50th Anniversary of “Arizona Colt Returns”

Today marks the 50^th Annivesary of “Arizona Returns”. Directed by Sergio Martino under the alias John Hamilton it stars Anthony Steffen as Arizona and Robert Camardiel as his sidekick Double Whiskey. Arizona Colt and his pal Double Whiskey are still hanging together, and Arizona is still a bounty hunter. He soon finds out that there's a bounty on his head, for a stagecoach robbery that he had nothing to do with. The real culprit was a bandito with the oddly Anglicized name of "Keene", who's apparently had some sort of grudge against Colt for some reason. Keene's also been plotting to steal the gold from a local rancher, whose daughter he is secretly involved with. Arizona is captured by the townspeople and hanged (although due to a crafty trick with a wire, he survives). He then goes on a trail of revenge and wipes out Keene and his gang in typical spaghetti fashion.

Arizona vuelve – Spanish title

Arizona si scateno… e li fece fuori tutti! – Italian title

A Volta de Arizona Colt – Brazilian title

O Retorno de Arizona Colt – Brazilian title

Аризона Колт се завръща – Bulgarian title

Arizona se déchaîne – French title

An den Galgen, Hombre – German title

Der Tod sagt Amen – German title

To Monahiko pistoli tis nyhtas – Greek title

Um homem chamado Arizona - Portuguese title

Arizona Let’s Fly and Kills Everybody – English title

If You Gotta Shoot Someone… Bang! Bang! – English title

Arizona – English title

Arizona Colt Returns – English title

Arizona Colt, Hired Gun – English title

Arizona Returns – English title

A 1970 Spanish, Italian co-production [CC Astro/General Sajurjo 29 (Madrid), Devon

     Films (Rome)]

Producer: Luciano Martino

Director: John Hamilton (Sergio Martino)

Story: Ernesto Gastaldi

Screenplay: Joaquín Romero Fernández (Joaquín Romero Marchent)

Cinematography: Miguel F. Mila (Miguel Fernández Mila) [Eastmancolor, Colorscope]

Music: Bruno Nicolai

     Song: “I Guess I Gotta Get My Gun” sung by I Cantori Moderni

Running time: 102 minutes

Cast:

Arizona Colt - Anthony Steffen (Antonio De Teffè von Hoonholtz)

Double Whiskey/Two-Bottle Willy - Roberto Camardiel (Roberto Escudero)

José Gonzalez Moreno - José Manuel Martin (José Manuel Martín Pérez)

Keene/Chico - Aldo Sambrell (Alfredo Brell)

Paloma Moreno - Rosalba Neri

Jane/Sheila - Marcella Michelangeli (Marcella Ghelardi)

Scarface – Louis Barboo

Runt - Fernando Bilbao (Fernando Elgezabal)

Chico henchmen - Joaquín Parra, José Luis Chinchilla

Marshal - Emilio delle Piane (Emilio Dellepiane)

Bigley/Big Lee - Raffaele Baldassarre

Jack - Carlos Romero Marchent

Ned – Enrico Marciani

Doctor - Silvio Bagolini

Buzzard/Filthy Bottle - Gildo di Marco

Bounty hunters - Dan van Husen (Daniel van Husen), Antonio Molino Rojo

Saloon patrons - Alberigo Donadeo, Clemente Ukmar, Fortunato Arena, Elio Angelucci

Townsman - Fortunato Arena

Boy - Florentino Alonso

With: Pinuccio Ardia (Rodolfo Ardia), Brizio Montinaro, Leonidas Guerra, Renato Malavasi, Elio Angelucci