Saturday, May 7, 2011

GOLD TRAIN

30 Winchester per El Diablo - Italian title
30 Winchesteriä el diablolle - Finnish title
30 fusils pour un tueur - French title
30 Winchester fu El Diablo - German title
30 Winchester für den Teufel - German title
30 pistolia gia ton El Diablo - Greek title
Kanena oikto gia ton El Diablo - Greek title
30 Winchesters para El Diablo - Spanish title
30 Winchesters for El Diablo - English title
Gold Train - U.K. title

A 1965 Italian production [Te. Pu Film (Rome)]
Producers: Braun Novel (Armando Novelli), John Warrel (Giovanni Vari)
Director: Frank G. Carrol (Gianfranco Baldanello)
Story: John Warrel (Giovanni Vari), Gianfranco Baldanello, Al Bradley (Alfonso Brescia), Peter
White (Adriano Micantoni)
Screenplay: John Warrel (Giovanni Vari), Gianfranco Baldanello, Al Bradley (Alfonso Brescia), Peter White (Adriano Micantoni)
Cinematography: Marcel Mascot (Marcello Masciocchi) [Technicolor, Techniscope]
Music: Ghant (Marcello Gigante)
Running time: 95 minutes

Cast:

Jeff Benson - Carl Möhner
Pamela Webb - Topsy Collins (Alessandra Panaro)
Victor Webb - John Heston (Ivan Staccioli)
Blake - William Spoletini (Guglielmo Spoltetini)
El Diablo - José Torres
Rosario - Mila Stanic
Mr. Randall – Richard Beery (Renato Chiantoni)
Sheriff Webb - William Burke (Anthony Dottesio)
Miguel – Gay Gallwey (Gaetano Scala)
Jerry - Anthony Burke (Antony Colás)
Carl - Carlo Accalai
Billy - Jan Mean (Franco Gula)
Cowboy - Gilberto Galimberti
Mexican henchman - Max Darnell (Mario Dardanelli)
Indian – Aysanoa Runachagua
Townsmen – Gilberto Galimberti, Giuseppe Cardbone
Wanted Poster face – Livio Lorenzon
Stunts: Omero Capanna




Canyon City Sheriff Webb is unable to stop the gang of ‘El Diablo’. This information of this fact, is conveyed to the gang by Victor the son of the sheriff, who is connected to the bandits. Jeff Benson defends the town with his marksmanship during yet another criminal attack. He alerts the sheriff to his true identity as a federal agent. He asks the sheriff to agree to let him act as escort to a train load of gold bound for the Mexican government. ‘EI Diablo’, incited by Victor’s message, but not knowing the plan of Jeff, thinks that only his father and a few others are the only men escorting the convoy and prepares everything for an assault. When ‘El Diablo’ attempts to rob the gold train a battle between the bandits and a large escort of soldiers hidden on the train leads to the elimination of all the gang, some of which die and some are brought to justice. Jeff decides to remain in Canyon City at the side of Pamela, the daughter Sheriff's who he has fallen in love with.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q7l1-okBLs

2 comments:

  1. Biltmore (Canada): I can't access the Youtube due to copyright infringement. Anyone else having problems? Is there a different link anyone can post?

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  2. No problems with the link here. It works just fine as is.

    A couple of months ago, I watched this film again and actually enjoyed the experience!
    I had tried to watch it a couple of times before, many years ago, but never made it through the whole thing.
    Funny how one's perspective on a film can change over the years!
    It is not a "hidden gem" or classic of the genre by any stretch of the imagination; but, it isn't as awful as I remembered.

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