Cain's Cutthroats (1971)

Following the Civil War, Confederate Captain Justice Cain has retired to a quiet life with his young son and black wife. However, the men of his old outfit, known as Cain's Cutthroats, have... See full summary »

Director:

Ken Osborne

Writers:

Wilton Denmark (original screenplay), Ralph Luce (additional dialogue),

Stars:

John Carradine, Scott Brady, Robert Dix

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Carradine	...	Preacher Simms
Scott Brady	...	Justice Cain
Robert Dix	...	Amison, Gang Leader
Don Epperson	...	Farrette
Darwin Joston	...	Billy Joe
Adair Jameson	...	Rita (as Adair Jamison)
Bruce Kimball	...	Tucker
Russ McCubbin
Tereza Thaw	...	Cain's Wife
Valda Hansen	...	Zelda
Tommy Davis
Tom Woytowich
Willis Martin
Ruby Florence
Andy Moon

Storyline

Following the Civil War, Confederate Captain Justice Cain has retired to a quiet life with his young son and black wife. However, the men of his old outfit, known as Cain's Cutthroats, have turned to lives of murder, torture and robbery. They attempt to convince Cain to ride with them once more. He refuses, and the Cutthroats murder his family. Swearing vengeance, Cain teams up with a colorful preacher/bounty hunter, and hunts down his family's killers one at a time.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | civil war | rape | firing squad | black comedy | 

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Taglines:

Some men just don't follow the code of the west.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1971 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Cain's Way

Filming Locations:

Kanab, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Colby Productions, Fanfare Films, J.C. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was belatedly (and incorrectly) branded a former UK 'video nasty' following its inclusion in the 2000 book on banned UK horror films "See No Evil". In fact the film had never been prosecuted or listed as a video nasty during the 1980's.

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Quotes

Preacher Simms: May the Lord ride with you, Brother Cain. Because if He isn't, you'll ride alone.

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Soundtracks

"Going Back To Georgia"
Sung by Don Epperson

User Reviews

Brady takes no prisoners, while Carradine takes their heads.

Good revenge Western with Scott Brady on the hunt for the 6 men who killed his wife and son, and burned his home, shot him and left him for dead. Thing is that they used to be Confederate soldiers under his command. They are now thieves, killers and they want to be mercenaries, but he refuses to lead them, for good reason, and that turns them against him, plus they're not happy that he has a black wife.

After they take off, he's saved from death by John Carradine as a self-ordained minister who's also a "Dead or Alive" bounty hunter who, rather than bring in a whole body, only brings in the head, to collect the bounty, keeping them pickled in a barrel. Grisly yet humorous.

Brady shows no hesitation in slaughtering the renegades, and why should he? They killed his wife and son with no remorse. Even in situations when he could let some of them them live, he won't. He's so intent that eventually the bounty hunter even questions his motives. Regardless, we root for him to succeed. Plenty of good gunshot violence and shoot-out scenes.

The renegades are certainly a group of morons and imbeciles, and the smart Brady is more than they can handle. This is a public domain title that isn't too hard to find, and well worth it