dynamite Joe”

[(I) Italian, (S) Spanish, (G) German, (F) French, (E) English]

‘Dynamite Joe’ Ford – Rik Van Nutter (I) Renato Izzo, (S) Francisco Valladares, (G) Thomas Braut

Betty - Halina Zalewska (I) Benita Martini, (S) Lola Cervantes, (G) Helga Trümper

Brunetta/Eva – Merce Castro (I) Mirella Pace, (S) Maite Santamarina, (G) ?

Jury Nelson – Renato Baldini (I) Riccardo Cucciolla, (S) José Martínez Blanco, (G) Christian Marschall

Cigno/Swan - Bernabé Barri (I) Roberto Bertea, (S) Salvador Arias, (G) Herbert Weicker

El Sol – Ricardo Palacios (I) Mario Bardella, (S) Luis María Lasala, (G) Hartmut Neugebauer

Helga Trümper  (1935 - )

Helga Trümper  was born in Grmany on March 6, 1936 After lending her voice to Angelica Ott, the wife of producer Karl Spiehs, in several productions of Lisa Film (such as for “Wenn du bei mir bist”), she has been the German voice of numerous international actresses since the 1970s: Catherine Deneuve, Faye Dunaway, Stéphane Audran, Lois Maxwell, Jacqueline Bisset, Annie Girardot, Gena Rowlands, Nicole Garcia, Raquel Welch, Ursula Andress, Julie Christie, Janet Munro and "Miss Moneypenny" Lois Maxwell in "To Live and Let Die", "Octopussy" and "A View to a Kill".

She is best known to television audiences as Anne Schedeen's voice (Kate Tanner) in ‘Alf’. She was also heard in commercials for "Tina", "Vizir", "Dato", "Ritter Sport" and "Apollinaris Apfelschorle".

As an actress, she appeared in the television film ‘Daphnis and Chloe’ (1957) and in the TV series ‘Ein Haus für uns’ (1977), ‘Goldene Zeiten – Bittere Zeiten’ (1981), ‘Polizeiinspektion 1’ (1982) as well as in the ZDF court show ‘Wie würde Sie entscheiden?’ (1982/1983).

In the 1980s, she also directed several radio plays, including the ‘Trixie Belden’ series of the Schneider Ton label and the ‘Knax’ radio plays of the Sparkasse. She can also be heard as a narrator in some productions.

German dubbing voice of German voice of "Miss Moneypenny" Lois Maxwell in "To Live and Let Die", "Octopussy" and "A View to a Kill".

Special Birthdays

Silvia Solar (actress, singer) would have 85 today but died in 2011.

Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Gerard Christopher

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Gerard Christopher DiNome was born in New York City on May 11, 1959. He is one of twelve children, born to a family of Italian ancestry. Gerard appeared in eighteen films and TV appearances between 1984 and 2013.

He was the second actor to play the role in the television series ‘Superboy’ (1989-1992), replacing John Haymes Newton, who played the role in season one (1988–1989). During his tenure he would later also be a producer and writer on the series. He has performed in a number of telemovies and was a guest star on daytime soap operas such as ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Sunset Beach’, and the prime-time soap opera ‘Melrose Place’. He has also starred in the comedy movie “Tomboy” (1985).

He was chosen to play Superman in the TV series ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman’ (1993), until the producer who hired him read his acting resume and discovered that he had previously starred in ‘Superboy’ (1988). According to Christopher, the producer said, "You've done this already, I want someone who hasn't acted before!" He was then dismissed from the room, and the role was given to Dean Cain.

Christoper appeared in two Euro-western TV westerns: The TV Euro-western films “Guns of Honor” (TV) in 1994 as Lieutenant Mark Counter, and “Trigger Fast” in 1994as Mark Counter. This was to be a TV series but that never materialized so the filmed footage was made into two films.

CHRISTOPHER, Gerard (aka Jerry DiNome, Jerry Dinome) (Gerard Christopher DiNome) [5/11/1959, New York City, New York, U.S.A. –     ] – producer, writer, film, TV actor, singer.

Guns of Honor (TV) – 1994 (Lieutenant Mark Counter)

Trigger Fast (TV) - 1994 (Mark Counter)

Sorry, Clint Eastwood, But The Best Western One-Liner Belongs To Charles Bronson

 

Screen Rant

By Sean Morrison

March 6, 2025

While Clint Eastwood is the king of Western movies, he doesn't have the best one-liner in the entire genre; Charles Bronson does. Both Charles Bronson and Clint Eastwood are responsible for some of the best Western movies ever made, and they're both legends of the genre. Bronson and Eastwood both present a very strong case to be considered the best Western actor ever, as they're neck and neck in almost every area that matters. One area where Bronson beats Eastwood, however, is in the single best one-liner in Western history.

Westerns are filled with great and cool one-liners, and the genre is almost built to produce them. Gunslingers always need some quippy phrase to cap off a shootout - or get them into one - and there's no shortage of ways to work a one-liner into a good Western. In arguably one of the best movies from unarguably the best Western director, Sergio Leone, Charles Bronson made Western history. Bronson's one-liner came in Once Upon a Time in the West, and since it came in the film's first minutes, it set the tone for what proved to be a nearly flawless Western epic.

Charles Bronson’s “You Brought Two Too Many” Is One Of The Best One-Liners In Western History

Bronson's One-Liner Is A Chilling Introduction To Harmonica & Expertly Delivered

In Once Upon a Time in the West, Charles Bronson plays the mysterious stranger known only as Harmonica. In the opening scene of Sergio Leone's epic, Harmonica asks a group of Frank's (Henry Fonda) men if they brought a horse for him to ride into town on, and Snaky (Jack Elam) responds that they're "shy one horse." In a truly bone-chilling moment, Bronson silently shakes his head and delivers the incredible line "You brought two too many." It's deceptively simple, but that simplicity also helped Bronson and Once Upon a Time in the West earn the distinction of having the best one-liner.

In a truly bone-chilling moment, Bronson silently shakes his head and delivers the incredible line "You brought two too many."

Bronson's "You brought two too many" line is, in many ways, the perfect Western one-liner. Without actually saying it, Harmonica informs Frank's men that they're going to die, and the wording of the line lets the audience pick up on the threat on their own. Bronson also had this incredible ability to sound completely uninterested and even bored as he informs his enemies that he's about to kill them. Harmonica is absolutely positive that these three men are going to die, even though he's got a suitcase in one hand and a harmonica in the other, and it all contributed to a nearly perfect line reading.

Clint Eastwood Has Plenty Of Great Western One-Liners, Too

Eastwood Definitely Has More Great Quotes, But Bronson's Is Still The Best

Though Charles Bronson's line in Once Upon a Time in the West is the single best one-liner in the Western genre, Clint Eastwood has far more entries to the list, and they don't trail far behind. The list of Clint Eastwood's best quotes is so long he could have spread half of them around to other actors and still dominated the top ten. From A Fistful of Dollars' "Build three coffins" to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly's "There's two kinds of people, my friend: those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig," Eastwood is a nearly endless fount of great quotes.

The Secret To Charles Bronson’s OUATITW Quote Is The Movie Itself, Not Him

The Intro To OUATITW Is The Best In The Western Genre & It Elevated Bronson's One-Liner

At the end of the day, Charles Bronson is probably on equal footing with Clint Eastwood in terms of their talent for playing Western heroes, and Eastwood had a greater number of successful outings. What really sets Bronson's quote apart and gives it the edge over Eastwood's long list of one-liners is Once Upon a Time in the West itself. Once Upon a Time in the West has one of the best character introductions in Western history, and the scene only elevated Bronson's one-liner.

Everything about Harmonica's first scene made his one-liner better. The massive, minutes-long buildup to his appearance, the truly haunting and expertly written harmonica medley he plays, and the sheer terror on the faces of Frank's men all made Harmonica an almost legendary figure right from the start. The mere fact that the one-liner is only Harmonica's third line in the movie only makes it more legendary. Many of Eastwood's best one-liners came after several scenes with his respective characters, while Bronson's best is how Once Upon a Time in the West chose to introduce him.

Charles Bronson's delivery of "You brought two too many" is great in its own right, but Sergio Leone's direction elevated it to the stuff of myth. Clint Eastwood has plenty of timeless Western scenes and lines, but none of them can compare to the sheer amount of expertly crafted parts of Once Upon a Time in the West's introduction. There isn't a single beat that Bronson or Leone missed. It's the single best one-liner the Western genre has to offer, even if Eastwood still holds the overall crown.

 

[Submitted by Alec Way]