The Stranger Returns (1967)

A cynical gunfighter, aided by an elderly prophet, becomes involved in a feud with a bandit gang trying to obtain a stagecoach made of solid gold.

Director:

Luigi Vanzi (as Vance Lewis)

Writers:

Tony Anthony (original story), Roberto Infascelli (screenplay) (as Bob Enescelle Jr.)

Stars:

Tony Anthony, Daniele Vargas, Ettore Manni

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Anthony	...	The Stranger
Daniele Vargas	...	Good Jim
Ettore Manni	...	Lieutenant Stafford
Jill Banner	...	Caroline
Raf Baldassarre	...	Chrysler
Marina Berti	...	Ethel
Mario Novelli	...	Austin (as Anthony Freeman)
Roberto Chiappa	...	En Plein Henchman
Fred Coplan	...	En Plein Henchman at Water Trough
Luciana Antonelli	...	Surprised Girl
Silvana Bacci	...	Mexican Wife
Aysanoa Runachagua	...	Mexican Husband (as Sonko)
Antonio Danesi	...	Jess - Stagecoach Driver
Giuseppe Addobbati	...	Mr. Stanley
Amerigo Castrighella	...	En Plein Henchman at Water Trough (as Mario Castrighella)

Storyline

Taking the identity of a dead postal inspector found on the trail, a stranger rides into a small western town and finds himself in the middle of a stagecoach robbery perpetrated by a gang of twenty ruthless desperados. Finding out the object of the heist was not a strongbox as it seemed but a solid gold stagecoach, he enlists the aid of a down-and-out old preacher and tracks down the dangerous gang and their unsuspected ally.

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Plot Keywords:

italo western | postal inspector | old west | poncho | violence | 

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Taglines:

Trap him! Tease him! Trample him! ...but watch out when the stranger gets mad!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tony Anthony aka " The Stranger" smokes a total of 4 cigarettes throughout the entire film. The first three being hand rolled and you can tell that they are totally not fun to smoke since The Stranger only takes one puff and throws it away and also looks disgusted. Towards the end of the movie he finally has a real cigarette and you can tell he is much more pleased.

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Connections

Follows A Stranger in Town (1967)

User Reviews

Another Tony Anthony Film

Enjoyed the first film with Tony Anthony, "A Strange in Town" and this film is quite similar except there are women being raped and one shot dead while trying to hang out her laundry. There are a whole gang of laughing bandits who simply love to tease, torture and kill in cold blood. The Strange meets up with a rather crazy preacher who has all kinds of secrets to help the Stranger fight off this gang of bandits who are after a gold shipment and the Stranger assumes the identify of a murdered postal inspector. The Stranger is captured and given a good beating and was pulled by a rope behind a stagecoach and was then kicked and punched in the face constantly. The music in this picture added a great deal of sound effects throughout the entire film and I must say some of the gals in this picture were very good looking and sexy.

Details

Country:

Italy West Germany USA

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

August 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Stranger Returns

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnia Generale Finanziaria Cinematografica, Primex Italiana, Juventus Fillm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (Metrocolor: US prints)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1