Saturday, March 31, 2018

New Blu-ray, DVD


The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
(1958)

Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield, Henry Hull, Bruce Cabot, Ronald Squire, William Campbell

Country: U.K.
Label: Plan B Entertainment
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Discs: 2 1 Blu-ray, 1 DVD
Region: B
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Resolution: 1080p
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Running time: 103 minutes
Extras: Commentary with Western experts C. Courtney Joyner and Marilyn Moss, stills gallery,
Trailer
Released March 26, 2018

Spaghetti Western Locations ~ Adios, Sabata


After they find gold dust on Ballantine’s watch the four men run  to the warehouse but find Balantine and the wagon gone. When Sabata opens the back doors of the warehouse he spots Ballantine running away driving the gold wagon. The men have been deceived by Ballantine.


This scene was filmed in Almeria, Spain.



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/  

Special Birthdays


Salvatore Billa (actor) would have been 75 today, he died in 2006.












Adrian Enescu (composer) is 70 today.

Friday, March 30, 2018

Spaghetti Western Trivia ~ Gordon Mitchell teacher.



American actor Gordon Mitchelll was born Charles Allen Pendleton in Denver, Colorado, but was raised in Inglewood, California. Pendleton served in WWII and at one point became a prisoner of war. After the war he went to college and became a high school teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District. I wonder what kind of punishment he would dish out if you didn’t complete and turn in your homework?