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Rating: Half-Full

 

Cast: Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, Alain Delon and Rosemary Forsyth

 

Director: Michael Gordon

 

Writers: Wells Root, Harold Greene and Ben Starr

 

Producer: Henry Keller

 

Music by: Frank De Vol, Sammy Cahn, and James Van Heusen

 

Oscar Nominations: 0

 

Rated: NR

 

Release Date: 10/27/66

 

Favorite Character: Lonetta

 

Tagline: A Swinging Fun-Romp that Fractures the Frontier!

 

Quote: “In me there is such a fire. You do not see it, but it burns for you.”- Lonetta

 

Fun Fact: Kronk (Sam’s Indian sidekick) played by Joey Bishop is referred to as a friendly or safe Indian since he is a Karankawa. In reality the Karanakawa were hostile and one of the few cannibal Indian tribes.

 

Summary: After fleeing from the wedding, Don Andrea flees to the yet-to-be-state Texas, where he meets cowboy and his sidekick indian.

 

The Review: This is the ho-hum western film, I failed to stay awake on this one. On the other hand, the action is the best part.

 

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