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Director:
Paul Landres
Writer:
Clarke Reynolds (writer)
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Release Date:
MÁJUS 1966 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Plot:
The year is 1877. Johnny Ketchum, son of notorious gunfighter Ace Ketchum, seeks the man who killed his mother... more | add synopsis
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Gun-Toting Riders, Western Drifting and Scraping the Barrel more (4 total)

Cast

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Russ Tamblyn ... Johnny Ketchum
Kieron Moore ... Deputy Mace Fenton
James Philbrook ... James 'Ace' Ketchum
Fernando Rey ... Don Pedro Fortuna
María Granada ... Pilar Fortuna, Don Pedro's Daughter
Aldo Sambrell ... Juan Morales, Bandit Chief
Antonio Casas ... Pecos, Ace's Lieutenant
Barta Barri ... Esteben, Don Pedro's Major Domo
Renato Polselli ... Sheriff Litton (as Ralph Browne)
Andy Anza ... Fuentes, Morales' Lieutenant
Fernando Hilbeck ... Joaquin, Johnny's Guide
Héctor Quiroga ... Jim, Stagecoach Guard
Carmen Tarrazo ... Maria, Esteben's Wife
María José Collado ... Sarita, Pilar's Maid
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El hijo del pistolero (Spain)
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
Spain | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved
Filming Locations:
Spain
Company:
Lester Welch Productions Inc. more

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This was MGM's last release in CinemaScope. more

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Gun-Toting Riders, Western Drifting and Scraping the Barrel, 13 MÁRCIUS 2007
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Author: jimmy-chopsocky from Bolton, England

A Western film about a drifter that succeeds in being a drifter itself. Son of a Gunfighter is no masterpiece, that's for certain. But it's got enough grit, grainy backdrops and gun-toting riders to keep genre fans happy.

The main problem is that the film feels empty: it lacks emotion. It's only when leading man Johnny Ketchum (played by Russ Tamblyn) is forced into making difficult decisions about his father that any sense of substantial impact becomes embedded in the film. Despite the odd bandito gatherings and sporadic action scenes, the film only comes into its own at the climax. The acting doesn't really excel either; the Spanish leading lady (playing a Mexican character) delivers her duff English dialogue in an Indian accent.

The story isn't necessarily bad, it just could have been made a lot more interesting and ably produced. Altogether it's a so-so film that those who dig frontier-flicks will accept and tolerate, but for many others it's a 'Paella Western' that isn't hard to pass on.

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