50th anniversary of the premier of “Anything for a Friend”

 

Today marks the50th anniversary of the release of “Anything for a Friend”. Directed by Demofilo Fidani behind the alias Dennis Ford and starring Ettore Mannis using the alias Fred/Red Carter and Gordon Mitchell and Simone Blondell. It tells the comedic story of two conmen Jonas Dickinson (Manni) and Mark Tabor (Bud Randall) who discover a gold mine in the Rocky Mountains. They soon learn that Muller (Mitchell) has all the townspeople basically slaving away for him. After a day in the mines the miners end up spending their hard-earned money and whatever gold they may have mined in his den of vice. Jonas and Mark begin to work on turning the people against Muller and eventually he and his gang flee leaving Dickinson and Tabor proclaimed as heroes by the mayor and his grateful citizens.

 

Amico mio, frega tu... che frego io! - Italian title

No rastro do ouro maldito - Brazilian title

Rastro do Ouro Sangreto – Brazilian title

Een waardevolle vriend – Dutch title

Cuatro ases para perder - Spanish title

Colorado - Zwei Halunken im Goldrausch - German title

Anything for a Friend - U.K. title

Your Grave is Ready Priest... Sartana – English title

Anything for a friend of Sartana – English title

Everything for a Friend - English title

Anything for a Friend – U.S.A. title

 

A 1972 Italian film production [Tarquina Internazionale Cinematografica (Rome)]

Producers: Dennis Ford (Demofilo Fidani)

Director: Miles Deem (Demofilo Fidani)

Story: Demofilio Fidani, Filippo Perrone, Mila Vitelli (Maria Valenza)

Screenplay: Demofilo Fidani, Filippo Perrone, Mila Vitelli (Maria Valenza)

Cinematography: Claudio Morabito [Eastmancolor, Panavision]

Music: Lallo Gori (Coriolano Gori)

Running time: 95 minutes

 

Cast:

Jonas Dickinson - Fred ‘Red’ Carter (Ettore Manni)

Mark Tabor/Taylor - Bud Randall (Andrés Fernández)

Muller/Miller/Mulieta - Gordon Mitchell (Charles Pendleton)

Pearl - Simone Blondell (Simonetta Vitelli)

Consuelo - Carla Mancini

Fred - Michele Francia (Michele Branca)

Fred’s brother – Lucky McMurray (Luciano Conti)

Padre - Gualtiero Rispoli

Denver/Tripper - Sleepy Warren (Giuseppe Scrobogna)

Thomas/Tom - Custer Gail (Amerigo Castrighella)

Muller/Miller/Mulieta henchmen - Dennis Colt (Benito Pacifico), Antonio Basile,

     Roberto Dell’Acqua

Donna Dolores - Angela Portaluri

Teddy - Rick Boyd (Federico Boido)

Card sharps - Vinicio Raimondi, Giuseppe Namio

Baker – Claudio Morabito

Saloon brawlers - Paul Crain (Vincenzo Pulcrano)

Beaten man – Marcello Meconizzi

With: Raimondo Toscano