Westerns...All'Italiana! #76

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Issue #76 of Westerns...All'Italiana! is now available to download at the "Spaghetti Western Database".
Link: http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Main_Page

Spaghetti Western Locations

Nueva Frontera is a ¾ scale bordertown set used in “Chino”, “Straight to Hell”, “Silver Saddle”, “Tex and the Lord of the Deep”, “Scalps” and “Comin' At Ya!” It seems once the town was built and used, everyone else just used it in whatever state of decay they found it. It is located on the same side of the Express, Autovia 92, as the location for the “Duck You Sucker” station covered earlier. You can use the same access road and follow it back towards Almeria. It sits on a small plain and is in decay. When I was ther in 2003 the church was starting to collapse but was being propped up. In 2005 the roof had caved in and parts of the walls were down. Only the adobe style town buildings were left in different states of decay none had roofs. Boards and plastic sheets were blowing and laying everywhere.



For a more detailed view of this site and other Spaghetti Western locations please visit my friend Yoshi “Garring” Yasuda’s excellent website: http://garringo.cool.ne.jp/

BULLETS DON'T ARGUE

Le pistole non discutono – Italian title
Las pistolas no discuten – Spanish title
Die letzten Zwei vom Rio Bravo – German title
Colt et dollars – Belgium title
Mon colt fait la loi – French title
30,000 fördömda dollars – Swedish title
Bullets Don’t Lie – English title
Guns Don’t Talk – English title
The Last Two at Rio Bravo – English title
Bullets Don’t Argue – English title

A 1964 Italian, Spanish, German co-production [Jolly Film (Rome), Trio Film (Madrid), Constantin Film (Munich)]
Producer: Fernando Rossi
Director: Mike Perkins/Manfred Reiger (Mario Caiano)
Story: Franco Castellano, Pedro de Juan (Pedro Pinzones)
Screenplay: Frank Forester (Franco Castellano), Donald Mooch/Pipolo (GiuseppE Moccia)
Cinematography: Juilo Ortas (Julio Plaza), Massimo Dallamano [Technicolor, Techniscope]
Music: Dan Savio/Emil Morik (Ennio Morricone), Jaime Ortiz
Song: “Lonesome Billy” sung by Peter Tevis
Running time: 96 minutes

Cast:
Sheriff Pat Garrett - Rod Cameron (Nathan Cox)
Billy Clanton/Clayton - Horst Frank
George Clanton/Clayton - Ángel Aranda
Agnes Goddard - Vivi Bach (Vivi Bak)
Santero - Dick Palmer (Domenico Palmara)
Mike Goddard - Luis Durán (Ludwig Durán)
Elena/Helen - Kay Fischer (Kai Fischer)
Manuel/Wirt - Andrew Ray (Andrea Aureli)
Manny/Manuel - Julio P. Tabernero (Julio Pérez Tabernero)
Ramon - Joseph Martin (José Pérez)
Miguel - Tito García (Pablo Gonzalez)
Martha Coogan - Judy Robbins (Giulia Rubini)
Reverend Alvarez - Hans Nielsen
Captain McKay - Joe Kamel (Giuseppe Frisaldi)
banker - Juan Cortés
Santero henchman - Simón Arriaga
with; Paul Smith (Anam Edel), Laly Tenory (Eulalia T



The Clayton/Clanton brothers, Billy and George, rob a bank on the day of Sheriff Pat Garrett's wedding. When they kill two of the bank employees who have recognized them, their only option is to head for Mexico with Garrett in hot pursuit. Thinking they are safe the brothers stop at a local inn for the night. Garrett easily captures them but the trail back becomes difficult when a local bandit Santero learns of the $30,000 dollars the trio has with them. Avoiding the bandits while crossing the desert the three men find a ranch and stop for a rest. The ranch is run by a young woman Agnes and her brother. When Billy falls for Agnes he sees the evil in his ways and begins to transform into a decent person. Billy helps Garret defend the money when Santero and his gang attack. He even saves Agnes' brother when the ranch house is set on fire. Garret will make it back and put in a good word for Billy at his trial and when he's set free he'll have a place to return to at Agnes' ranch. This film is really a western in the American form filmed in Spain. The film which was produced at the same time and filmed on the same town site was caleed “Fistful of Dollars” and completely changed the western genre. The differences between the two films is staggering. Try and watch them at one sitting and you won't believe they were filmed back to back with many of the same personnel.

You Tube link: www/youtube.com/watch?v=uZILrDN_2eQ

New DVD Release!

KOCH releasing DVD's #19, #20, #21

#19 NEBRASKA JIM (aka A Gunman Called Nebraska)
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 anamorphic, widescreen
Format: PAL
Languages: German, Italian
Digitally restored and remastered
Extras: Exclusive featurette, trailers, photo gallery
Release date: December 4, 2009


#20 DREI KUGLEN FUR RINGO (aka 3 Graves for a Winchester)
Aspect ratio: 2.235:1, anamorphic, widescreen
Format: PAL
Languages: German, Italian
German premiere Digitally restored and remastered
Extras: exclusive featurette, trailers, photo gallery
Release date: December 4, 2009


#21 ROCCO – ICH LEG DICH UM (aka
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1, anamorphic, widescreen
Format: PAL
Languages: German, Italian
Digitally remastered
Extras: exclusive featurette with George Eastman and Antonio Bruschini, German trailer, photo gallery
Release date: December 4, 2009

RIP Aaron Schroeder

[Gene Pitney and Aaron Schroeder]

American songwriter and composer Aaron Schroeder passed away in Englewood, New Jersey on December 1 of Alzheimer's disease. He was 84. Schroeder was credited with writing over 2,000 songs, among them several hits for Elvis Presley “It's Now or Never” , “Stuck on You”, and “A Big Hunk O' Love”. Born on September 7, 1926 in Coney Island, New York, Schroeder was part of the song writing team of Aaron Schroeder and Abner Silver, he founded Musicor Records and January Music Publishing in 1960. Schroeder along with David Grover co-wrote the scores for Terence Hill's 1990 film and TV series “Lucky Luke". Survivors include his wife Abby and daughter Rachel.

BULLET AND THE FLESH

I sentieri dell’odio – Italian title
Il piombo e la carne – Italian title
El sendero del odio – Spanish title
Amor Cherokss – Spanish title
Les sentiers de la haine – French title
Con el plomo en la carne – Argentinean title
Mustat revolverit – Finnish title
Paths of Hate – English title
Bullet in the Flesh – U.S.A. title
Bullet and the Flesh – U.S.A. title

A 1964 Italian, Spanish, French co-production [Marco (Rome), Hesperia Film (Madrid), Cineurop (Paris)]
Producer: Ennio Girolami, Jacques-Paul Bertrand
Director: Fred Wilson (Marino Girolami)
Story: Gino de Santis
Screenplay: Gino de Santis, Marino Girolami
Cinematography: Mario Fioretti, Manuel Berenguer (Manuel Serra) [Eastmancolor, Ultrascope]
Music: Carlo Savina
Song: “A Western Man” sung by Peter Tevis
Running time: 95 minutes

Cast:
Nathaniel Masters - Rod Cameron (Nathan Cox)
Chata - Dan Harrison (Bruno Piergentili)
Mabel Masters - Patricia Viterbo (Patrizia Viterbo)
Nelson Masters - Manuel Zarzo
Sam Masters - Thomas Moore (Enio Girolami)
Minnie - Tota Alba (Dolores Alba)
judge - Consalvo Dell’Arti
Bob Raskin - Dante Maggio
client - Enzo Maggio, Jr.
Mortimer Lasky - Alfredo Mayo (Alfredo Martinez)
Slim McClear - Ignazio Spalla
Jonathan - Piero Lulli (Giusva Lulli)
Master's maid - Carrol Brown (Carla Calò)
with; Julio Peña (Julio Munoz), Manuela Lupo, Marco Mariani, Peter Lynn (George Lycan), Franco Lantini, Edi Biagetti (Edgardo Biagetti), Ignazio Dolce, Tonino Danesi (Antonio Danesi), Marisa Quattrini

Nat Masters a rich landowner is persecuting an Indian tribe by setting fires and blaming the Indians in hope of taking possession of their rich forests for their lumber. His daughter, Mable, is in love with Chata, chief of the Cherokees, a relationship which is opposed by both families and the settlers of the local town. Trying to quell the affair, she is informed of her mother's past infidelity with a Cherokee and subsequent suicide. Chata is framed and sent to prison.

Video clip: http://movies.apunkachoice.com/names/rod/rod_cameron/cid_164587/videos/ceytid/stg9M3A2m5E/il-piombo-e-la-carne--1965--us-trailer.html

RIP Franco Villa

From the Nocturno website and Marco Giusti comes word that Italian cinematographer and assistant director, Franco Villa, passed away on October 12, 2009. Villa was a photographer and cinematographer on over 20 Eurowesterns in the '60s and '70s. He did a lot of his work with Fernando di Leo and most of his westerns were second tier or 'B' films. Still looking at the list below you'll catch a few gems such as “My Name is Pecos” (1966) with Robert Woods, “Bury Them Deep” (1968) with Craig Hill, “A Man Calles Apocalypse Joe” (1970) with Anthony Steffen and “Black Killer” (1971) with Klaus Kinski.

VILLA, Franco (aka Frank Town) [19??, Italy – 10/12/2009, Italy] – assistant director.

The Magnificent Three – 1961
My Name is Pecos – 1966 [as Frank Town]
Thompson 1880 – 1966 (co)
Pecos Cleans Up – 1967 [as Frank Town]
Stranger Say Your Prayers - 1967
And Now Make Your Peace with God – 1968
Bury Them Deep –1968
Shadow of Sartana… Shadow of Your Death – 1968 (co)
No Graves on Boot Hill – 1969
No Room to Die – 1969
A Man Called Apocalypse Joe – 1970 (co)
One Damned Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sartana – 1970
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead – 1970
The Ballad of Django – 1971
Black Killer – 1971
Gunman of 100 Crosses – 1971
Holy Water Joe – 1971
Pray to God and Dig Your Grave – 1971
The Price of Death – 1971
Savage Guns - 1971
On the Third Day Arrived the Crow – 1972 (co)
Eh? Who’s Afraid of Zorro! – 1975 (co)