We continue our search for film locations for “Bullets
Don’t Argue”. The scene shifts from the Mexican posada to the town of River
Town where the wedding of Pat Garrett and Martha Coogan is being held in the
local church. As the banker and his cashier begin to close up the bank in order
to pay their respects to the new bride and groom they are interrupted when
Billy and George Clanton ride up and demand the money from the bank’s safe. When
the money bag is filled and they are about to leave Billy’s mask slips off and
he is recognized. George tells Billy to get rid of them but to use his knife as
any gunshots would alert the townspeople. Billy hesitates and tells George he
can’t do it. George shoots both men and the Clantons mount their horses and
ride for the border.
When Pat Garrett and several of the townsmen arrive, the
banker tells Pat it was the Clantons did it before he dies. Pat and a posse
mount up, he tells his new bride if the Clantons cross the border he will
pursue them to put a stop to future raids in the territory.
The set used for River Town is Hoyo de Manzanares
nicknamed Golden City. This is the same set used for Sergio Leone’s “Fistful of
Dollars”. Nothing remains of the town accept a dirt road where the main street
was and a watering trough for range cattle.
For a more detailed view of this site and other Spaghetti
Western locations please visit my friend Yoshi Yasuda’s location site: http://y-yasuda.net/film-location.htm
and Captain Douglas Film Locations http://www.western-locations-spain.com/
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