Gunfighters of Casa Grande

1964

1h 30m

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In this western, a gambler wins a big Mexican ranch and decides to herd all of the cattle upon it into Texas. The crook enlists the aide of a few Mexicans, but they don't realize he plans to cheat them. En route, the cattle drivers are ambushed by banditos. They survive, but during the course of the struggle, the cattle hands learn the truth and ensure that justice gets served.

Directors

Roy Rowland

Writers

Borden Chase(screenplay by)

Borden Chase(story by)

Patricia Chase(screenplay by)

Stars

Alex Nicol

Dick Bentley

Jorge Mistral

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Joe Daylight

Doc Kindley

Viajero

The Kid

Henri Verain

Dona María de Castellar

Diana Lorys

Gitana, Daylight's Girl

Manolita Barroso

Pacesita, Maria's Maid

Roberto Rey

Don Castellar de Verdugo

Aldo Sambrell

Rojo, Bandit Chief

Toni Fuentes

Carlos, Casa Grande's 1st Vaquero

Don Ariola

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Deputy

Carvajal, Rojo Henchman

Fernando Villena

Mario, Casa Grande's Major Domo

Emilio Rodríguez

Francisco

Ana María Custodio

Señora Durango

Directors

Roy Rowland

Writers

Borden Chase(screenplay by)

Borden Chase(story by)

Patricia Chase(screenplay by)

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3/10

Ill Manor. Gunfighters of Casa Grande is directed by Roy Rowland and written by Clarke Reynolds and Borden and Patricia Chase. It stars Alex Nicol, Jorge Mistral, Dick Bentley, Steve Rowland, Phil Posner, Mercedes Alonso, Diana Lorys, María Granada. Music is by Johnny Douglas and cinematography by José F. Aguayo and Manuel MerinoJose. After the war between The States, when the Eastern part of the United States was beef starved and inflated prices were paid at Northern railroad points ... a border raider evolved a plan that would lead to the greatest stolen cattle herd and pay off in the history of the West. Out of MGM, this Spanish/American Western was filmed in Mexico and is a CinemaScope/Metrocolor production. What with that value and the opening salvo as written above, one wouldn't be unfair to expect a good movie. Sadly this isn't the case. The whole stolen herd thing is a bum steer, the narrative a muddled mess that ultimately loses focus on story telling sense. On breaking it down we have an uneasy group dynamic, where a handful of sharp shooting men - led by a devious tyrant wannabe called Joe Daylight (Nicol) - end up getting women trouble whilst dealing with bandido baddies. It's all on testosterone overdrive, complete with what can only be described as a pissing contest, with the acting close to being as poor as the choppy story. The musical score is schizophrenic, with some of it sounding oddly like a play on The White Cliffs of Dover and comedy fare that wouldn't be out of place in a Cary Grant screwball piece. Locations are nice, but the colour mix is way too bright, but at least we have two entries in the Victor Mature and James Caan look a like competition... Some competent action scenes, such as the finale and a defence of Casa Grande (the ranch) stop it being a complete dead loss, but it's not one that Western fans should seek out as a matter of need. 3/10

John Chard11 Jul, 2017