Jack, Sam and Pete

Jack, Sam and Pete - U.K. title

A 1919 British production [Pollock-Daring Productions, British and Colonial Kinematograph Co. (London)]
Producer: Leon Pollock
Director: Jack Daring (Percy Moran)
Story: S. Clarke-Hook (Samuel Clarke-Hook)
Screenplay: S. Clarke-Hook (Samuel Clarke-Hook)
Cinematography: ? [black & white]
Running time: 5000 feet

Cast:
Jack - Percy Moran
Sam - Eddie Willey
Pete - Earnest Trimingham
Cyril Danvers - H. Manning Haynes (Horace Manning Haynes)
Violet Danvers - Enid Heather
‘The Scorpion’ - Captain Jack Kelly (Cornelius Keefe)
‘The Boy’ - Garrick Aitken
‘The Ferret’ - Jack Harding

[Earnest Trimingham (far left) and Percy Moran (center) in "Jack, Sam and Pete (1919) from Stephen Bourne, Black in the British Frame]

In "Jack, Sam and Pete" (1919), based on the popular boys’ stories by S. Clarke Hook, three cowboys rescue a kidnapped child. It was a starring vehicle for Percy Moran, the pre-war star of the stirring "Lieutenant Daring" adventure series, who clearly hoped to create a new character to excite a young audience. One of the trio in the title, Pete, was played by Ernest Trimingham, Britain’s first black actor.

New CD Release

Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato
(Fast Hand is Still My Name)
(1973)
Director: Mario Bianchi
Starring William Berger, Alan Steel
Composer: Gianni Ferrio
Country: Italy
Label GDM #GDM4146
19 tracks
Total time: 45:56
Available November 8, 2011

Track Listing
1. That man (titoli vocal) 3:05
2. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.1) 3:18
3. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.2) 0:58
4. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.3) 1:47
5. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.4) 1:46
6. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.5) 2:05
7. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.6) 2:08
8. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.7) 4:35
9. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.8) 3:46
10. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.9) 2:18
11. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.10) 1:25
12. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.11) 1:56
13. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.12) 2:23
14. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.13) 1:20
15. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.14) 3:34
16. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.15) 0:52
17. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.16) 1:41
18. Mi chiamavano Requiescat... ma avevano sbagliato (seq.17) 3:53
19. That man (titoli instr.reprise) 3:06

Happy 55th Birthday Glynnis O'Connor

Glynnis O’Connor was born on October 19, 1956 in New York City. Her father is producer Daniel O’Connor and her mother is actress Lenka Peterson [1925- ], her brother Darren O’Connor is also an actor and SFX specialist. Glynnis is perhaps best-known for her work in the mid-1970s, including her lead actress roles in the TV version of "Our Town" and the films "Ode to Billy Joe" and "Jeremy", all of which co-starred Robby Benson.She also appeared in the 1976 tear-jerker, the John Travolta - Diana Hyland feature film, "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble". Glynnis appeared in only one Euro-western "Kid Vengeance" (1977) with Leif Garrett, Lee Van Cleef and Jim Brown. As of the late 1990s and continuing into 2004, she has had a recurring role as Anne Paulsen on TV’s "Law & Order". In 2007, she starred in the independent feature film "P.J." co-starring with John Heard, Vincent Pastore and Robert Picardo, and is also appearing in the film "Our Last Days As Children". Today we celebrate Glynnis O’Connor’s 55^th birthday.

RIP Poul Glargaard

Danish actor Poul Glargaard died yesterday October 17, 2011 in the town of Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was 69. Born on April 11, 1942, Poul was a stage actor who joined the Aalborg Theater in 1966. He entered films in 1968 and was seen on various Danish TV shows and series. He was known for among other things his roles as Severinsen in "Christmas in Gammelby" and the dank stepfather in "Everybody Loves Debbie" series. His daughter Mette Andersen Glargaard confirmed his death today. Glargaard appeared in two Euro-westerns "The Tough Guys of the Prairie" (1970) and "Gold for the Tough Guys of the Prairie" (1971)

IT CAN BE DONE AMIGO

Si può fare... amigo - Italian title
En el Oeste se puede hacer... amigo - Spanish title
Seamos amigos - Spanish title
...Y asi sea - Spanish title
Amigo!... Mon colt a deux mots à te dire - French title
Assim é Que se Faz Amigo - Brazilian title
Assim é Que se Faz um Amigo - Brazilian title
Duelo Contra a Morte - Brazilian title
Inimigos Inseparáveis - Brazilian title
Que Assim Seja... Trinity - Brazilian title
Hallelujah Amigo - Danish title
Komt voor elkaar, Amigo - Dutch title
Dynamiittia nyrkeissä... amigo! - Finnish title
Halleluja... Amigo - German title
Die Brillenschlange und der Buffel - German title
Der Dicke in Mexiko - German title
Ta pallikaria tis Dyseos - Greek title
Vadnyugati Casanova - Hungarian title
Chega-lhe Amigo - Portuguese title
Den våldsamma fighten - Swedish title
Halleluja amigo! - Swedish title
Avantura jednog gorostasa - Yugoslavian title
Saddle Tramps - Canadian title
The Big and the Bad - U.K. title
Bulldozer is Back Amigo - English title
Hands Up Amigo - English title
Can be Done, Amigo - English title
It Can be Done... Amigo! - U.S.A. title

A 1972 Italian, Spanish, French co-production [Sanscrosiap, Terza Produzione Indipendente (Rome), Atlántida Films Films S.A. (Madrid), Les Productions Jacques Roitefeld (Paris)]
Producers: Chroscicki (Enrico Chroscicki), Sansone (Alfonso Sansone)
Director: Maurice Bright (Maurzio Lucidi)
Story: Ernesto Gastaldi
Screenplay: Rafael Azcona (Rafael Fernandez)
Dialogue: Albert Kantoff [French dialogue]
Cinematography: Aldo Tonti [Technicolor, CineScope]
Music: Luis Enriquez Bacaloc, Sergio Bardotti
Song: "Can be Done" sung by Rocky Roberts (Charlie Roberts)
Running time: 109 minutes

Cast:
Hiram Coburn - Bud Spencer (Carlo Pedersoli)
Sonny Bronston - Jack Palance (Volodymyr Palahnyuk, Jr.)
Chip Anderson - Renato Cestiè
Sheriff Franciscus - Francisco Rabal (Francisco Valera)
Mary Bronston - Dany Saval (Danielle Saval)
deputies - Sal Borgese (Salvatore Bogese), Margello Verziera (Marcello Verziera)
Big Jim - Luciano Catenacci
Mole - Roberto Camardiel (Roberto Escudero)
Big Jim’s henchmen - Riccardo Pizzuti, Franco Ukmar, Giancarlo Bastianoni
widow Warren - Serena Michelotti
bank teller - Raffaele Mottola
professor - Franco Giacobini (Francesco Giacobini)
Chip’s uncle - Manuel Guitián (Manuel Selgado)
with: Dominique Patual, Cleri Dante (Dante Cleri), Allan Collins (Luciano Pigozzi), Dalila de Lamar (Dalila di Lazzaro), Luciano Bonanni, Franca Viganò, Nello Pazzafini (Giovanni Pazzafini), Arrigo Peri

Hiram Coburn is a big man who lives by his wits. During his wanderings he witnesses the death of the old-man Anderson, who before taking his last breath entrusts his grandson Chip and deed of ownership of his house. Coburn agrees to defend the child, but must deal with Sonny who is on his trail to force him to marry his sister Mary whom Coburn is accused of previously dishonored. Sonny has in mind a plan of revenge and to kill Coburn with his hands just after the shotgun marriage. In the meantime Coburn receives multiple offers to purchase the home of Chip, but when Coburn refuses to sell the child becomes the prey of violent assaults, which Coburn is able to save Chip with the help of Sonny.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmwxu1GgdY

Remembering Klaus Kinski

Nikolaus Gunther Nakszynski was born on October 18, 1926 in Zoppot, Free City of Danzig. His father was a pharmacist and was unable to make a living in Danzig so he moved the family to Berlin in 1931. In 1936 Kinski attended the Prinz-Heinrich-Gymnasium in Schoenberg. In 1943 he was drafted into the army but saw no action until 1944. He was either captured by the British or as he says deserted, was captured by the Germans, tried for desertion, sentenced to death but escaped and hid in the woods until he could surrender to a British patrol. He was wounded in the arm and was transferred to a British prisoner of war camp in Essex, England. While at the camp he appeared in several stage roles. Returning to Berlin in 1946 he found his father had died and his mother had been killed in an Allied air attack. He turned to acting and toured with a small theatre group from Offenburg as Klaus Kinski. His unconventional behavior resulted in his working with several theatre groups. Once he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for three days and twice tried to commit suicide. Finding himself without a job he turned to being a monologist and recited prose and poetry which resulted in him becoming well known in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. His first film role was in "Morituri" (1948) and then several of the German Edgar Wallace films and small bits parts in American war films such as "Decision Before Dawn" (1951). In the 1960s he appeared in many exploitation films as well as small role in "Dr. Zhivago" (1965). He relocated to Italy and here appeared in 24 Euro-westerns. Kinski was a working actor who lived an extravagant lifestyle. He was only concerned about making money, living in luxury and sex. He accepted any role if the money was right, so for many of his roles he never read the script. Memorable western roles were in "A Few Dollars More" (1965), "A Buller for the General" (1966), "The Ruthless Four" and "The Great Silence" (both 1968), "And God Said to Cain" (1970), "Clint the Loner" (1972) and "The Genius" (1975). In the 1970s he formed an uneasy working relationship with director Werner Herzog and the duo made five films together which were the higlight of Kinski's career. Klaus wrote an autobiography  All I Need is Love (1988) which after its release was recalled and later re-released in 1996  as Kinski Uncut. Klaus died from an apparent heart attack on November 23, 1991 in Lagunitas, California. Married three times his two daughters Pola [1952- ] and Nastassia [1961- ] and son Nikolai [1976- ] all became actors. Today we remember one of the great actors of the Euro-western genre Klaus Kinski on what would have been his 85th birthday.

Remembering Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson was born on October 18, 1916 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He made his film debut in 1943's "They Met in the Dark" and went on to appear in such British films as "The Way of the Stars" (1945), "The Queen of Spades" (1948) and "The Wooden Horse" (1950), before he moved to the United States in the early 1950s. While there he appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" (1954) playing A. Swann/Captain Lesgate. He had other memorable roles after he returned to England in Hammer's "The Curse of the Werewolf" (1961) and as Professor Dent in the first James Bond film "Dr. No" (1962). Throughout his career he could be found in several Terence Young films including two more Bond Films, "From Russia With Love" (1963) and "Thunderball" (1965). During his career Dawson appeared in five Euro-westerns including his most memorable parts as Bert Cavanaugh/4 Aces in "Death Rides a Horse" (1967) and as Hyatt in "Red Sun" (1971). Dawson died of cancer on January 8, 1992 in Sussex, England. Today we remember Anthony Dawson on what would have been his 95th birthday.