Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Thelma Anderson

 [These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Another mysterious actress is Thelma Anderson who appeared in an uncredited role in 1967’s “John the Bastard”. Was she an American, Canadian, British or some other country. Her name sounds American but other than this one role there is no information linking any Thelma Anderson to this film.

ANDERSON, Thelma – film actress.

John the Bastard – 1967

Half Soldier honored at Sad Hill

 

In previous posts I’ve identified ‘Half-Soldier’ from the 1966’s “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” as a certain Alfonso Veady which I took from a post on Facebook in 2019. Apparently, this was not complete information. ‘Half-Soldiers’ daughter appeared at Sad Hill Cemetery recently where they erected a cross in his name which is actually John Dionysius. His daughter Isabel is not on Facebook so I’m unable to contact her. I asked, via Facebook, his grandson who wrote a book in honor of his grandfather and he did reply with some information.

See the original post below.

Asociación Cultural Sad Hill

April 25, 2023

We don't like making posts with too much text or artificial dreaming (the talk and say nothing). But today we'll make a very justified exception.

We recently received a very special visit at Sad Hill. A long time ago, we were commissioned a tombstone called “Half Soldier”. We didn't know who was behind the sponsorship, but we got a very pleasant surprise when a few weeks ago they explained it to us. It was a tomb in honor of “Juan Dionysius of the Torija Fountain”. The name doesn't ring a bell. He's the actor who embodied the "half soldier"

Juan Dionysius of the Torija Fountain aka Alfonso Veady, his stage name, was born on February 18,1917 in Noez, Toledo, Spain and died in Madrid, Spain in 2003. He was the father of two boys and four girls. Juan lost his legs at the age of 19 during the Spanish Civil War.

Isabel (his daughter) and his friend Enrique, have brought an improved grave marker to pay him a well-deserved tribute.

The story of John Dionysius is impressive, you can learn more by reading the book written by his grandson:

https://www.amazon.es/Llegaron-primero.../dp/B08CPLDDYX

European Western Comic Books – ALBO VICTORY MIGNON (Giustiziere Scarlatto - Texas Bill)

 

ALBO VICTORY MIGNON (Giustiziere Scarlatto - Texas Bill)

The first 24 issues od this comic book series present the adventures of “Il giustiziere scarlatto”, a clone of “The Masked Man” with an extra cape and moustache, designed by G. De Gaspari. From #13 (January 24, 1948) the graphics are changed on the masthead. From #25 (April 17, 1948) the masthead became “Texas Bill” with the adventures of the harmonious character drawn by Nevio Zeccara. From #90 (23 July 1949) the graphics change on the masthead and the register has double numbering, going from 1 (90) up to 5 (94).

The series was first published in 1947 with #1 being released on January 11, 1947 and ending with #94 on September 13,1949. It was published in Milan, Italy by G. Ponzoni under the direction Giuseppe Ponzoni. Each issue contained 8 black and white pages with color covers.

Titles

01 (01.11.47) - “Lotta nelle tenebre” (Fight in the Darkness)

02 (08.11.47) - “Battaglia a bordo” (Battle on Board)

03 (15.11.47) - “Verso l’ignoto” (Towards the Unknown)

04 (22.11.47) - “Il tradimento di Joe” (Joe’s Betrayal)

05 (29.11.47) - “L’isola d’oro” (The Golden Island)

06 (06.12.47) - “Pericolo mortale” (Mortal Danger)

07 (13.12.47) - “La capitale dei delitti” (The Capital of Crimes)

08 (20.12.47) - “La banda sotterranea” (The Underground Band)

09 (27.12.47) - “L’uomo mascherato” (The Masked Man)

10 (03.01.48) - “Il doppio gioco di Zamor” (The Double Game of Zamor)

11 (10.01.48) - “La sconfitta di Zamor” (The Defeat of Zamor)

12 (17.01.48) - “Il castello in fiamme” (The Castle in Flames)

13 (24.01.48) - “Sabotaggio” (Sabotage)

14 (31.01.48) - “La città misteriosa” (The Mysterious City)

15 (07.02.48) - “Tradimento diabolico” (Evil Betrayal)

16 (14.02.48) - “Il rogo infernale” (The Infernal Pyre)

17 (21.02.48) - “Fuga nella notte” (Escape into the Night)

18 (28.02.48) - “La valle della morte” (The Valley of Death)

19 (06.03.48) - “La terribile accusa” (The Terrible Accusation)

20 (13.03.48) - “L’agente segreto” (The Secret Agent)

21 (20.03.48) - “Il documento segreto” (The Secret Document)

21 (27.03.48) - “Il giuramento del giustiziere” (The Oath of the Executioner)

23 (03.04.48) - “Zamor ritorna” (Zamor Returns)

24 (10.04.48) - “Condanna a morte” (Death Sentence)

25 (17.04.48) - “Black il bandito” (Black the Bandit)

26 (24.04.48) - “Tradimento diabolico” (Diabolical Betrayal)

27 (01.05.48) - “Mani in alto” (Hands Up)

28 (08.05.48) - “L’assalto dei pellirosse” (The Assault of the Redskins)

29 (15.05.48) - “La diligenza del nord” (The Diligence of the North)

30 (22.05.48) - “Una donna in pericolo” (A Woman in Danger)

31 (29.05.48) - “Terribile combattimento” (Terrible Fight)

32 (05.06.48) - “L’ago rosso” (The Red Needle)

33 (12.06.48) - “Evasione movimentata” (Active Evasion)

34 (19.06.48) - “La montagna insanguinata” (The Bloody Mountain)

35 (26.06.48) - “La fine di un bandito” (The End of a Bandit)

36 (03.07.48) - “Il mistero della grotta” (They Mystery of the Cave)

37 (10.07.48) - “Tragedia al convento” (Tragedy at the Convent)

38 (17.07.48) - “La cicatrice” (The Scar)

39 (24.07.48) - “Al palo della tortura” (To the Torture Stake)

40 (31.07.48) - “La fattoria del mistero” (The Mystery Farm)

41 (07.08.48) - “Lo sperone insanguinato” (The Bloody Spur)

42 (14.08.48) - “Il colpo di Minnie” (Minnie’s Shot)

43 (21.08.48) - “Il vecchio Dort” (Old Dort)

44 (28.08.48) - “Battaglia finale” (Final Battle)

45 (04.09.48) - “Tradimento” (Betrayal)

46 (11.09.48) - “Coyote nero” (Black Coyote)

47 (18.09.48) - “Duello mortale” (Mortal Duel)

48 (25.09.48) - “La foresta pietrificata” (The Petrified Forest)

49 (02.10.48) - “Il talismano maledetto” (The Cursed Talisman)

50 (09.10.48) - “L’idolo in fiamme” (The Idol in Flames)

51 (16.10.48) - “Il grande spirito” (The Great Spirit)

52 (23.10.48) - “Un’ombra nella notte” (A Shadow in the Night)

53 (30.10.48) - “La grotta insanguinata” (The Bloody Cave)

54 (06.11.48) - “La savana tremante” (The Trembling Savannah)

55 (13.11.48) - “Il segreto di Joe” (Joe’s Secret)

56 (20.11.48) - “Il tesoro nascosto” (The Hidden Treasure)

57 (27.11.48) - “L’indiavolata Betty” (Frenzied Betty)

58 (04.12.48) - “La cattura di Texas Bill” (The Capture of Texas Bill)

59 (11.12.48) - “La casa sulla montagna” (The House on the Mountain)

60 (18.12.48) - “Le pietre parlanti” (The Talking Stone)

61 (25.12.48) - “Il barile diabolico” (The Diabolical Barrel(

62 (01.01:49) - “Nella rete” (In the Network)

63 (08.01.49) - “A briglia sciolta” (Free Reign)

64 (15.01.49) - “Sparatoria sul fiume” (Shooting on the River)

65 (22.01.49) - “La barriera del fuoco” (The Barrier of Fire)

66 (29.01.49) - “L’occhio di Nerek” (The Eye of Nerek)

67 (05.02.49) - “Dinamite” (Dynamite)

68 (12.02.49) - “Terrore” (Terror)

69 (19.02.49) - “I mostri marini” (The Sea Monsters)

70 (26.02.49) - “Lotta all’ultimo sangue” (Fight to the Death)

71 (05.03.49) - “Il padrone della morte” (The Master of Death)

72 (12.03.49) - “La congiura” (TheConspiracy)

73 (18.03.49) - “Il sotterraneo maledetto” (The Cursed Dungeon)

74 (26.03.49) - “Verso il sole” (Towards the Sun)

75 (02.04.49) - “La ragazza dai capelli rossi” (The Girl With the Red Hair)

76 (09.04.49) - “Ladri di bestiame” (Cattle Thieves)

77 (16.04.49) - “Una bella retata” (A Nice Raid)

78 (23.04.49) - “Poker d’assi” (Poker of Aces)

79 (30.04.49) - “Salto mortale” (Somersault)

80 (07.05.49) - “Dorian in pericolo” (Dorian in Danger)

81 (14.05.49) - “Contro la legge” (Against the Law)

82 (21.05.49) - “La gola dell’avvoltoio” (The Throat of the Vulture)

83 (28.05.49) - “La carica selvaggia” (The Wild Charge)

84 (04.06.49) - “Battaglia nella prateria” (Battle on the Prairie)

85 (11.06.49) - “Dente per dente” (Tooth for Tooth)

86 (18.06.49) - “La città deserta” (The Deserted City)

87 (25.06.49) - “Terrore a Palmer City” (Terror in Palmer City)

88 (02.07.49) - “La iena all’opera” (The Hyena at Work)

89 (09.07.49) - “Il lupo nella tagliola” (The Wolf in the Trap)

90 (23.07.49) - “L’appuntamento misterioso” (The Mysterious Appointment)

91 (30.07.49) - “Il ponte di Falls City” (The Falls City Bridge)

92 (06.08.49) - “Il segreto di Smoki” (Smoki’s Secret)

93 (08.09.49) - “Le grotte del terrore” (The Caves of Terror)

94 (15.09.49) - “La miniera contesa” (The Disputed Mine)

Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Dale Anderson

 [These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

A company called K-Tel (Kives Telecommunications) was an American slick Canadian company who was known for their distribution of compilation LP records by mail. The company would cram 10-12 tracks on one side of an LP. Some tracks were edited to fit the pressing and the quality was poor. They then got into video distribution. They also sold products like the Veg-e-Matic Pocket Fisherman. In 1970 the company briefly began distributing foreign films in the United States and two Spaghetti westerns they released were “Una Ragione Per Vivere E Una Per Morire” released as (Massacre at Fort Holman) and “Spara, Gringo, spara” released as (The Longest Hunt). "Sonny and Jed" and "The Legend of Frenchie King" K-Tel messed with the credits on both of these releases, Americanizing the names of the actors and crews. Some were easy to identify but other names were just made up.K-Tel International filed for bankruptcy in 1984.

I’ve said all that to say that there is no record of an actor named Dale Anderson and most likely this nameis either a K-Tel created pseudonym or a made up credit.

ANDERSON, Dale – film actor.

The Longest Hunt – 1968 (soldier)

One of the protagonists of "The Long and Hard Road" [archived newspaper article]

 

November 14, 1974 Eco de Canarias

THE ACTOR JIM BROWN HAS ARRIVED

THE FILM IS GOING TO BEGIN SHOOTING IN THE AGUILA CANYON

Only fourteen days have passed since we announced the arrival of the great North American actor Lee Van Cleef, who will be one of the protagonists of the film "The Long and Hard Road" (Take a Hard Ride), a Western that will be filmed entirely in the Canary Islands Now another great actor has arrived on our island. This is Jim Brown, who together with Van Cleef, Fred Williamson and Jim Kelly, will be the main actors who will star in this new Western film, which is a Hispanic-American co-production. Specifically, from “Contel S.A.” and “Cocaco Service Co.” and that later it will be distributed by the famous “Twentieth Century Fox”.

 

[Submitted by Michael Ferguson.]

Who Are Those Singers & Musicians? ~ Rena Filippini

 

Rina Fedora Filippini was born in Genoa, Italy on September 9, 1917. Rina was a soprano opera singer who studied in Milan with Giannina Russ and won the competition of the Rome Opera House in 1937. She was soon performing widely (under her artist's name Fedora Solveni) in such roles as Musetta and Lola. Early engagements included Rome and Covent Garden. In 1941 she married the tenor Mario Del Monaco [1915-1982]. They had a son stage director Giancarlo Del Monaco [1943- ]. In later years she was active as a teacher, and her pupils included Fabio Armilato among others.

Rina can be heard on the soundtrack for Cameron Mitchell’s 1964 Spaghetti western “The Last Gun” singing “Amor Mexicano”.

FILIPPINI, Rena (aka Fedora Solveni) (Rina Fedora Filippini) [9/9/1917, Genoa, Liguria, Italy – 7/12/1991, Pesaro, Province of Pesaro and Urbino, Marche, Italy] – singer, married to singer Mario Del Monaco [1915-1982] (1941-    ), mother of stage director Giancarlo Del Monaco [1943-    ].

The Last Gun - 1964 [Sings: “Amor Mexicano”]

Special Birthdays

 Pasquale Fasciano (actor) would have been 105 today but died in 1974.

Peter Carsten (producer, actor) would have been 90 today but died in 2012.

Radha Delamarter (actess) is 75 today.