RAMON THE MEXICAN

Ramon il messicano – Italian title

Ramon le Mexicain – French title

A Vingança Do Bandoleiro – Brazilian title

Onde Começa O Inferno – Brazilian title

Onde Termina o Inferno – Brazilian titler

Venganza sin piedad – Spanish title

Ramon el Mejicano – Spanish title

Ramon the Mexican – English title

A 1966 Italian production [Magic Films (Rome)]

Producer: Marino Carpano

Director: Maurizio Pradeaux

Story: Maurizio Pradeaux

Screenplay: Maurizio Pradeaux

Cinematography: Oberdan Troiani [Technicolor, Techniscope]

Music: Felipe De Stefano (Felice Di Stefano)

Running time: 93 minutes

Cast:

Ramon Morales – Robert Hundar (Claudio Undari)

Slim Baxter – Jean Louis

Esmeralda Baxter – Wilma Lindamar (Vilma da Silva)

Señor Reed Baxter – Hugo Harden (Ugo Sasso)

Señora Baxter – Laura Nucci

John Baxter – Thomas Clay (Ferruccio Viotti)

Joselito/Coveiro - Renato Trottolo

Patty/Mary – Giovanna Lenzi

Jack Castro/Karson – Aldo Berti

Juan Morales – Antonio Basile

Kelton – Claudio Biava (Claudio Biavati)

Lucas – José Torres (José Medina)

Pedro – Nino Musco

Sheriff  – Gualtiero Rispoli

Morales henchmen - Omero Gargano, Mario Darnell (Mario Dardanelli), Bruno Arie

Gambler – Alfredo Zanni (Alfredo Zamarion)

Gunfighter – Lucas Rossi (Luciano Rossi)

With: Hanil Ranieri

Slim Baxter’s girlfriend, Esmeralda, while bathing in the river, is beset by Juan Morales. Joe comes along and tries to fight Juan off but he pulls a gun and just before firing he is killed by Slim Fearing the vengeance of the Morales family, Slim is induced by his father to leave the country. Nevertheless in revenge for the death of Morales, Ramon leads his gang and kills Mr. Baxter and captures Esmeralda. Slim learns of what has happened from Joselito, the old town busybody and tells Slim, Ramon has challenged him to a duel. When Slim accepts and arrives Ramon shoots him down and rides away leaving him for dead. Esmeralda tells Ramon she will become his mistress if she will be allowed to save Slim. She nurses him back to help and after recovering Slim, gathers around him a group of "gunmen" with which he intends to permanently deal with Morales. Ramon organizes a surprise attack on the Baxter ranch. He and his gang exterminate the ranch hands and kill Slim’s mother. John Baxter returning home finds the dead body of his mother and goes to town to face Ramon. Ramon guns down John and rides off. Now alone Slim comes to town in the disguise of a preacher when Ramon, surrounded by his brothers, is heading to the church where he has forced Esmeralda to marry him. This time Slim eliminates all the Morales once and for all.

YouTube film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13f-VAqF0DA

 

Guess Who I Am

I’m an American actor born in Beaumont, Texas in 1927.

I took my stage name from a character I played in the film “Battle Cry” (1955).

I appeared in several films for my buddy director Sam Peckinpah.

Guess who I am.

Hans A. Correctly identified this week's photo as that of L.Q. Jones.

Who Are Those Guys? - Patrick Bergin

Patrick Connolly Bergin was born on February 4, 1951 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. Patrick is the younger brother of actor Emmet Bergin. He is best known internationally for playing the menacing husband of Julia Roberts' character in the thriller “Sleeping with the Enemy” (1991) and is also known for his role as Irish terrorist Kevin O'Donnell in the film adaption of “Patriot Games” (1992). Bergin also appeared as Robin Hood in a 1991 TV movie. He recently played the role of psychotic Provisional Irish Republican Army gunman in “Johnny Was” (2006), opposite Vinnie Jones and Roger Daltrey. Currently, he leads the band ‘Patrick Bergin and the Spirit Merchants’. Bergin had a top 10 hit in Ireland with the song "The Knacker", which tells the story of a person who recycles horse carcasses and turns them into glue. He also appeared in the video of DJ Steve Mac's song ‘Paddy's Revenge’. Patrick has appeared in two Euro-westerns “One Man’s Hero” (1999) with Tom Berenger and “GallowWalker” (2008) with Wesley Snipes.

BERGIN, Patrick Connolly [2/4/1951, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland -     ] - producer, singer, TV actor, brother of actor Emmet Bergin.

One Man’s Hero - 1999 (General Winfield Scott)

GallowWalker - 2008 (Marshall Gaza)

Happy 85th Birthday Stuart Whitman

Stuart Maxwell Whitman was born on February 1, 1928, in San Francisco, California. He is the older brother of actor Kipp Whitman [1946- ] Stuart grew up in Los Angeles and upon graduating from high school he spent a few years in the Army Corps of Engineers where he was a light-heavyweight boxer. Afterward, he attended L.A. City College and studied drama while working as a bulldozer operator. He then toured the U.S. in a stage company of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" and then began to get small roles in television and such films.as “When Worlds Collide” (1951) and “All I Desire” (1953). In 1952, Whitman married his first wife Pat, and the couple began a family while he tried to build an acting career. Although initially put under contract by Universal in 1952, he wasn't cast in much more than supporting parts until signing with 20th Century Fox in early 1958, when Whitman's film career took off. His first starring role came in the 1959 film “Hound-Dog Man” (1959). Whitman remained under contract with 20th Century Fox through the mid-1960s and earned an Academy Award nomination for his leading role of a child molester in “The Mark” (1961).  Afterward, he free lanced and even formed his own production company, the Stuart Whitman Corporation in 1967, where he produced his 1967-1968 CBS TV western ‘Cimarron Strip’. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Whitman found quite a bit of film work in Europe in such films as his only Euro-western “Captain Apache” with Lee Van Cleef and also “The Invincible Six” (both 1970), followed later with “Call Him Mr. Shatter” (1974). Whitman is another in a long list of American actors who claims he was offered the role of The Man With No Name by Sergio Leone. A shrewd investor, he amassed a substantial fortune while continuing his career even after its peak in the mid-1960s. His sons Tony [1953- ], Michael [1954 - ] and Scott [1958- ] have followed their famous father and work in various fields of the film industry. Retired now Whitman lives in Santa Barabara, California andtToday we celebrate Stuart Whitman’s 85^th birthday.

Remembering Piero Lulli

Giusva Lulli was born on February 1, 1923. He is the younger brother of director, screenwriter, actor Folco Lulli [1912-1970]. Known to the theater going public by his stage name Piero Lulli, he followed in his brothers footsteps and began his career early in 1942 appearing in the film “Il pilota ritorna” directed by Roberto Rossellini. In a career that spanned 35 years he appeared in over 100 films. Among which were 31 Euro-westerns including “The Fury of Johnny Kid”, “Django Kill” (both 1966), “The Dirty Outlaws” (1967), “Dead Men Don’t Count”, “Find a Place to Die” (both 1968), “The Forgotten Pistolero” (1969) and “My Name is Nobody” (1972). Lulli was a loveable rogue who excelled at playing villains, a conniving town boss, mine owner or outlaw leader. Audiences were always treated to a solid performance from Piero as he could convey great feelings with his eyes and always was an added attraction to any film he appeared in. Beloved by the public during his career he was little remembered after he left the industry in 1977. Lulli died in Rome on June 23, 1991 at the age of 68. Today we remember one of the great actors of the genre, Piero Lulli, on what would have been his 90^th birthday.

A Rake's Romance

A Rake’s Romance – U.K. title

A 1909 British production [Cricks and Martin (London)]

Producer: George Howard Cricks, John Howard Martin

Director: A.E Colby

Story: ?

Screenplay: ?

Cinematography: [black & white]

Running time: ?

Cast:

Edwin J. Collins, A.E. Colby, David Aylott

Story: A miner stabs his partner for ownership of a goldmine and is in turn killed by an Indian.

[Thanks to Mike Ferguson for the additional information on producers George Howard Cricks, John Howard Martin.]