Sunday, April 20, 2014

TOMB FOR AN OUTLAW


Tumba para un forajido – Spanish title
Tomba per un straniero – Italian title
Grave of the Gunfighter – English title
Tomb for an Outlaw – English title
 
A 1965 Spanish production [Constelación C.C. (Madrid)]
Producer: José Luis Madrid (José Luis Madrid de la Viña)
Director: José L. Madrid (José Luis Madrid de la Viña)
Story: Antonio G. Escribano (Antonio Giménez Escribano) José Luis Madrid (José Luis Madrid de la Viña)
Screenplay: Antonio G. Escribano (Antonio Giménez Escribano) José Luis Madrid (José Luis Madrid de la Viña)
Cinematography: Julio Pérez de Rozas [black & white]          
Music: Pat Bodio (Federico Martínez Tudó)
Running time: 74 minutes
 
Cast:
Ray Donato/Frank - Luis Dávila (Héctor Ferrantino)
Johnny - Michael Rivers (Miguel de la Riva)
Captain – Luis Induni (Luis Radici)
Vera – Patricia Loran (Encarnación García)
Marta/Marie/Mary – Marta Flores (Marta Mateos de Paz)
José María – Emilio González
José María’s father - Antonio Jiménez Escribano
With: José Rubio (José Urrea), Indio Gonzales (Gaspar González), José Zaro, Francisco Nieto, Victor Israel (Josep Vilanova), Monika Kolpek, Carlos Ronda, Fernando Rubio, Juan Torres, Ramón Vaccaró, Manuel Pinillo (José Pinillos), Fernando Aguilera, José Luis de Coro, Miguel Kroll, Silvia Nasarre, Alberto Alemany, Luis Rodríguez, Manuel Mayorga , Manuel Bort, Francisco Calvo, Ramón Cortés, Enrique Cortés, Emilio Ferreduela, Severiano Cortés


Frank, the sheriff of Cumberland City, is looking for his brother, Johnny, whose joined a gang of outlaws led by a Mexican bandit nicknamed "Lefty" in order to bring him home to see his father before he dies. Through a flashback, we see the reasons that led Johnny to become an outlaw. A young wayward and impulsive young man he falls for a woman with a murky past and, after a series of unfortunate events, ends up killing a man, stealing some money from the saloon and seeking refuge in the lair of the Mexican bandit.

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