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- May 9th, 2007, 9:47 am
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Western Sidekicks
- Replies: 14
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Sidekicks
Glad to be of help re Yancy Concerning Jock Mahoney's earlier incarnation as the Range Rider , his sidekick on that show was a young man named Dick West, whose sthick was youthful enthusiasm, and who was played by a young actor named Dick Jones. Dick Jones later had a season or so as star of Buffalo...
- May 9th, 2007, 5:49 am
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Western Sidekicks
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7145
- May 8th, 2007, 11:17 pm
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Western Leading Men
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7583
- May 7th, 2007, 9:17 am
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Whaddya know about Leo Gordon?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 31474
Whaddya know about Leo Gordon?
I tracked down the 1957 film Black Patch with the thought of adding it to the "Norish Westerns (devotees of that topic may want to look it up), but I got sidetracked when I found that co-star Leo Gordon had been one of the screenwriters. I remembered him most vidivly for getting knocked about t...
- May 7th, 2007, 5:41 am
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: WHO THE HELL IS CLINT WALKER?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6105
CHEYANNE'S place in local culture
To: S.Holmes From: cmvgor: a memoir Rural Alabama, 1957. By a unanimous vote, my dad's weekly bible-class- with-decons'-meeting-afterward was reset from Tuesday nights to Wednesday nights because no one wanted to miss 'Cheyanne'. And, in violation of his own rule about movies on school nights, my da...
- May 6th, 2007, 6:48 pm
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Same Western movie, different actors
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5856
To: mrsl; Audie Murphy's undoubted accomplishments as a combat soldier and his unchallanged heroism are not the subject of this thread. Its about his performance in one role where humor was the objective. He did well in action and heavy, dramatic sequences; that was his strongest forte. As for light...
- May 6th, 2007, 8:15 am
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Cinco de Mayo (and Peckenpah)
- Replies: 1
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Cinco de Mayo (and Peckenpah)
I'm partial to John Huston's 'Under The Volcano' (1984) Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset and Anthony Andrews. Rich in culture clash; portrait of a fine mind in decline. Also, all these contributers with facts and opinions on Sam Peckenpah: Have they all bailed out of That Other Thread Over There? I'...
- May 6th, 2007, 5:28 am
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Same Western movie, different actors
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5856
Same Western movie, different actors
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939) James Stewart, Marlline Dietrich
DESTRY (1954) Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard
(BOTH DIRECTED BY GEORGE MARSHALL)
DESTRY (1954) Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard
(BOTH DIRECTED BY GEORGE MARSHALL)
- May 5th, 2007, 6:02 pm
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Favorite Comedy Westerns
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6157
Comic Westerns
To: Dewey 1960,
A bit of memory trivia: When 4 FOR TEXAS was still in first-run, studio execs were taking legal action in Europe. Ads and posters Over There were giving major-type billing to Charles Bronson, who was a much bigger draw in their cinemas than the actual stars.
A bit of memory trivia: When 4 FOR TEXAS was still in first-run, studio execs were taking legal action in Europe. Ads and posters Over There were giving major-type billing to Charles Bronson, who was a much bigger draw in their cinemas than the actual stars.
- May 5th, 2007, 7:34 am
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Favorite Comedy Westerns
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6157
Favorite comic Westerns
Suits me; I'm about played out on this subject. And I'm not a last-word junkie. Anybody wants to close out this subjuct, then start another, fine with me.
- May 4th, 2007, 11:59 pm
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Favorite Comedy Westerns
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6157
- May 4th, 2007, 10:03 pm
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Favorite Comedy Westerns
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6157
- April 27th, 2007, 5:08 am
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: Favorite Comedy Westerns
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6157
Favorite Comedy Westerns
Two Titles: 1. A Big Hand For The Little Lady. Poker game scam cons the audience as well as the marks, and provides employment for a raftload of top-notch supporting players. 2. The Hallelujah Trail. Thursty miners, Indians Cavalry and the Temperance League in conflict over a wagon train load of boo...