Run Time - 1:20:38 File Size - 222mb
Title - Cry Blood Apache
Starring - Jody McCrea, Marie Calma, Dan Kemp, Robert Tessier, Jack Starrett, Don Henky, Ric Nervik, Joel McCrea, Marcus Rudnick
Directed by - Jack Starett
Producer(s) - Jody McCrea, Harold Roberts
Screenwriter(s) - Stan MacGregor
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Review
This is a movie with a plot that really delivers. You definitely won’t be disappointed. We have an Apache brave who is determined to extract revenge on a gang of killers who have brutalized his entire family. He is bent on tracking them down and wiping out every one. With each revenge killing he manages to utilize a new and inventive approach.
The backdrop of this film is nothing short of breathtaking, with most of the on location shooting done in the Sequoia National Forest in California as well as other scenes in Arizona. Unlike many Westerns, this film was shot completely outdoors. The cinematography is so spectacular you can practically feel the cold wind as it blows throughout the film and the dust that seems to linger.
The hero of the film is portrayed by Jody McCrea, who also produced the film. McCrea's character forms the fifth member of the gang who, instead of joining in with the rest as they extract brutality on the Indian family, develops some sympathy for the one female hostage the gang allows to live.
Western screen legend, Joel McCrea (father of the lead actor and producer) also makes a small appearance in the film.
This is definitely a great Western, you won’t want to miss. Not only are the characters interesting but their parts are well portrayed.
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Title - The Belle Starr Story
Starring - Elsa Martinelli, Robert Woods, George Eastman, Don Harrison, Vladimir Medar, Eugene Walter
Directed by - Nathan Wich (Piero Cristofani)
Producer(s) - Oscar Righini
Screenwriter(s) - Nathan Wich, George Brown (Lina Wurtmuller)
Review
This film is a rare jewel that shouldn’t be missed. One of the most unique qualities about it is that, unlike many Westerns, this film features a female lead.
The story begins over a game of poker between Belle and a bandit by the name of Larry Blackie. Bell is portrayed by Elsa Martinelli while Larry Blackie is portrayed by George Eastman. After Blackie wins all of Belle’s money he offers her a chance to win back her money with one more game. Since she has lost all of her money the only thing she has left to wager is her body. After throwing the game and tossing all of her best cards she is left at the mercy of Blackie. This leads to a somewhat incongruous relationship between the two.
One of the most interesting aspects of this film is the fact that it consists of two parts. One part reveals aspects of Belle’s past through flashbacks while the other part shows how Belle and Blackie attempt to rob a diamond transportation.
The first part of the film, shown in flashbacks is particularly engaging, revealing how Belle Starr came to be known as a bandit queen capable of out smoking, out riding, out shooting and usually out gambling any man who comes across her path in the Old West. The second half is action packed; keeping you welded to the edge of your seat. When their robbery plan goes awry Belle must rescue Blackie.
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Run Time - 1:39:56 File Size - 271mb
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Run Time - 1:23:57 File Size - 227mb
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Title - Jesse James Women
Starring - Don Barry, Peggy Castle, Jack Beutel, Lita Baron
Directed by - Donald Barry
Producer(s) - Donald Barry
Screenwriter(s) - William Cox, Donald Barry
Review
In this exciting film, Jesse James (portrayed by Don Barry) heads for Mississippi from Missouri and immediately begins to charm all of the women he meets. His first conquest turns out to be a banker’s daughter. During their romantic interlude she actually helps him rob the bank after he promises to marry her.
His next love affair occurs with the proprietress of the local saloon. Between the two of them they manage to run her partner out of town and steal back her money as well as the partner’s. Unfortunately for the bar madam, Jesse James runs off with all of the loot.
Next he romances a saloon singer who manages to turn him into a target after conning him into a boxing match with a professional fighter. Even though he loses both the fight and his money, he manages to get everything back after he holds up both the fighter and the singer.
This is an exciting film, taking one twist after another that leaves you squirming on the edge of your seat.
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Title - Seven Alone
Starring - Dewey Martin, Aldo Rey, Anne Collings, Dean Smith, James Griffith, Stewart Petersen
Directed by - Earl Beulamy
Producer(s) - Lyman D. Dayton
Screenwriter(s) - Douglas Stewart, Eleanor Lamb
Review
Although this is a fictionalized account, this film is based on the real life adventures of the Sager family
who traveled west with a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon. Things are going well for the family until
the father dies after an Indian attack. Things really go down hill when, not long after that, the mother dies from pneumonia.
At this point the leaders of the wagon train decide to send the children back East. The oldest son, John, has other ideas. Although he has always been thought of as lazy and even fairly worthless he decides to lead his younger siblings onward through the wilderness and complete the adventurous journey that their parents had begun.
The children, three boys, three girls and a young baby, must then find a way to make a new life for
themselves without the guidance and protection of their parents. Throughout the rest of the journey
they suffer through a series of problems and adventures including rapids, more Indians and traveling
through a snowy terrain as winter sets in.
If you’re a fan of western adventure films and looking for something reminiscent of Little House on the
Prairie this film is sure to leave you delighted.
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Run Time - 1:35:41 File Size - 244mb
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