Today marks the 50th anniversary of the
premier of “Patience Has a Limt, We Don’t!” It was directed by Franco Ciferri
using the alias of Frank Farrow. The film starred Sal Borgese and Peter
Martell. It tells the story of Corporal McDonald, an Irish soldier and member
of the 7th Cavalry who is stationed in the American West. One day he steals and
hides a military chest, containing a huge treasure. After diligently marking
the place where he has hidden it, he dies leaving two sons Bill (Peter Martell)
and Duke (Sal Borgese) each 50% of the precious map with his wife Isabel (Rita
di Lernia) at a farmhouse in a desolate area of Texas. Twenty years after the
crime, Lieutenant Pollock (Ray Nolan), among other things is the rejected lover
of the widow, continues to investigate the whereabouts of the treasure and
convinces the heirs, to search for the chest. They are pursued by swindlers,
but after many adventures they find the chest. Outsmarting the robbers, they
decide to give the treasure back to the regiment. Then a random explosion
reveals the presence of abundant oil in the basement of their farmhouse, and
they are consoled with a lavish income. One of the bottom of the barrel
Spaghetti westerns it was also one of the last and helped seal the fate of the
genre.
La pazienza ha un limite… noi no! – Italian title
¡Caray, qué palizas! – Spanish title
Kombinadoroi tou Texas – Greek title
Bill and Duke – English title
Patience has a Limit, We Don’t – English title
A 1974 Italian, Spanish film co-production [Pantherfilms
(Rome), Ancia Century Films,
Pérez Pareja,
M. Flor (Madrid)]
Producers: Francesco Campitelli, Armando Morandi
Director: Frank Farrow (Franco Ciferri)
Story: Fabio Carboni, Armando Morandi
Screenplay: Fabio Carboni, Armando Morandi, Amando De
Ossorio (Amando
Rodriguez)
Cinematography: Miguel Fernández Mila [Techincolor,
Techniscope]
Music: Leonerbert (Franco Bixio, Fabio Frizzi, Vincenzo
Tempera)
Songs: “The
Ballad of Bill and Duke”, “The March of the Scared” sung by Ed Tapton
(Eo Tapton)
Running time: 96 minutes
Cast:
Duke/Doug ‘Pistolero’ McDonald – Sal Borgese (Salvatore
Borgese)
Bill ‘Pupo’ McDonald – Peter Martell (Pierto Matrellanza)
Isabel McDonald – Rita di Lernia (Maria de Lernia)
Joe – Luis Barboo
Rosie – Marisa Medina (Maria Medina)
Mancha Negra/Black Spot – Pepe Ruiz (José Ruiz)
Lieutenant Edmund Pollock – Ray Nolan (Ramón Lillo)
Bank customer - Luciano De Ritas
Sheriff - Bruno Boschetti
Wagon driver soldier - Paco Nieto (Francisco Nieto)
Rosie's escort – Venancio Muro
Town rowdy - José Luis Chinchilla
Poker players - Javier de Rivera (Javier Corsini), Zalde
(José Lizalde), Antonio Orengo
Barber - Fulvio Pelegrino
Horse seller - Armando Morandi
Man leading horse - Leon Klimovsky
With: Carla Mancini, Manuel Zarzo, Luigi Antonio Guerra,
Peter Jacob (Pietro Ceccarelli), Viki Hernandez
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