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Well, it looks like I'm on a Western kick this week. Here are a few more for you:

TERROR IN A TEXAS TOWN (1958) - Different kind of duel in this one. Sterling Hayden plays a Swedish whaler going to Texas to be with his father only to find he was murdered for his land. Hayden finds out who did it and has a showdown against the hired gun only he's using a harpoon. Good film even for Non-Western fans. Strange mixture of harpoon whaler vs gunfighter.

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CHUKA (1967) Western starring Rod Taylor as a wandering hired gun who gets caught up at a poorly manned fort and helps the troops in order to save a woman. Good Western with a neat brick fort and strange colorful lighting. Ernest Borgnine also has a major role and helps the film out greatly.

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ULZANA'S RAID (1972) - Good Western starring Burt Lancaster helping the calvary find renegade Indian and his band of raiders. Shocking brutal and grusome murder and torture in this Western entry that is said to be a parallel to Vietnam war. Check this one out

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COLORADO TERRITORY (1949) - This Western stars Joel McCrea and Virginia Mayo. Directed by Roaul Walsh who directed alot of good films and many silent films not to mention THE BIG TRAIL. The film plays alot like HIGH SIERRA except they use Mesa Verde for the final scene. A lot of good scenery from Colorado. Better than average for the year the film was made.

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THE OUTRIDERS (1950) - Joel McCrea once again stars in this Western about a gold transport along the Santa Fe Trail. Four Confederates agree to help a branch of Quantrains Confederate outlaws get the gold by infultrating the wagon train. Very good Western in Technicolor. TCM show both McCrea films this afternoon.

Here are my next Westerns for rental that I haven't seen yet:

Dodge City
The Train Robbers
Breakheart Pass
Purgatory
Chato's Land
The Naked Spur
Mountain Men
Monte Walsh
Old Gringo
Hahlaluja Trail

Here are acouple that I saw when younger that I'd like to review again:

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Ft. Apache
Viva Zapata

Here are a couple that I would like to find for rental:

My Darling Clementine
Vera Cruz




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Post Edited (04-03-04 21:09)

Scott,  have you ever seen a western with Burt Lancaster made in the early seventies that I think was titled Lawman.  Cowpokes from some big ranch come to town shoot up the place  killing someone in the process and Burt's character hunts them down.  He  basically  reminded me of  Yul Brenner in  West World, a killing machine. I remember he was very emotionless.

This also stars Lee J. Cobb, Robert Ryan, and  Robert Jordan. It  was directed by Michael Winner who did the first three Death Wish movies.  Burt Lancaster is basically the Terminator in this , unrelenting with no pity for anyone.

A Western kick this last week!?

Dude, you've been on a Western kick for the last YEAR!

Hehe!

Good one Ash. I meant to say they I've seen even more than usual this week. : )
Anyway I'm running very low on potentially good Westerns or significant Westerns. I'm down to about 10 Westerns to rent. Then I'll have to move on to that elusive Coffin Joe, Blood Collection, Harry Novak, Jean Rollin, Old Serials, Hercules,  Prison, Cannibal, and a few Zombie films that I can only purchase to see and am trying to avoid costly purchases, and about 150 films from Sinister Video or Something Weird Video.

I'm new around here, but some of my favorite westerns are...

 "The Hired Hand" (1971) Although I'm no big fan of "Easy Rider", Peter Fonda's directorial debut is one cool flick. Pretentious & artsy for sure, but Vilmos Zsigmond's beautiful photography, Bruce Langhorne's brilliant music & good old Warren Oates makes this one a keeper.

"The Fighting Fists Of Shanghai Joe"(1972) Spaghetti western kung fu spectacular with bloody & sometimes gruesome action, rousing score and cool characters.

"The Riders Of The Whistling Skull"(1937) Dusty old Three Mesquiteers oater, teaming them up with an archeological expedition in search of a lost city. Nice location filming, with supernatural overtones. Very enjoyable.

"Five Bloody Graves"(1970) From Al Adamson(so for aquired tastes only), narrated by Death tale of Yaqi Indian marauders against a great B-movie cast crossing the desert. I know its not technically a good movie, but I really like it for some reason.

"Grayeagle"(1978) Charles B. Pierce's version of "The Searchers", another one that most critics despise and I love. Great cast and excellent music by Jaime Mendoza-Nava.

Wow Dutchman. Welcome to the messageboard. I've only saw one of them THE HIRED HAND. It's definately a good one. Someone on this messageboard suggested it a few months ago and I found a copy. Very good Western.

The Kung Fu Spaghetti Western sounds like a winner. I'm a big fan of Spaghetti Westerns even if they are hard to find. I hear there were about 600 Italian Westerns made during the 60's and 70's. I've seen maybe 15-20 of them.

The Riders Of The Whistling Skull has been one I've been hoping comes on TV someday. Like on Encore Western Channel.

Five Bloody Graves and Greyeagle I'll have to keep my eye out for.

Welcome aboard  Dutchman these guys have some interesting films to talk about.



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Thanks for the welcome Scott.  It's nice to hear from another "Hired Hand" fan, it's truly a unique film. If you're interested in seeing "Riders Of The Whistling Skull", you can pick up a dvd for about $5 from Alpha at www.oldies.com. They've got a pretty good selection of budget dvd's, although the quality varies. I purchased another cult western from them recently, Arch Hall Jr.'s "Deadwood '76".

"Terror in a Texas Town" Heard of it. Never seen it.

"Chuka" Seen it. Don't remember much about it, but I seem to remember I didn't care much for it. I do believe it is the only western Sir John Mills made.

"Ulzana's Raid" A great white man vs. Native American western. Violent as heck, though.

"Colorado Territory." Never seen it, but it is a remake of "High Sierra," which I have seen. "High Sierra" was also remade with Jack Palance in the Humphrey Bogart role.

"The Outriders." Seen it. Liked it. Not as violent as "Ulzana's Raid," but plenty violent for its time.