One More Train to Rob (1971)

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers:

William Roberts (story) and
Don Tait (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 June 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

He'd been cheated out of his gold... and his woman... now the only weapon he had left was... revenge!

Plot:

Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Gold Mine | Gold | Crooked Sheriff | Chinese American

Cast

George Peppard	...	Harker Fleet
Diana Muldaur	...	Katy
John Vernon	...	Timothy Xavier Nolan
France Nuyen	...	Ah Toy
Steve Sandor	...	Jim Gant
Soon-Tek Oh	...	Yung (as Soon-Taik Oh)
Richard Loo	...	Mr. Chang
Robert Donner	...	Sheriff Adams
John Doucette	...	Sheriff Monte
C.K. Yang	...	Wong
Marie Windsor	...	Louella
Timothy Scott	...	Slim
Joan Shawlee	...	Big Nellie
Hal Needham	...	Bert Gant
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Red

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG

Company:

Universal Pictures

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Harker awakens Katie with a kiss]
Harker Fleet: Time, honey.
Katy: So soon?
Harker Fleet: Train's due at 3:10.
Katy: You're up and dressed. I didn't even hear you.
[sniffing]
Katy: You're not only up and dressed, you've been out... and from the smell of that perfume, I know where!
Harker Fleet: Now, Katy...
[Harker dodges a water pitcher Katy throws at him]
[...]

Soundtrack:

Havin' Myself A Fine Time

Wonderfully Underrated Western!!!

It is astonishing to me that, in the world of the modern Western, no one studio has been willing to give this movie a release on home video or DVD. Astonishing, and disappointing, for it truly is a jewel, and features some fine action sequences and performances.

In the film, George Peppard plays Harker Fleet, a dashing blonde haired Cowboy who was apparently served a stint in prison while his former comrade Timothy Nolan (played by John Vernon) got away both with their last big score, along with his woman (played by Diana Muldaur). Upon his release, Harker is determined to even the score, and sets about his task by aiding a local Chinese commune that is being preyed upon by Nolan and his henchmen.

One fantastic action sequences has Harker slipping out to a barn, knocking out a handsome henchman, tying him up, and using the same rope to pull himself up so that he can listen in to a meeting between Nolan and his associates. Another has Harker knocking around Nolan's chief henchman Jim Gant at a party, while the Chinese infiltrate Nolan's compound and recover a prisoner who was being held for ransom.

This was what classic Westerns were all about- men dealing with the bad guys not only with their guns, but also with their brains, and at times, with their fists. It is this intermingling of Harker's brains, braun, and skill with a six-shooter that makes this a very worthwhile film.

Notwithstanding what I felt was a very sloppy and annoying performance by Diana Muldaur (in the film she seems so obnoxious and stodgy that you expect she was in part responsible for betraying Harker in the first place), this is a fantastic film, and I give it very high praise!