50th Anniversary of premiere of The Stranger Returns

50 years ago today August 17, 1967 saw the premier of “The Stranger Returns”. A gang of outlaws acting on the border between the United States and Mexico, with the complicity of a postal officer seizes a carriage full of gold that was trying to pass the border illegally. A drifter that nobody knows, called "The Stranger", becomes aware of it, but is unable to exterminate the band of outlaws. When trying to get away with the golden carriage, a trivial incident reveals its unique composition and the adventurer is forced to return it and to settle for the rewards of the bounties placed on the heads of bandits.

Un uomo, un cavallo, una pistola – Italian title

Ride bene chi spara ultimo – Italian title

Western-Jack – German title

The Stranger Returns – U.S.A. title

Blutiger Dollar – Dutch title

Un home, un cheval, un pistolet – French title

Oi dyo simademenoi – Greek title

Oi skliroi tis Dysis – Greek title

Powrot nieznajomego – Polish title

Un home, un venait, pour tuer – Spanish title

Un hombre, un caballo, una colt – Spanish title

Skjut först, främling – Swedish title

Skjuter först, skrattar sist – Swedish title

Son soz silahindir – Turkish title

A Man, a Horse a Gun – English title

Shoot First, Laugh Last – U.K. title

The Stranger Returns – English title

A 1967 Italian, German, U.S.A. co-production [Primex Italiana (Rome), Juventus Film (Berlin),

Reverse Films (New York City)]

Producers: Massimo Gualdi, Roberto Infascelli

Director: Vance Lewis (Lugi Vanzi)

Story: Tony Anthony (Roger Petitto)

Screenplay: Bob Enescelle, Jr., Jose Mang (Giuseppe Mangione)

Cinematography: Marcello Masciocchi [Metrocolor]

Music: Stelvio Cipriani

Running time: 95 minutes

Cast:

‘The Stranger’ – Tony Anthony (Roger Petitto)

En Plein – Dan Vadis (Daniele Vafiadis)

Ethel – Marina Berti (Elena Bertolini)

Prophet/Preacher – Marco Guglielmi (Augusto Guglielmo)

Lieutenant Stafford – Ettore Manni

Good Jim – Daniele Vargas (Daniele Pitani)

Caroline – Jill Banner (Mary Molumbi)

Chrysler – Raf Baldassarre (Raffaele Baldassarre)

Austin – Anthony Freeman (Mario Noveli)

Alvarez – Renato Mambor

Donald Stanley – Giuseppe Addobbati

Mrs. Stanley – Silvana Fiorini

Mexican girl – Silvana Bacci

Mexican husband – Asaynoa Runachagua

En Plein henchmen – Fortunato Arena, William Conroy, Bruno Arié,

With: Franco Scala, Mario Dionisi, Roberto Chiappa, Filippo Antonelli, Fred Coplan, Antonio Danesi, Mario Castrichelli, Arnaldo Mangolini, Silvana Catenacci, Bruno Arie, Luciano Catenacci, Silvana Fiorini, Armanco Mangolini