WHY KILL AGAIN?

Perché uccidi ancora – Italian title

¿Porqué seguir matando? – Spanish title

Älä tapa tavan vuoksi – Finnish title

Creuse ta fosse, j’aurai tap eau – French title

Jetzt sprechen die Pistolen – German title

Mia kremala gia ton Gringo – Greek title

Psyhri ekdikisi – Greek title

Den grymme och hämnden – Swedish title

Kisi Olecek – Turkish title

Blue Summer – U.K. title

Blood at Sundown – English title

Stop the Slayings – English title

Why Go on Killing? – English title

Why Kill Again? – English title

 

A 1965 Italian, Spanish co-production [Atoma Film (Rome), Balcázar ProduccionesCinematográficas (Barcelona)]

Producers: Vincenzo Musolino, Alfonso Balcázar

Director: José Antonio de la Loma (José Hernandez), Edward G. Muller (Eduardo Mulargia)

Story: Glenn Vincent Dawn (Vincenzo Musolino), Edward G. Muller (Eduardo Mulargia)

Screenplay: Glenn Vincent Dawn (Vincenzo Musolino), Edward G. Muller (Eduardo Mulargia)

Spanish dialogue: José Antonio de la Loma (José Hernandez)

Cinematography: Vitaliano Natalucci, Hans Burman (Hans Sanchez) [Technicolor, Techniscope]

Music: Felice Di Stefano

Running time: 99 minutes

 

Cast:

Steven ‘Steve’ McDougall – Anthony Steffen (Antonio de Teffe)

Judy McDougall – Evelyn Stewart (Ida Galli)

Señor López – Pepe Calvo (José Selgado)

Lewis McDougall – Jack Warner (Armando Guarnieri)

Andy McDougall - Jack Warner (Armando Guarnieri)

Pilar Gomez – Jennifer Crowe (Gemma Cuervo)

Gringo – Richard McMoore (Aldo Berti)

Gringo’s brother - Lino Desmond

Gringo henchman – Frank Oliveras (Francisco Oliveras)

Manuel López – Hugo Blanco (Hugo Galiasso)

Sam – Franco Pesce

López Henchman – José Torres (José Medina), Johnny Hunter (Giovanni Scratuglia)

José – Frank Campbell (Franco Lantini)

Rocco - Juan Sanchez (Ignazio Spalla)

Lieutenant Jerry - Manuel Quintana

Lieutenant - Stanley Kent (Stelio Candelli)

John – Nino Musco

Jerry – Manuel Quintana

Rojo – Carlos Hurtado

Mexican henchman - Aysanoa Runachagua

With: Ignazio Leone, Willy Colombini (Willi Colombini), Sergio Sagnotti

 

 

To avenge his father who was murdered by Lopez, Steven McDougall deserts the army and returns to Texico Town, where his vengeance begins with the killing of three vaqueros of Lopez who try an ambush him. He’s received with evident distress from his sister Judy and his uncle Andy, he prepares a trap with dynamite and, despite the intervention of Pilar, the daughter of Lopez, who is in love with him, kills more men and Manuel the brother of Pilar. Lopez attempts to resolve the bloody game by hiring a robber nicknamed El Gringo and finds support by a squad of soldiers who have come to arrest the military deserter. The death of a soldier killed at the farm of McDougall by El Gringo, is blamed on Steven who is hunted by the military and by Lopez’s henchmen. Luckily for him, the ranks of the opponents break down the when a load of illegal weapons is discovered and Pilar Lopez is then killed by EI Gringo, who in turn is killed in a dramatic duel by Steven. The lieutenant is now made aware of the entire situation and takes control with the promise of a fair trial.