The Ramrodder (1969)

Cowboy marries an Indian princess and is accepted by the tribe until he is framed for a rape/murder.

Director:

Van Guylder

Writer:

Van Guylder

Stars:

Roger Gentry, Kathy Williams, Robert Aiken

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Roger Gentry	...	Rick Thompson (as Jim Gentry)
Kathy Williams	...	Tuwana
Robert Aiken	...	Brave Eagle (as Brave Eagle)
Julia Blackburn	...	Lucy, Rick's Bride
David Rosenkranz	...	Bo - Rick's Pal
Catherine Share	...	Cochina - Minowa's Daughter (as Kathy Share)
Kedric Wolfe	...	Minowa - Indian Chief
Bobby Beausoleil	...	Saddle-tramp Bandit (as Bob Beausoleil)
Marsha Jordan	...	Motula (as Marcia Jordan)

Storyline

Cowboy Rick,on his way to visit his sweetheart, encounters a bevy of beautiful Indian maidens and dallies with one of them. Later, when one of the girls is murdered by a passing no-good, the tribe falsely blames Rick and sentences him to die. But Tuwanna, the chief's daughter with whom Rick, um, dallied, has other ideas.

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Plot Keywords:

cowboy | voyeur | dance | castration | whipping | 

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Taglines:

All the More Blatant in Color!

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cattle Riggers

Filming Locations:

Spahn Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed at Spahn's Movie Ranch near Chatsworth, CA, in late 1968. The ranch was used for occasional filming of TV westerns like Bonanza and The Lone Ranger, as well as for David O. Selznick's western Duel in the Sun. However, with the decline of westerns in general, owner George Spahn decided to allow a group of misfit hippies to reside there temporarily in the spring of 1968 in exchange for minor upkeep of the ranch. This was shortly before filming of this movie took place. The group called themselves "The Family" and were led by Charles Manson and two of their members, Catherine Share and Bobby Beausoleil - who was later convicted of murdering a ranch hand employed by Spahn - appear in this film.

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Crazy Credits

Director/co-writer "Van Guylder" is an alias for [[Ed Forsythe]] who directed several exploitation films. [[David F. Friedman]] is the uncredited producer.

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Connections

Featured in The Laughing, Leering, Lampooning Lures of David F. Friedman (1992)

User Reviews

Pretty awful, but still a curiosity to watch

Not the greatest western ever made (or even the greatest low budget film ever made), Ramrodder is still watchable, though there is little to recommend it. The Indians in the film quite obviously are not Native Americans from their appearance, and it is mistakes like this that make the movie unintentionally funny. Very good looking girls in the movie make up for a lot of faults in the plot and acting, however. Ramrodder is also noteworthy for having Charles Manson associate Bobby Beausoleil in it; apparently it was filmed several months before he was arrested. Ramrodder is worth watching maybe once, but only one time.