Gunfighters of Casa Grande (1964)

Director:

Roy Rowland

Writers:

Borden Chase (screenplay), Borden Chase (story),

Stars:

Alex Nicol, Jorge Mistral, Dick Bentley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Nicol	...	Joe Daylight
Jorge Mistral	...	Viajero (Traveler)
Dick Bentley	...	Doc
Steve Rowland	...	Kid
Phil Posner	...	Henri
Mercedes Alonso	...	Dona Maria de Castellar
Diana Lorys	...	Gitana, Daylight's Girl
María Granada	...	Pacesita, Maria's Maid
Roberto Rey	...	Don Castellar de Verdugo
Aldo Sambrell	...	Rojo, Bandit Chief
Toni Fuentes	...	Carlos, Casa Grande's 1st Vaquero (as Anthony Fuentes)
Ángel Solano	...	Don Ariola
José Manuel Martín	...	Don Luis
Jim Gillen	...	Sheriff
Mike Ekiss	...	Deputy

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

gunfight | cattle ranch | spaghetti western | mexico | ranch | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

Spain USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Banditterne fra Casa Grande

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 19,939,562 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gregor Production, Tecisa

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The trailer for this movie was the first to feature the voice of Don LaFontaine. He was a recording engineer and copy writer who replaced the announcer who didn't show up for the session.

User Reviews

End of the Line

Veteran MGM B director Roy Rowland ended his career with three cheap westerns co-produced with MGM and shot in Spain. In some ways this looks like one of the gritty westerns that were being turned out by Italy, but while the body count is adequate, Rowland was too steeped in the MGM mystique -- this movie is too visually polite, the music score a tad too lush and the actors too clean to compare with Sergio Leone's 'Man With No Name', so the result is nothing particular: too pretty for grit, too gritty for a traditional B and even a script co-written by Borden Chase can't do much.

The actors try to do something with their performances, particularly Alex Nicol, but his character lacks enough definition to be particularly interesting. Director Rowland's son, Steve has a featured role as 'The Kid'. One wonders how he felt about that during the shoot.