Ranch of the Ruthless (1965)
"Oklahoma John" (original title)

Directors:

Jaime Jesús Balcázar, Roberto Bianchi Montero

Writers:

Alfonso Balcázar, Helmut Harun,

Stars:

José Calvo, Sabine Bethmann, Giuseppe Addobbati

Cast

Credited cast:
José Calvo	...	Rod Edwards (as Joseph Calvo)
Sabine Bethmann	...	Georgina White
Giuseppe Addobbati	...	Ken Hogg (as John McDouglas)
Tom Felleghy	...	Watson (as Tom Felleghi)
Karl-Otto Alberty	...	Hondo (as Charles Alberty)
George Herzig	...	Jim Edwards (as George Herzig)
Carmen Gallen	...	Dueña del Saloon
Jesús Puche	...	Cruck
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Remo De Angelis	...	Michael
Anton Geesink	...	Sheriff
Eduardo Lizarza	...	Criado (as Edward Lewis)
Leontine May	...	Señora Hogg
Fernando Rubio	...	Mejicano (as Ted Ruby)
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia	...	Randy
Juan Torres	...	Amigo de Michael

Storyline

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

Spain Italy West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

11 March 1965 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Man from Oklahoma

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 12,310,300 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas, Cinematografica Associati (CI.AS.), International Germania Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Red Dead Revolver (2004)

User Reviews

Watchable European Western

This a "town tamer " Western ,like such classics as "Dodge City " or "My Darling Clementine " ,and without ever approaching the heights of such quality movies it is a perfectly decent little movie,always assuming you can overlook some less than ideal dubbing . The local Mr Big is rancher Edwards ,whose men display open contempt for the law ,and whose son is a vicious ,bullying weakling ,hiding behind his father's power and reputation.The new Sheriff turns out to be made of sterner stuff than his predecessors and stands up to Edwards and his men ,finding time along the way for some amorous dalliance with the daughter of a man killed on Edward's orders.

There are hints of "Rio Bravo" in the characters of the town drunk redeemed by the support of the Sheriff ,and the elderly town gaoler ,a garrulous and verbose gentleman .These have parallels with the roles played by Dean Martin and Walter Brennan in the Hawks classic,

The movie is a sturdy ,uncomplicated and old fashioned Western that will be mainly enjoyed by those who like that particular genre ,