Monday, December 5, 2011

The Kid of the West

Il fanciullo del West – Italian title
Boy of the Golden West – English title
The Kid of the West – English title

A 1942 Italian production [Scalera Film (Rome)]
Producer: Liborio Capitani
Director: Giorgio Ferroni
Story: Leon Bomba, Silvano Castellani, Vincenzo Talarico
Screenplay: Gian Paolo Callegari, Giorgio Ferroni, Vittorio Metz, Vincenzo Rovi
Cinematography: Sergio Pesce [black & white]
Music: Amadeo Escobar
Running time: 85 minutes

Cast:
Mac Carey – Erminio Macario
Evelina Carey – Nada Fiorelli
Lolita de Fuego – Elli Parvo (Elvira Gobbo)
Cartomante – Luisa Agosti
Jim – Giulio Battiferri
Sheriff – Renato Capanna
Donovan – Giovanni Grasso
Carey – Egisto Olivieri
Black – Giovanni Onorato
Bandit – Oreste Onorato
William Donovan – Piero Pastore (Pietro Pastore)
Margherita Donovan – Adriana Sivieri
Pedro Montes/Drake – Nino Pavese
John Donovan – Aldo Pini
Fuller – Carlo Rizzo
Stregone – Gian Paolo Rosmino
Pierre – Vinicio Sofia
Mary Carey – Marisa Valli
Carey’s father – Ermino Spalla
White Feather – Tino Scotti
Abandoned woman – Ciro Berardi
With: Pasquale Fasciano, Giorgio Ferroni, Renato Navarrini


 
“The Kid of the West” is another retelling of the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Set in a small town in the West, a strong rivalry exists between two families. Mac Carey becomes involved in this controversy and with the help of the local doctor; he succeeds in defeating a gang of outlaws, reconciles the families and marries his girlfriend.


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