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Johnny Concho

  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
235
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Johnny Concho (1956)
Western

When two desperadoes take a town hostage, former bad boy Johnny Concho, brother of a notorious gunfighter, must find the courage to save it.When two desperadoes take a town hostage, former bad boy Johnny Concho, brother of a notorious gunfighter, must find the courage to save it.When two desperadoes take a town hostage, former bad boy Johnny Concho, brother of a notorious gunfighter, must find the courage to save it.

  • Director
    • Don McGuire
  • Writers
    • David P. Harmon
    • Don McGuire
  • Stars
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Keenan Wynn
    • William Conrad
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    235
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    • Director
      • Don McGuire
    • Writers
      • David P. Harmon
      • Don McGuire
    • Stars
      • Frank Sinatra
      • Keenan Wynn
      • William Conrad
    • 15User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Frank Sinatra in Johnny Concho (1956)
    Frank Sinatra in Johnny Concho (1956)
    Frank Sinatra in Johnny Concho (1956)
    Frank Sinatra in Johnny Concho (1956)
    Johnny Concho (1956)
    Johnny Concho (1956)
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    Frank Sinatra in Johnny Concho (1956)

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    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Johnny Concho…
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Barney Clark
    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Tallman - Gunman
    Phyllis Kirk
    Phyllis Kirk
    • Mary Dark
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Albert Dark
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    • Sarah Dark
    Christopher Dark
    • Walker
    Howard Petrie
    Howard Petrie
    • Joe Helguson - Blacksmith
    Harry Bartell
    Harry Bartell
    • Sam Green
    Dan Riss
    Dan Riss
    • Judge Earl Tyler
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Sheriff Henderson
    Robert Osterloh
    Robert Osterloh
    • Duke Lang
    Jean Byron
    Jean Byron
    • Pearl Lang
    Leo Gordon
    Leo Gordon
    • Mason
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Lem
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Jake
    Budd Knapp
    Budd Knapp
    • Pearson
    • (as Wilfred Knapp)
    Ben Wright
    Ben Wright
    • Benson
    • Director
      • Don McGuire
    • Writers
      • David P. Harmon(screenplay) (story "The Man Who Owned the Town")
      • Don McGuire(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The role of "Mary Dark" was originally to have been played by Gloria Vanderbilt, but she was replaced by Phyllis Kirk.
    • Quotes

      Sheriff Henderson: I've been expecting you, Johnny.

      Johnny Concho: They wanna see me killed.

      Sheriff Henderson: Yeah, I know.

      Johnny Concho: They took my saddle and my horse. Everything I own. They stripped me clean.

      Sheriff Henderson: Have you decided what you're gonna do?

      Johnny Concho: You don't seem to understand; they took everything I had.

      Johnny Concho: You went looking for someone to do your job for you. They went looking for what belonged to them.

      Johnny Concho: There must be somebody in this town. I remember when Red was alive, everybody said what a great guy he was. Now that he's dead, they act like they never even heard of him.

      Sheriff Henderson: You know, Johnny, it isn't often you get the chance to meet the man who killed your own brother.

      Johnny Concho: What am I supposed to do? He's a professional killer. That's his business. I wouldn't stand a chance against him.

      Sheriff Henderson: No, not much. It's gettin' darker.

      Johnny Concho: Is that all you've got to say?

      Sheriff Henderson: Well, to tell the truth, Johnny, you got so little time left, I don't figure you oughta waste it talking.

      Johnny Concho: I can't outdraw a gunslinger. I'd get killed.

      Sheriff Henderson: Most likely.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: They Went That-a-way (1963)

    User reviews15

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    7/10
    Same Bloodline. Different Cut.
    Johnny Concho is directed by Don McGuire who also co-writes the screenplay with David P. Harmon. It stars Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, William Conrad, Christopher Dark and Phyllis Kirk. Music is by Nelson Riddle and cinematography by William Mellor.

    It has become something of a forgotten Sinatra movie, courtesy of distribution issues and a general apathy towards Sinatra's performance in the title role. One glance at the few reviews that exist out there in the internet world shows it to be very much a quintessential divisive movie. There doesn't appear to be any middle ground, folk either like it plenty or loath its very existence. I fall into the former camp.

    Plot has Sinatra as Johnny Concho, a man firmly trading on his brother's fearsome reputation as one of the Wests' most deadly pistoleers. So much so that although his brother, Red Concho, doesn't even live in the town of Cripple Creek, Johnny is able to do as he pleases; win at cards without showing his hand, stay rent free in the best room at the hotel and etc. However, this all changes when gunmen Tallman (Conrad) and Walker (Dark) ride into town and announce that Tallman has gunned down Red Concho and that they are here to run the town whilst exposing Johnny for the coward he is...

    Congratulations, you just bought yourself a $300 rat.

    Sinatra for the most part here has Concho as a thoroughly dislikable man, it's actually a bold performance from Old Blue Eyes, he's up there inviting all sorts of negative reactions, either as an emotional bully or as a spineless goon, he's working hard to convince and although he's clearly wet behind the ears for a Western portrayal (it was his first go at an Oater), he gets the required impact to make the story work.

    If you have seen enough Westerns over the years then you can probably guess how everything will turn out. This is a psychological Western, one that most likely had ulterior motives as per the thematics regarding events that surfaced in America during the 1950s, but it doesn't break any molds or redefine the psychological Western. But what it does do it does very well, most notably in the way director McGuire (adaptation writer, Bad Day at Black Rock) gets quality turns out of Conrad and Wynn.

    The Wynn factor is annoying because he simply isn't in the film enough, but what we do get is truly hard as nails. He's playing Barney Clark, a reformed gunman - cum - preacher, who as it happens is the one to put a spine in Johnny's back with some tough love. Every scene Wynn is in positively crackles with testosterone, brought to us via the Lord's work of course! You will hanker for more of the character for sure, but enjoy what we have at least.

    Then there is Conrad, turning in a wonderfully sedate lesson in villainy. There's no histrionics and no shouting, just quiet speaking, cigar chomping menace, and of course he's quick on the draw, which always helps if you want to hold a town in the palm of your hand! Sinatra is not just playing second fiddle here, he's at the back waiting to be cued in by Wynn and Conrad. This doesn't make Johnny Concho a bad film! It does make it far from being a Sinatra essential viewing for his fans, but for Western fans this is well worth taking a look at if you can snag it. Cool ending as well! 7/10
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    • hitchcockthelegend
    • Mar 15, 2014

    FAQ1

    • Exactly what is the deal with this movie? With all the movie channels on cable, why is it that this movie has never been shown anywhere. With the rise of fan interest in owning their own copies of movies for the last 30 years (with Beta, VHS, DVD, and now Blu-Ray) that this movie hasn't been released for distribution? The fact that Frank Sinatra is the star of the movie, I would think the demand for releasing it for public viewing would certainly be financially beneficial for the owner of the rights. So, tell me, what's the deal?

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    • Release date
      • July 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Johnny Concho - Der Bruder des Banditen
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Kent Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,900,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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