50th Anniversary of “The Return of Shanghai Joe”

 

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the release of “The Return of Shanghai Joe”. The film was directed by Mario Caiano and Luigi Russo and starred Chen Lie, Tommy Polgár and Klaus Kinski. The Fim tells the story of Two rogues, Shanghai Joe and his partner a traveling salesman, who help a Mexican village defend its newly discovered oil deposits from a crooked businessman. In the end the town boss Barnes turns out to be the villain and is unmasked and defeated.

 

Che botte ragazzi – Italian title

Il ritorno di Shanghai Joe – Italian title

Retirno di Shanghai Joe – Italian title

Zwei durch dick und dünn – German title

The Return of Shanghai Joe – English title

 

A 1974 Italian, German film co-production [C.B.A. (Rome), Divina Film (Madrid)]

Producers: Ennio Onorati, Gerd Scheede

Director: Bitto Albertini (Adalberto Albertini)

Story: Mariano Caiano, Luigi Russo

Screenplay: Bitto Albertini (Adalberto Albertini), Carlo Alberto Alfieri

Cinematography: Pier Luigi Santi [Telecolor]

Music: Mario Chiari

Song: “Shanghai Joe” sung by Dream Bags (Franco Bixio, Fabio Frizi, Vicenzo Tempera)

Running time: 90 minutes

 

Cast:

Shanghai Joe – Chen Lie (Ernest Van-Mohr)

Bill Cannon – Tommy Polgár (Tomasso Polgár)

Pat Barnes – Klaus Kinski (Nikolaus Nakaszynski)

Judge Finney – Tom Felleghy (Tamás Fellegi)

Carol Finney – Karin Field

Sheriff Wilson – Fortunato Arena

Manuel – Claudio Giorgi (Claudio Giorgiutti)

Mexican elder – Attilio Dottesio

Jeff – Paolo Casella

Manuel’s father – Consalvo dell’Arti

Stagecoach driver - Gennarino Pappagalli

Townswoman – Ines Pellegrini (Macia Pellegrini)

Villager – Sergio Ukmar

Barnes henchman - Riccardo Petrazzi

Peasant – Angelo Susani

Mexican – Giuseppe Carbone

With: Fausto Ulisse, Primiano Muratori, Paul Sholer, Milano Caiano, Luigi Russo, Nguen Duong, Claudio Ruffini, Chen Hsin (Hsin Chen), Chiang Ling, Rick Boyd (Federico Boido), Dante Cleri, Renato Malavasi, Roberto dell’Acqua, Renzo Pevarello, Osiride Pevarelloi, Pietro Torrisi, Elio Angelucci (Aurelio Angelucci), Franco Ukmar, Giovanni Ukmar, Oskar Giustini

Stunts: Pietro Torrisi