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A Bounty Killer For Trinity (72) - Jeff Cameron, Paul McCreen (Enzo Pulcrano), Carla Mancini. The leaders of the town of Trinity decide to hire a notorious bounty killer (Jeff Cameron) to stop a gang of bandits from hijacking their gold shipments and killing folks. He shows up in town ready to take on the gang armed with an arsenal including everything from a small caliber pistol to a crossbow! (B-, a thin/light line shows up sometimes during the first 15 mins) A Bullet For Sandoval (69) - Ernest Borgnine, George Hilton, Annabella Incontrera, Dan van Husen, directed by Julio Buchs. George Hilton plays a soldier whose girlfriend dies while giving birth to their child. Her father Don Sandoval (Borgnine) never approved of John (Hilton) and blames him for the death of his daughter. John takes off with the baby, but the child starves to death after he is denied milk in town (but John goes back and makes the man responsible pay). The anger and bad feelings between John and Sandoval comes to a boiling point and leads to a showdown. (A-) Adios, Hombre aka Seven Pistols For A Massacre (68) - Craig Hill, Eduardo Fajardo, Piero Lulli, Spartaco Conversi, directed by Mario Caiano. A man (Craig Hill) who was falsely imprisoned has to save a town from a gang of robbers planning a heist. (D+ fuzzy/low resolution) A Few Dollars For Django (66) - Anthony Steffen, Frank Wolff, Gloria Osuna, directed by Leon Klimovsky. Steffen plays a bounty hunter after a bank robber. He runs into a man (Frank Wolff) who claims to be the robbers twin brother, and says the man is now dead. Is he telling the truth? (B) Alive Or Preferably Dead (69) - Giuliano Gemma, Nino Benvenuti, Sydne Rome, Cris Huerta, directed by Duccio Tessari. Turn of the century (Gemma drives one of them new-fangled motorcars) Comedy/Western. Gemma & Benvenuti play two opposite type brothers who will inherit $300,000 if they can manage to live together for 6 months. This is the uncut version, there was a US release that was cut 25 mins. (C- print is soft) All Out aka Tutto Per Tutto/Copperface (68) - Mark Damon, John Ireland, Monica Randall, Fernando Sancho, Eduardo Fajardo, Raf Baldassarre, directed by Umberto Lenzi. The movie starts out with card shark Johnny (Mark Damon) hijacking Owl's (John Ireland) horse while he's riding it (the first recorded 'carjacking'?!)! Owl catches up with Johnny, and knowing he's up to something, follows him. Johnny joins up with some banditos and they proceed to capture the wanted Copperface. Copperface has a stash of stolen gold so everyone involved is trying to get their hands on it. (A-B+ looks nice but has a few lines) An Animal Called Man (72) - Vassili Karis, Craig Hill, Gilberto Galimberti, Gillian Bray. A buddy comedy in the 'Trinity' mold. Two friends roll into town and get involved with a gang after a sharp shooting contest. (A-B+) And For A Roof A Sky Full Of Stars (68) - Giuliano Gemma, Mario Adorf, Magda Konopka, Anthony Dawson, Cris Huerta, directed by Giulio Petroni. Gemma plays a conman and Adorf is his sidekick. After witnessing a stagecoach ambush, they are tracked down by the killers. (B+) And God Said To Cain (70) - Klaus Kinski plays a man set up and sent to jail (breaking rocks on the chain gang). After being released, he goes on a mission to return the favor to the man who sent him there. Much of the second half takes place at night with Kinski creeping around the man's ranch eliminating people one by one. Anthony Margheriti directs it with the atmosphere of a horror film. (C) A Pistol For Ringo aka Ballad Of Death Valley (65) - Giuliano Gemma, George Martin, Nieves Navarro (Susan Scott), Fernando Sancho, directed by Duccio Tessari. A gang of banditos take over a ranch after a botched bank robbery and threaten to kill the hostages. The Sheriff (George Martin) is afraid for the safety of the hostages so he is weary of attempting a rescue. At the same time, Civil War vet/expert gunman Ringo (Gemma) is locked up in town for a self defense killing. The Sheriff decides to let Ringo out of jail to infiltrate the ranch and rescue the hostages. (B-) A Town Called Hell (71) - Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Stella Stevens, Martin Landau, Fernando Rey, Aldo Sambrell, Al Lettieri. Stella Stevens plays a widow (she sleeps in a coffin and rides around in a hearse) who shows up in a town controlled by Don Carlos (Telly Savalas). She is offering a reward for the man who killed her husband and believes he is in the town. Robert Shaw plays a heavy drinking priest with a shady past, and Martin Landau is a Mexican Colonel (and old acquaintance of the priest) who shows up looking for the killer also. A lot of people get killed before the truth finally comes out. (B-) A Train For Durango (67) - Mark Damon, Anthony Steffen, Aldo Sambrell, Enrico Maria Salerno, Jose Bodalo. A safe hijacked from a train by some bandits. Anthony Steffen and Mark Damon team up to get of piece of the loot. (B) Bad Man's River (71) - Lee Van Cleef, James Mason, Gina Lollobrigida, Gianni Garko, Diana Lorys, Eduardo Fajardo. Lee plays a bank robber crossed by his scheming wife (Gina). She has him committed, steals his money, and marries riverboat Capt. James Mason. Lee gets out, rounds up his gang and is convinced by his ex to get involved with a plan to rob a million dollars from the Mexican government. It all sounds serious but it's really a comic style Spaghetti Western (in one scene they turn a car into a wooden tank!). Great soundtrack with everything from Easy to Rock. Letterboxed. (A) Bang Bang Kid (68) - Tom Bosley, Guy Madison. That's right, Mr. C from Happy Days plays an inventor who creates a gunslinging robot! It plays like a comedy version of The Wild Wild West tv show. A lot of off the wall elements (including a bad guy with a castle). (B) The Beast (70) - Klaus Kinski, Gabriella Giorgelli, Steven Tedd. Kinski plays a violent, wanted man who is also a crazed rapist. (B-C+) Black Jack (68) - Robert Woods, Rik Battaglia, Lucienne Bridou, Mimmo Palmara. After a disagreement about dividing up loot, a gang of bank robbers turn on their leader Jack (Woods) and violently tortures him. Jack recovers and goes out hunting for the men. (C) Blake's Marauders (68) aka 7 Winchesters For A Massacre/Payment In Blood - Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, Guy Madison, Ennio Girolami, directed by Enzo Castellari. Col. Blake (Guy Madison) is on a rampage after the Civil War to find hidden treasure. Edd Byrnes plays an undercover agent sent to stop him. Letterboxed. (A-) Blood At Sundown aka One Thousand Dollars On The Black (66) - Anthony Steffen, Gianni Garko, Erika Blanc, Franco Fantasia, directed by Alberto Cardone. Story of two brothers, Johnny (Steffen) and Sartana (Garko). Johnny is set up and sent to jail for a murder his brother committed. After doing years of hard time, he's released and returns home to find his power crazy brother running the village through brutality. And if that wasn't bad enough, his brother has stolen his old girl. This is a very unique one, dramatic and Biblical in tone with very impressive visuals (torch lit caves/temples instead of the standard Western towns). Recommended. (A-B+) Born To Kill (67) - Gordon Mitchell, Femi Benussi. A town tries to get a gunfighter to protect them from a land grabbing baddie. (C) Buffalo Bill, Hero Of The Far West (65) - Gordon Scott, Mario Brega, Piero Lulli. Buffalo Bill (Scott) is sent to stop a gun smuggling operation. (C) Bury Them Deep (68) - Craig Hill, Ken Wood, Ettore Manni. After outlaw Billy Gun (Ken Wood) robs an Army gold bullion shipment, Capt. Norton (Craig Hill) is given the job of recovering the gold and wiping out Billy's gang. Capt. Norton requests that a condemned prisoner who has a good knowledge of the bandits is allowed to join him in the hunt, and if he helps he might save his own neck. (B-C+) Captain Apache (71) - Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman, Dan van Husen, Elisa Montés. Lee plays a Native American Army Capt. investigating the murder of the Indian Commissioner. Plenty of off the wall stuff thrown in including a psychedelic freak out, some rockin' tunes, and Lee singing! Letterboxed. (A) Carambola (74) - Paul Smith, Michael Coby, Horst Frank, Franco Fantasia, directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Knockoff 'Trinity' style comedy with Hill/Spencer replicas Smith & Coby. (A-) Carambola's Philosophy: In The Right Pocket aka The Crazy Adventures Of Len And Coby (75) - Paul Smith, Michael Coby, Piero Lulli, directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Sequel with the 'Trinity' style team of Smith And Coby. This time they wander into an abandoned town and discover the military is testing out a new sidecar motorcycle (with a machine gun attachment). The boys take off with the motorcycle and have the Cavalry (and also some bandits who want the motorcycle too) on their trail! Letterbox. (A-B+) Challenge Of McKenna (70) - John Ireland, Daniela Giordano, Robert Woods, Annabella Incontrera, Ken Wood, directed by Leon Klimovsky. John Ireland plays a stranger who comes to town and finds himself embroiled in a dysfunctional family feud. (C, print is grainy) Chapagua's Gold aka Gold Of The Bravados (70) - Bobby La Pointe, George Ardisson, Linda Veras, Rik Battaglia, Piero Lulli. Two partners discover hidden gold. They have plans to spilt it up until a con woman gets between them in hopes of taking the gold herself. Cool fuzz guitar soundtrack. (B+ pic/color is very nice, audio dubbing is a little off sometimes) Charity And The Strange Smell Of Money aka And They Smelled the Strange Exciting Dangerous Scent of Dollars (73) - Robert Malcolm, Rosalba Neri, Piero Vida, Spartaco Conversi. Story of a payroll robbery, Rosalba Neri makes an appearance. (C-) The Christmas Kid (67) - Jeffrey Hunter, Jack Taylor, Perla Cristal, Gustavo Rojo, directed by Sidney Pink. The great Jeffrey Hunter plays a gunman hired by a corrupt town boss in this Biblical style tale. (B- has some scenes that are dark) Chuck Mool - Get it from: Wild East The Crazy Bunch aka Dick Luft In Sacramento (74) - George Hilton, Cris Huerta, Riccardo Garrone, directed by Anthony Ascott (Giuliano Carnimeo). This is a slapstick version of the Don Quixote story with George Hilton dreaming of becoming a famous gunfighter. Letterboxed. (B-) Cut Throats Nine (73) - Robert Hundar, Emma Cohen. The bloodiest, most brutal Spaghetti ever. An Army Sergeant is transporting a wagon full of convicts through mountain terrain in Winter. During an ambush the wagon is overturned, leaving the chained men, the Sergeant, and his daughter to continue on foot. As they all struggle for survival, the convicts turn on each other while trying to gain power. Eyes are shot out, a guy is hung on a hook and has his guts cut out, and one guy is even roasted over an open fire! This movie is so mean spirited it would hit you over the head with a bat if it could (take that as high praise)! (A-) Dead For A Dollar (68) - George Hilton, John Ireland, Gordon Mitchell, Dick Palmer. Tale of a bank robbery and double crosses between a group of shifty characters. Note: audio is a bit low (B)Dead Men Don't Count aka Cry For Revenge (68) - Mark Damon, Anthony Steffen, Raf Baldassarre, Maria Martini, Piero Lulli, directed by Rafael Romero Marchent. Mark Damon and Anthony Steffen play bounty hunters tracking down bandits and then find themselves embroiled with a family holding many secrets. (C-D+ has some light static sometimes) Death At Owell Rock (67) - Mark Damon, Stephen Forsyth, Pamela Tudor, Luciana Gilli, Spartaco Conversi, directed by Riccardo Freda. Mark Damon is looking for his father's killer and shows up in a town run by the evil Harry Boyd (Stephen Forsyth). Letterboxed. (C, a bit twitchy) Death Rides A Horse (68) - Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law, Luigi Pistilli, Anthony Dawson, Mario Brega, directed by Giulio Petroni. One of the all time best. John Phillip Law plays Bill, a man who witnessed his family murdered as a child. Bill grows up with one thing on his mind: Finding the gang of men responsible and killing them all. While on his search, Bill crosses paths with Ryan (Lee Van Cleef), a man who just is being released from jail after being double crossed by his old partners. Letterbox. (A-B+) DeGuello (66) - Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Erika Blanc, Dan Vadis, directed by Giuseppe Vari. A bandit kills a group of Civil War veterans while trying to get information from them about hidden money. One of the murdered men's son sets out to destory the bandit and his gang. (B) Dig Your Grave Friend...Sabata's Coming (70) - Richard Harrison, Fernando Sancho, Raf Baldassarre, directed by Juan Bosch. Steve McGowan (Harrison) goes after the man he blames for the death of his father with the help of bandit Pompera (Fernando Sancho). The man has his own surprise for the two when he hires Sabata to protect him. (C-) Django Against Sartana (70) - Tony Kendall, George Ardisson, Rick Boyd, directed by Pasquale Squitieri. Django's brother Steve and Sartana are implicated in a bank robbery. After Steve is unfairly hung for the crime, Django sets out after Sartana to find the truth. Letterboxed. (C+ looks nice but has a 2 minute section where static and rolls appear) Django Shoots First (66) - Glenn Saxon, Ida Galli (Evelyn Stewart), Erika Blanc, Fernando Sancho, directed by Alberto De Martino. After finding his father murdered, Django (Saxon) rides into town to find out who had his father killed and why. (B) Djurado (66) - Montgomery Clark (Dante Posani), Margaret Lee, Scilla Gabel, Mary Jordan (Mariangela Giordano). Note: In Italian, no English subtitles. Finally this long lost Spaghetti has been unearthed! The story has to do with a gunman/gambler helping a female saloon owner protect her establishment (and the townsfolk) from an evil baddie. This movie is notable for being one of the two Spaghetti Westerns Margaret Lee made (the other being Two Sergeants Of General Custer, which you can find futher down on this page). Letterboxed. (A) Drummer Of Vengeance aka An Eye For An Eye (71) - Ty Hardin, Craig Hill, Rosalba Neri, Gordon Mitchell, Ken Wood, Rossano Brazzi. A Civil War vet (Ty Hardin) goes after the men who murdered his family. He uses a disguise (fake beard and glasses!) and carries a wind up toy drummer with him that belonged to his son while hunting down the guilty men. Slightly letterboxed. (B+) Duel In The Eclipse (67) - Lang Jeffries, Fernando Sancho, Femi Benussi. A man goes undercover in a gang that killed his brother. (B) Dynamite Jim (66) - Luis Davila, Fernando Sancho, Rosalba Neri. Dynamite Jim has to smuggle gold from Mexico to the U.S. (D+ dark print and some static) Dynamite Joe (67) - Rik Van Nutter, Halina Zalewska, Mercedes Castro, Renato Baldini, directed by Antonio Margheriti. After several gold shipments are hijacked, a Government agent (Rik Van Nutter) is sent in to get the gold through safely. Oh, and he blows lots of stuff up with dynamite along the way too. (C-D+) El Macho (77) aka Macho Killers - George Hilton, Carlos Monzon, Malisa Longo. A man from a wanted gang is killed. Before the gang finds out, a gambler who looks exactly like him is recruited to infiltrate the gang. George Hilton plays The Duke, flashy gang leader/man of taste. (C-) El Puro (69) - Robert Woods, Rosalba Neri, Mario Brega, Aldo Berti. Robert Woods plays down and out gunfighter El Puro, who still has a large reputation but in reality has been reduced to being the town drunk. Rosalba Neri plays Rosie, a saloon worker who takes him under her wing. Things start looking up for him until a gang of crazed bandits ride into town looking to kill him for the reward money and glory. Letterboxed. (B+) El Rojo (67) - Richard Harrison, Piero Lulli, Nieves Navarro (Susan Scott), Raf Baldassarre, Tom Felleghy. After a family is murdered, Rojo (Richard Harrison) shows up in town looking to take out the men responsible one by one. It doesn't play out like the typical revenge story though. The bad guys are dispatched with in inventive ways, and a mysterious character named Black Bart (who has a scarred face and always wears a mask) is thrown in the mix. (C) Fast Hand Is Still My Name (72) - Sergio Ciani (aka Alan "Hercules" Steel), William Berger. A man is tortured and has his hands shot by William Berger & Gang. After he recoups he goes after them. Letterbox. (D, bright contrast on backgrounds and a little jittery) Five Giants From Texas (67) - Guy Madison, Monica Randall, Vassili Karis, Mariano Vidal Molina, Jose Manuel Martin, directed by Aldo Florio. Five men come to town looking for their old friend. After finding out from his widow that he was killed and their son was kidnapped, the men head out for revenge. (C- some thin lines appear the last couple of minutes and also has a contrast problem for 1-2 seconds) For A Book Of Dollars (73) - Lincoln Tate, Gill Roland, Gabriella Farinon, Gigi Bonos, directed by Mario Bianchi. Comedy with Lincoln Tate as a bounty hunter named Amen. He is hired by a group nuns to recover money stolen by bad guy Catapult's gang. He is named 'Catapult' because he has a big catapult that he launches people on! Note: has logo in top corner of pic. (C+) Four Rode Out (71) - Pernell Roberts, Leslie Nielsen, Sue Lyon. Pernell Roberts is a lawman chasing a wanted man to Mexico. Leslie Nielsen is a Pinkerton agent who is after the same man. (B-C+) Full House For The Devil (69) aka One More To Hell - George Hilton, Paul Stevens, Krista Nell, Paul Muller, Gilberto Galimberti, Claudie Lange. George Hilton is Johnny King, a happy go lucky gunfighter-bank robber-ladies man. Things take a turn towards the serious when King returns from a robbery to find his family murdered. (B) Fury Of Johnny Kid (67) - Peter Lee Lawrence, Paul Naschy. Note: Foreign language, no English subtitles. Peter Lee Lawrence is Johnny Kid, out for revenge after his family is killed. What makes this one different is that it's the only Spaghetti Western Paul Naschy did. Also, after the big final shootout, a character in a 'death mask' comes out and shoots the people lying half dead in the street! Has to be seen to be believed. (B-C+) Gatling Gun (69) - John Ireland, Robert Woods, Ida Galli (Evelyn Stewart), Rada Rassimov. John Ireland plays a Mexican bandit who kidnaps the creator of the Gatling gun and holds him and the gun hostage. Two versions to choose from, one is (C) quality and the other is (B) quality but has a thin line running through the picture. The Great Adventure aka The Cry Of The Wolf (75) - Jack Palance, Joan Collins, Manuel de Blas, Elisabetta Virgili, Ricardo Palacios. 'White Fang' style Wilderness story about a couple of kids and their super dog. Jack Palance is the evil town boss and Joan Collins plays a saloon girl. (B+) Great Treasure Hunt (72) - Mark Damon, Rosalba Neri. Story of gamblers who team up with a blind man to steal gold from the evil El Supremo. (C) Gun Shy Piluk (68) aka Piluk, The Timid One - Edmund Purdom, Peter Holden, Dan Harrison. After a Sheriff is murdered, his senior citizen father picks up a gun and heads out for revenge. (C) Hallelujah To Vera Cruz (73) - Lionel Stander, Riccardo Salvino, Rick Boyd, directed by Stelvio Massi. A couple of con men posing as priests get mixed up with a gang of revolutionaries waiting for a gold shipment. (B) Hate Thy Neighbour (69) - Nicoletta Machiavelli George Eastman, Horst Frank, Franco Fantasia. A man hunts for the killers of his brother. Turns out his brother stole a map from bad man/Mexican land owner Chris Malone (Horst Frank), resulting in his demise. Mr. Malone spends his free time at his ranch holding gladiator matches between his slaves (they fight with big metal claws, Freddie Krueger style!). Eventually our hero ends up at the ranch in a gladiator showdown himself. Nice quality. (A-B+) Heads I Kill You, Tails You're Dead..They Call Me Hallelujah aka Guns For Dollars (71) - George Hilton, Charles Southwood, Agata Flori. George Hilton is Hallelujah, a mercenary who gets set up during a jewel heist that goes bad. Hallelujah has to contend with Alexi (Southwood), the Russian who was guarding the jewels, and Anna (Flori), a nun(?) while trying to find the real jewels and clear his name. One of the best. (C+ print is a bit grainy) He Was Called The Holy Ghost (72) - Vassili Karis, Hunt Powers, Jolanda Modio. Note: In foreign language with no English subtitles. Vassili Karis takes over the Holy Ghost character in this story of land grabbing by a banker with the help of the corrupt sheriff. Letterboxed. (C-D, print is very dark) Here We Are Again Providence (73) - Tomas Milian, Gregg Palmer, Carole Andre, Rick Boyd, directed by Alberto De Martino. Sequel to Sometimes Life Is Hard, Right Providence? Tomas Milian is back as the Charlie Chaplin style bounty hunter along with his partner The Hurricane Kid (Gregg Palmer). Lots of gadgets and off the wall stuff. This time he's upgraded to a personal steam powered train/motorhome! He gets a girlfriend, meets the Red Baron, and does a raindance with an Indian tribe. He knew rain was in the forecast anyway, but they still give him an award for 'Best supporting rainmaker in the West'! And after all that, he still has time to fly around in a baloon and has a run in with some Kung Fu guys too. Letterboxed. (C) His Name Was Holy Ghost (71) - Gianni Garko, Victor Israel, Cris Huerta, Pilar Velázquez, directed by Giuliano Carnimeo (Anthony Ascott). The first of the 'Holy Ghost' movies with Gianni Garko in the title role. He is a mysterious (supernatural) gunman (with a white dove on his shoulder!) who shows up to help people in need. Being an Anthony Ascott movie, there is going to be some gadgets and comedy elements thrown in too. Pretty entertaining and an excellent looking print. (A-B+) His Name Was Johnny aka John The Bastard (67) - John Richardson, Martine Beswick, Gordon Mitchell, Claudio Camaso, directed by Armando Crispino. Tale of a a womanizing gunman who has a hit put out on him. There's some family drama along the way involving his long lost father and his sister in law. (C- the night scenes are very dark) I Came, I Saw, I Shot (68) - Antonio Sabato, John Saxon, Frank Wolff, Agata Flori, directed by Enzo Castellari. Antonio and Frank rob a bank. John Saxon shows up (in his only Spaghetti Western appearance) and claims to be the owner of the stolen loot. They fight amongst themselves until they have to team up against banditos who want the money. Letterboxed. (B-C+) I'll Sell My Skin Dearly aka Hangman's Tree (68) - Mike Marshall, Michele Girardon, Dane Savours, Valerio Bartoleschi, Spartaco Conversi. Mike Marshall plays Shane, a man whose whole family was murdered when he was younger. He has spent his time training for the day he can take revenge. He goes after the men mercilessly, until one day he meets a widow and her son and starts to have second thoughts. (B) It Can Be Done...Amigo aka Saddle Tramps (72) - Bud Spencer, Jack Palance, Renato Cestie, Francisco Rabal. Bud Spencer has his hands full between taking care of an orphan and dealing with his girlfriend's angry hombre brother (Jack Palance). (B-) Jesse And Lester, Two Brothers In A Place Called Trinity (72) - Richard Harrison, Donald O'Brien, George Wang, Rick Boyd. Comedy about two brothers (Harrison & O'Brien) who inherit some money. Harrison is a ladies man who wants to use the money to build a whorehouse, and O'Brien is a Mormon preacher who wants to build a church with the money so this causes a conflict between them. Slightly letterboxed. Two versions to choose from, one has a logo in top corner and is a (C+) and the other is a (C-) letterboxed and softer looking. Jonathan Of The Bears (94) - Franco Nero, John Saxon, David Hess, directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Very similar to Keoma (also with Nero & Castellari). Tale of an orphaned man raised with bears who returns to protect sacred Indian land from an oil baron (John Saxon). (A-) Karate, Fists, And Beans (73) - Dean Reed, Fernando Sancho, Cris Huerta, Iwao Yoshioka, Sal Borgese, directed by Tonino Ricci. Comedy/Karate mix that has Dean Reed and Chris Huerta joined by a Japanese chef/karate expert to go against a gang. Letterboxed. (C-) Killer, Adios aka Winchester One Of One Thousand (68) - Peter Lee Lawrence, Rosalba Neri, Eduardo Fajardo, Marisa Solinas. One of Peter Lee Lawrence's best. After killing a bandit (by shooting him in the eye!), Jess (Lawrence) leaves his town and girlfriend Fannie (Rosalba Neri) behind at the behest of the sheriff. He returns after a few years to find things in town have changed quite a bit while he was gone. This is a really enjoyable one, kind of a mix of Italian and U.S. Western styles. Watch for the scene where Lawrence uses a cart to bust into a building under siege! Recommended. (B+) Killer Kid (67) - Anthony Steffen, Ken Wood, Fernando Sancho, Luisa Baratto. Anthony Steffen plays an Government agent sent undercover to infiltrate a group of revolutionaries in Mexico. But he starts to have second thoughts about his mission after getting involved. (A-B+) Kung Fu Brothers In The Wild West (73) - William Berger, Jason Pai Piao, Po Chih Leo, Sally Leh, Donald O'Brien, Thompson Kao Kang. The title pretty much says it all! Two brothers from China end up in America. They have a 'martial arts studio' set up in town (in what must have been the first mall karate school!) and have to deal with the racist locals and a man from their past. More Kung Fu action in it than most of the other Western/Kung Fu hybrids. (D+ a little grainy and has a bit of static sometimes) La Ciudad Maldita aka Red Harvest (78) - Diana Lorys, Chet Bakon, Daniel Martín, directed by Juan Bosch. Note: In Spanish with no English subtitles. (B-C)
Lanky Fellow aka Taste For Killing - Get it from: Wild East Last Of The Badmen (67) aka Time Of Vultures - George Hilton, Frank Wolff, Eduardo Fajardo, Femi Benussi. Hilton plays a cowboy named Kitosch who is beaten and kicked off a ranch for making time with the boss' wife. He ends up in a gang lead by psycho Frank Wolff. Kitosch starts to have second thoughts when Wolff decides to attack his old boss' ranch. In one scene, Wolff has this rifle that shoots grenade type attachments off of it! Very nice print too. (A-) Legend Of Frenchie King (71) - Brigitte Bardot, Claudia Cardinale, Emma Cohen, Patty Shepard, Michael J. Pollard. Brigitte leads an all female outlaw gang (including Emma & Patty) vs. Claudia Cardinale and her brothers. They are fighting over some land and Michael J. Pollard is the sheriff in the middle of it all. Claudia & Brigitte even duke it out near the end. (B-) Little Rita Of The West (67) - Rita Pavone, Terence Hill, Gordon Mitchell. Bizarro Spaghetti Western Parody/Musical/Fantasy, so much strangeness it's hard to fit it all in here. Little Rita fights the bad guys, sings and dances at the drop of a dime (including one number with the local Indian tribe), and falls in love with Terence Hill when he shows up in town. In between this all, Django makes an appearance (complete with his coffin and theme music). During one big shootout, Rita loads a grenade onto the end of her pistol and blows up a whole group of dudes. And the ending is even stranger than any of this stuff. The whole thing plays like a comic book. Includes the musical numbers cut in other versions. (C+, overall nice but contrast on background gets bleached out during a scene or two) Lola Baby aka Lola Colt (67) - Lola Falana, Peter Martell, Tom Felleghy. Lola Falana plays a dancehall girl who stops in a town being held hostage by bad guy El Diablo. (D, print is very faded, has damage, and a few rolls) Long Calvalcade Of Vengeance aka Deadly Trackers (72) - Richard Harrison, Anita Ekberg, Rik Battaglia, George Wang. Richard Harrison plays a guide hired to escort settlers through rough territory. (C) Long Days Of Vengeance (66) - Giuliano Gemma, Francisco Rabal, Nieves Navarro (Susan Scott). Gemma plays a man falsely sent to jail. He escapes and sets out to clear his name and get revenge. (B-C) L'Ostaggio aka The Hostage (75) - Note: In Italian with no English subtitles. Aldo Ballanti, Walter Battistelli, Tony Biccari, Annarita D'Orazio. Western with an all child cast, pretty much like Bugsy Malone. (B) Lobo The Bastard aka His Name Was Pot (71) - Peter Martell, Daniela Giordano, Lincoln Tate, Gordon Mitchell. Peter Martell plays Kid Potter (aka Pot), who is teamed with his brother Ray to rob banks. When they don't succeed with a robbery, they try again! But the brothers are robbed themselves by outlaw Lobo and brother Ray is killed. (C-) Long Ride From Hell (68) - Steve Reeves, Rosalba Neri, Aldo Sambrell. Steve 'Hercules' Reeves plays a rancher who is set up and sent to prison. He breaks out, and with the help of Rosalba Neri goes on a mission to clear his name and seek revenge. (B+) Mallory Must Not Die! aka My Name Is Mallory...M Means Death (71) - Robert Woods, Gabriella Giorgelli, Aldo Berti, Teodoro Corrà, Carla Mancini. Robert Woods plays a bounty hunter named Mallory who is on the trail of bad guy Stone (Aldo Berti). (B- has a couple rolls) The Man Called Noon (73) - Richard Crenna, Stephen Boyd, Farley Granger, Patty Shepard, Rosanna Schiaffino. Excellent tale of a man who has amnesia after surviving a gunshot wound he received during an attack which left his family dead. He has to figure out who he is while finding whomever was responsible for killing his family. (A-B+, has logo in corner) Man: His Pride & Vengeance (68) - Franco Nero, Klaus Kinski, Tina Aumont, Robert Widmark. Western version of the opera Carmen. Tina Aumont plays Carmen, a femme fatal who manipulates several men with tragic results. Kinski makes an appearance as Garcia the bandito. (B) Massacre At Ft. Holman - Get it from: Wild East Massacre Time (66) - Franco Nero, George Hilton, directed by Lucio Fulci. While away prospecting, Tom (Franco Nero) receives word to return home. Once back, he finds the town is under control of land baron Mr. Scott's sadistic killer son Jason, and his brother Jeff (George Hilton) has descended into alcoholism. When he goes to reason with Mr. Scott about his son's behavior, he is intercepted by Jason and given a brutal whipping. After recovering, he and a newly sober Jeff head back to the Scott's compound with guns blazing. Leterboxed. (A-) Matalo! - Get it from: Wild East Moment To Kill (68) - George Hilton, Walter Barnes, Horst Frank, directed by Anthony Ascott. Story of Lord (George Hilton), and Bull (Walter Barnes), a team of bounty hunters who are searching for some hidden gold. (B) More Dollars For The MacGregors (70) - Peter Lee Lawrence, Malisa Longo, George Forsythe, Dan van Husen. Peter Lee Lawrence hunts down a gang who killed his sister. Letterboxed. (C, has some rolls, night scenes are dark, and text appears on screen a couple times) Murrieta (65) - Jeffrey Hunter, Arthur Kennedy, Diana Lorys, Frank Brana, directed by George Sherman. Based on a true story, Jeffrey Hunter plays Joaqiun Murrieta. Murrieta immigrated to California with his wife hoping to find gold. But after his wife was murdered, Murrieta turned into an outlaw and wanted man. Letterboxed. Note: not in English, no English subtitles. (C, has small twitches) My Name Is Pecos (66) - Robert Woods, Peter Carsten, Lucia Modugno, Pier Paolo Capponi, George Eastman, Peter Martell. Pecos goes after the evil town boss who killed his family. (B+) No Graves On Boot Hill (68) - Craig Hill, Ken Wood, Evelyn Stewart, Peter White, directed by Sergio Garrone. Three men are released from prison and sent on a mission to save an innocent guy from being executed by finding the real guilty culprit. (B-C) One Damned Day At Dawn Django Meets Sartana (71) - Fabio Testi, Hunt Powers, Simone Blondell, directed by Miles Deem (Demofilo Fidani). Django and Sartana (secretly new town sheriff Fabio Testi) team up to defeat the corrupt town boss and a gang of outlaws using Black City to smuggle guns. (B- has slight twitches) Pancho Villa (72) - Telly Savalas, Chuck Connors, Anne Francis, Clint Walker, directed by Eugenio Martin. After being cheated in weapons deal, Pancho Villa (Savalas) crosses into the U.S. to attack an Army compound. There's also a big head on collision between two trains. Letterbox. (A) Pirates Of The Mississippi (64) - Brad Harris, Horst Frank, Tony Kendall, Dorothee Parker, Dan Vadis. Settlers and Indians have to team up (after being divided) to fight a gang of pirates led by a scheming ex-military Colonel (Horst Frank). (C, has a few rolls) Prey Of Vultures aka Revenge Of The Resurrected (73) - Peter Lee Lawrence, Orchidea De Santis, Frank Brana, Carlos Romero Marchent, Raf Baldassarre, directed by Rafael Romero Marchent. Peter Lee Lawrence plays an artist who is the only survivor of a robbery that took his father's life. He sets out to continue his life and meets a girl and falls in love. But things are complicated when he finds her father might have been involved in the murder of his father. (B+) Raise Your Hands Dead Man, You're Under Arrest (71) - Peter Lee Lawrence, Aldo Sambrell, Helga Line, Aurora De Alba. Peter Lee Lawrence plays a Texas Ranger named Sando Kid. He is sent into a town to restore law and order after a corrupt land owner has taken over. Turns out their paths have crossed before during the Civil War so Sando has a score to settle while doing his job. (C) Rattler Kid (68) - Richard Wyler, Brad Harris, Femi Benussi, Aurora de Alba, Frank Brana. Richard Wyler plays a Calvary sergeant set up for a bank robbery and sentenced to death. He escapes and sets out to clear his name. (B-C) Red Blood, Yellow Gold (68) aka Professionals For A Massacre - Edd Byrnes, George Hilton, George Martin, Monica Randall. Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes plays a bank robber who teams up with George Hilton (ex-priest explosives expert), and George Martin. They find themselves caught between warring Union and Confederate Armies, as well a gang of outlaws all fighting over a gold shipment and a machine gun. Exciting and action packed, highly recommended. Letterboxed (B+) Red Coat aka Cormack Of The Mounties (74) - Fabio Testi, Lionel Stander, Lynne Frederick, directed by Joe D'Amato. Fabio Testi plays a Canadian Mountie going after a criminal and kidnapped boy. (B-C+) Requiem For A Bounty Hunter (70) - Ray O'Conner, Michael Forest, Laurence Bien, Steven Tedd, Susanna Levi, Benito Pacifico, directed by Mel Welles. After a man's family is killed, he teams up with a mysterious flute playing bounty hunter to track down the killers. (C- has some rolls and pic is dark during night scenes) The Return Of Clint The Stranger aka There's a Noose Waiting for You...Trinity! (72) - George Martin, Klaus Kinski, Fernando Sancho, Marina Malfatti. George Martin plays a wanted man who returns to his family after going after his brothers killer. He wants to live a peaceful farming life with his family, but bounty hunter Klaus Kinski won't make it that easy for him. (C, has a few rolls and the voice sync is a bit off in parts) Revenge Of Trinity aka Trinity Sees Red (70) - Terence Hill, Mario Pardo, Maria Grazia Buccella. Despite having Trinity in the title, this isn't a wacky Trinity type movie. The story involves Hill going to Mexico and getting involved with a revolution. Letterboxed. (C- pic is a bit jittery and fuzzy) Ringo The Mark Of Vengeance aka Ringo: Face Of Revenge - Anthony Steffen, Frank Wolff, Eduardo Fajardo, directed by Mario Caiano. Tale of three men (Steffen/Fajardo/Wolff) who are searching for hidden gold after discovering a map tattooed in on the backs of a couple bandits. (B-C) Ruthless Four (68) - Van Heflin, Klaus Kinski, George Hilton, Gilbert Roland. A prospector (Van Heflin) finally strikes gold but can't handle the work alone. He takes on three partners but soon greed turns the men against each other. (B+) Saranda (70) - Dean Reed, Patty Shepard, Albert Farley, Maria Pia Conte. Love triangle type story with Saranda (Dean Reed) uncovering a plot involving the man who is supposed to marry the woman Saranda loves (Patty Shepard). (C) Say Your Prayers And Dig Your Grave (68) - Robert Woods, Jeff Cameron, directed by Edward G. Muller (Edoardo Mulargia). Robert Woods plays gunman named Fernando who leads a group of fighters against the evil Don Enrique who is exploiting the workers in a Mexican town. (C-) Seven Devils On Horseback (75) - Dean Stratford, Gordon Mitchell, Femi Benussi, Mario Brega. The Cooper Gang (Gordon Mitchell is Cooper) has been robbing and terrorizing a town without anyone standing in their way. That is until they make the mistake of robbing and killing Jeff McNeal's (Dean Stratford) sister. (C- has some glitches) Shango (70) - Anthony Steffen, Eduardo Fajardo, Spartaco Conversi, Barbara Nelli, directed by Edoardo Mulargia. The Civil War has ended, but Confederate Major Droster (Eduardo Fajardo) doesn't want to quit. His gang goes on a rampage and Texas Ranger Shango (Anthony Steffen) has to bring peace back to town. (C+)The Sheriff Was A Lady (64) - Mamie Van Doren, Freddy Quinn, Rik Battaglia. Freddy is looking for the men responsible after the family ranch is burned to the ground. So he goes 'undercover' and meets saloon singer Mamie Van Doren. Also, Freddy's niece Anita also goes undercover as a man (the 'Sheriff' in the title) and of course he runs into her too during the search. (C) Shoot The Living, Pray For The Dead (71) - Klaus Kinski, Victoria Zinny, Dean Stratford, Paul Sullivan, directed by Giuseppe Vari. Klaus Kinski is mean gang leader Dan Hogan. After a bank robbery, they hire guide John Webb (Paul Sullivan) to help them escape through the desert to Mexico. John has other motives other than the big gold payoff though. (B) Shoot Twice aka Twice A Judas (69) - Klaus Kinski, Antonio Sabato, Cristina Galbo, directed by Nando Cicero. Antonio Sabata plays a man with amnesia trying to figure out his past. Kinski plays a dastardly land grabber who might or might not be his brother. (C) Shotgun (69) - Tab Hunter, Erika Blanc. Tab Hunter plays a sheriff whose fiance is murdered. Despondent, he picks up the bottle until he decides to trade the bottle for his gun and track down the killers. (A-B+) Silver Saddle (78) - Giuliano Gemma, Aldo Sambrell, Donald O'Brien, Geoffrey Lewis, Ettore Manni, directed by Lucio Fulci. Giuliano Gemma plays a feared bounty hunter who witnessed his father being murdered as a child. What makes this one different is instead of hunting down his father's killer as an adult, he kills the man who shot his father while he's a child! Forward to years later, Gemma is still taking out bad guys and runs into the nephew of the man who killed his father. (B-) Sometimes Life Is Hard, Right Providence? (72) - Tomas Milian, Ken Wood, Gregg Palmer, Janet Agren, Carla Mancini, directed by Giulio Petroni. Tomas Milian plays a Charlie Chaplin style bounty hunter named Providence in this Comedy/Western. He drives around in a custom stretch stagecoach (like an early motorhome) catching bad guys. Letterbox. (A) Son Of Django (67) - Guy Madison, Gabriele Tinti, Daniele Vargas. As a boy, Tracy (Tinti) witnesses his father (the Django character) being murdered. Tracy grows up and searches for a man named Thompson who is believed to be behind the murder of his father. Tracy tracks Thompson to Topeka, and runs into ex-gunslinger turned preacher Father Flemming (Guy Madison) who also happened to be a friend of Django and has a history with Tracy. (B-) Starblack (66) - Everyone in town knows Johnny (Robert Woods) as a meek and mild kinda guy. But secretly, he really is masked avenger Starblack! When there is trouble with a corrupt banker, Johnny dons his black mask and sets out to kick butt in the name of truth, justice, well you get the idea. (B+) Sting Of The West (72) - Jack Palance, Lionel Stander, Timothy Brent, Eduardo Fajardo, Riccardo Garrone, directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Con games with Jack Palance, Lionel Stander, and Timothy Brent playing three men trying to unload a gold mine they believe to be worthless untill they find out it actually is legitimate. (B+) Stranger...Say Your Prayers! aka Straniero...Fatti Il Segno Della Croce! (67) - Charles Southwood, Jeff Cameron, Fabio Testi, Christina Penz, directed by Demofilo Fidani (Miles Deem). A stranger (Charles Southwood) shows up in White City and causes all sorts of problems for evil town boss Carson and his gang. This is the first movie Fidani directed and one of his best. Some nice action scenes and Charles Southwood does an excellent job. (C-D+picture quality is pretty decent, but it has small twitches that show up sometimes and also a thin line appears at the top of the screen for a few minutes) Tierra Brava (69) - Wayde Preston, William Bogart (Gugliemo Spoletini, Eduardo Fajardo, Fernando Sanchez, Agnes Spaak, Sydney Chaplin, Leon Klimovsky. A Federal Marshall (Wayde Preston) is trying to track down notorious bandit/killer Martin Rojas. Letterboxed. (B-C+) Tex And The Lord Of The Deep (85) - Giuliano Gemma, William Berger, Aldo Sambrell, directed by Duccio Tessari. Western/Fantasy based on a comic book. Ranger Tex Willer (Gemma) discovers the Aztecs are plotting a war (with the help of their poisoned darts that turn people into mummies instantly!). (A-B+ nice looking print, but during one scene the contrast gets bleached out for 15-20 seconds). 32 Caliber Killer (67) - Peter Lee Lawrence, Agnes Spaak, Alberto Dell'Acqua (Robert Widmark/Cole Kitosh), Helene Chanel, Andrea Bosic. Peter Lee Lawrence plays expert gunman/gambler Silver (who also has a penchant for Throwing Knives, a couple bad guys get knives to the throat!). He's on the case of tracking down a gang of masked robbers and dispatching with them. (B+) Three From Colorado aka Canadian Wilderness (67) - George Martin, Diana Lorys, Pamela Tudor, Raf Baldassarre, Franco Fantasia, directed by Amando De Ossorio. Note:In foreign language, no English subtitles. Pretty easy to follow though. George Martin and a group of pioneers get into it with the Mounties. Diana Lorys plays a beautiful saloon singer too. (A-B+) Three Musketeers Of The West (72) - George Eastman, Timothy Brent, Eduardo Fajardo, Cris Huerta, directed by Bruno Corbucci. A group of men team up to take a female spy to Mexico. (A-B+) Three Silver Dollars (68) - Charles Southwood, Alida Chelli, Julian Mateos. Charles Southwood is given a silver dollar and told that if he can find two more like it, they will lead him to a hidden treasure. Letterboxed. (A) The Tiger From The River Kwai (75) - George Eastman, Gordon Mitchell, Kam Wong Lung, Krung Srivilai. Another 'East meets West' Western. A man travels from Thailand to Texas to return the ashes and some gems of a friend to the U.S. But as soon as he gets there he has outlaws trying to steal the gems. Has a cool funky synth score. (C, has several rolls) Two Sergeants Of General Custer (66) - Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Margaret Lee, Fernando Sancho, Riccardo Garrone. Note: In Italian with no English subtitles. Wacky comedy team Franco & Ciccio play Union soldiers who go undercover in the Confederate Army, and of course hijinks ensue. But what's really important is that the extraordinarily beautiful Margaret Lee is in it! (B-) Vengeance Is Mine aka For $100,000 For A Killing (67) - Gianni Garko, Fernando Sancho, Claudie Lange, Piero Lulli, Claudio Camaso. Gianni Garko plays a bounty hunter who needs to bring in his wanted brother before things get worse. (B-C+ has some small twitches) Vengeance For Vengeance aka Revenge For Revenge (68) - John Ireland, John Hamilton (Gianni Medici), Loredana Nusciak. Major Bower's (Ireland) wife has an affair with a man named Chaliko (Medici), and informs him where the General has bags of gold hidden. Of course this is going to cause problems! (B-) Wanted Johnny Texas (71) - James Newman, Rosalba Neri, Fernando Sancho, Monika Brugger. Wanted man Johnny Texas is saved from being shot at the last minute when a group of Rangers sent by Col. Stewart (Fernando Sancho) shows up to arrest him. Col. Stewart gives him a chance to 'clear the slate' and sends him on a mission to get a shipment of weapons transported through hostile territory for the Army. Johnny hopes to make a deal with a gang of outlaws lead by old friend O'Connor for safe passage, but things don't go as planned. First, one of O'Connors men kills Johnny's girlfriend Rosita (Rosalba Neri), then O'Connor goes back on his word. So Johnny has to turn to force to complete the job. The Army sends an undercover agent (the lovely Monika Brugger) to smuggle dynamite to him, and soon Johnny is taking on the gang and blowing stuff up! Highly recommended. (A-) Western Story aka Fistful Of Death, Giu La Testa..Hombre, Strange Tale Of Minnesota Stinky (71) - Hunt Powers, Klaus Kinski, Gordon Mitchell, Giancarlo Prete, Jeff Cameron. Butch Cassidy's (Hunt Powers) Wild Bunch gang wipes out Macho Callaghan gang, but Macho survives. He goes undercover with the help of Rev. Cotton (Klaus Kinski) to get revenge. (C) White Commanche (67) - William Shatner, Joseph Cotten, Rosanna Yanni, Perla Cristal, Victor Israel. If William Shatner in a Spaghetti Western isn't cool enough, he goes the 'Parent Trap' route and plays two brothers. The good Captain dukes it out with himself playing two feuding half Indian siblings. (C) You Are Carrion And I Will Kill You! (72) - Fernando Sancho, Pierre Brice, Monica Randall, Steven Tedd. Bad guy Barret is grabbing up the locals land and having anyone who gets in his way killed. So a Government agent is sent in on assignment to straighten things up. (C- has some slight twitching) You're Jinxed, Friend You've Met Sacramento (70) - Ty Hardin, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Krista Nell. Easy going Jack 'Sacramento' Thompson isn't looking for trouble..But after evil town boss Murdock (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart) kidnaps his kids, Sacramento goes to war! (B) Zorro The Fox aka El Zorro (68) - George Ardisson, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Femi Benussi. Zorro defends the townsfolk from land grabbers. Letterboxed. (C+) Zorro The Rebel (66) - Silvio Bagolini, Gabriella Andreini, Ignazio Balsamo, directed by Piero Pierotti. Zorro battles the town honcho and his son. (C, logo in top corner) |
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