50th Anniversary of the premier of “Dead Men Don’t Make Shadows”

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the Rome premier of “Dead Men Don’t Make Shadows” directed by Demofilo Fidani and starring Hunt Powers, Chet Davis and Gordon Mitchell. The story is about Lazar Peacock, a ruthless bounty hunter, who’s littered his road in life with many corpses. He comes to Palo Pinto, a town on the border of Mexico, which is dominated by mine owner Barrett, who employs the poor peons. Lazar recognizes Barrett as wanted outlaw Billy Ring on whose head hangs a large bounty. Lazar blackmails Barrett for $100,000 in gold. Lazar accepts the money and travels on to a remote shack. Here he finds an old man who he tortures and forces him to work as his slave. What Peacock doesn't k know is that the old man is the father of Blonde a gunfighter hired by Barrett to track down Lazar and recover the $100,000. Lazar ends up paying for his mistake with his life in the obligatory final showdown.

Inginocchiati straniero… i cadaveri non fanno ombra! – Italian title

Os Cadáveres não Fazem Sombra – Brazilian title

Homens Mortos não Fazem Sombra – Brazilian title

O Estranho com Alma de Pedra – Brazilian title

A genoux, etranger, les cadaver n’ont pas d’ombre – French title

Sartana le redoubtable – French title

Tote werfen keine Schatten – German title

Ta ptomata skepasan ton ilio – Greek title

Os Mortos Não Fazem Sombra – Portuguese title

On Your Knees, Stranger… Corpses Cast No Shadows – English title

Dead Men Cast No Shadows – English title

The Stranger That Kneels Beside the Shadow of a Corpse – English title

Dead Men Don’t Make Shadows – English title

 

A 1970 Italian film production [Tarquinia Film (Rome)]

Producer: Miles Deem (Demofilo Fidani)

Director: Miles Deem (Demofilo Fidani)

Story: Francesco Mannocchi

Screenplay: Francesco Mannocchi (Franco Mannocchi), Demofilo Fidani, R.M. Valenza

     (Mila Vitelli), P. Molteni (Palmambrogio Molteni)

Cinematography: Joe D’Amato (Aristide Massaccesi) [Telecolor]

Music: Lallo Gori (Coriolano Gori)

Running time: 98 minutes

 

Cast:

Lazar Peacock/Sabata - Hunt Powers (Jack Betts)

Blonde/Stranger - Chet Davis (Franco Borelli)

Roger Murdock - Gordon Mitchell (Charles Pendleton)

Barrett/Billy Ring - Ettore Manni

Medina - Dennis Colt (Benito Pacifico)

Maya - Simone Blondell (Simone Vitelli)

Enriquez – Mario Dardinelli

Hernandez - Marcello Meconizzi

Medina henchman - Custer Gail (Amerigo Castrighella), Giglio Gigli, Calogero Caruana

Jole - Mary Ross (Maria Vitelli)

Ted Stanley - Pietro Fumelli

Sanchez - Dean Reese (Attilio Dottesio)

Sheriff – Manlio Salvatori

Old merchant - Eugenio Galadini

Townsman - Angelo Casadei

With: Mario Capuccio, Arizona Massachusset (Aristide Massaccesi)