Spanish western film sets: “Rancho Gringo”

 

The construction of “Rancho Gringo” was made entirely of wood with a stone fireplace at the base and then mud., with an old and disheveled appearance, it was almost always accompanied by a stable and corral.

The set was first erected for the film “Welcome, Padre Murray” in 1963 where it only had one building, as can be seen in “Tres hombre buenos” (Implacable Three) with Geoffrey Horne.

For the film “El Gringo” (Gunfight at Red Sands) with Richard Harrison in 1963 one more building wit a stone fireplace was added.

In the film “El hombre del valle maldito” (The Man of the Cursed Valley) with Ty Hardin from 1964, the house was set on fire and only the porch was scorched.

You can also see it in “La tumba del pistolero” (Grave of a Gunman) from 1964 that the porch is still singed. 

The entire building was burned in 1964’s “Brandy” with Alex Nicol.

The ranch was rebuilt with a much simpler design in 1964 for (Bullets Don’t Argue) with Rod Cameron. It was also the sets last appearance as it was burned to the ground in the film the stable was also burned.