Classic Western Film on Turner Classic Movies Tonight!

[Mistered]

A couple other interesting facts about W-73 - it was the first movie where an actor (Stewart) took NO base pay but instead a % of the box office gross - and it paid off. Also it was Herb Parsons (The Showman Shooter) who was standing next to Stewart and shot the stamps out of the washers that were thrown in the air.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Not as good as "The Legend of Evil Roy Slade", but it will do.

 

[Mistered]

Bend of the River is up next and it's another good one.

Yep! - And I traveled through the area it was filmed in just today.

 

[BearBio]

Vikings was a bust, so I turned back to "Winchester '73". then watched Bend of the River === Recognized Cielo Falls, Rooster Rock and Crown Point as well as the Sandy River and, possibly, The Dalles.

 

[Alpo]

Them posters, a few threads up. That bottom one musta been for a re-release. Maybe even a re-re-release.

Starring Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis? Both were bit parts, Hudson's didn't even have lines. And Curtis is listed as "Anthony", not "Tony". That poster has to be fro, several years later, after they both became famous.

 

[Targets Guy]

Good movie. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Watchdog]

Them posters, a few threads up. That bottom one musta been for a re-release. Maybe even a re-re-release.

Starring Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis? Both were bit parts, Hudson's didn't even have lines. And Curtis is listed as "Anthony", not "Tony". That poster has to be from several years later, after they both became famous.

You are correct about one of the posters (shown below). It's actually advertising the Italian release of the film, which was no doubt dubbed into Italian as well. Note the printed language at the botton of the poster. Distribuzione is Italian for "Distribution", for example. Note also that on the poster, the printer left the "d" off Millard Mitchell's name.

Rock Hudson did have lines in the film, though. Next time you watch it, he speaks in the scene with the Indian trader played by John McIntire.

 

[GaryS]

You're much older than you look from your avatar!

Winchester '73 is one of my favorites. In addition to being on TCM tonight, it's available On Demand, at least on Comcast.

Millard Mitchell was a very talented actor. He also had a role in "Singing in the Rain." He died much too young.

"Twelve O'Clock High" shows up on TCM a few times a year, and I also have the DVD. I read that it was used for some years to train officer candidates in the principles of command.

Also on TCM soon will be "Bend of the River", "The FBI Story" and several other James Stewart movies. Again some of them are available On Demand, if you have that in your cable package.

IIRC (?) The Winchester 73 "One Of A Thousands" was no different from other 1873s. This was a "Sales Gimmick" by Winchester Company for advertisement purposes

 

[the ringo kid]

It was on here the other night but it was the remake without Stewart and I couldnt get into it. 1967. I hope tonight is the good one!!!1950.

No "hoping" about it. It IS the good one.

 

[the ringo kid]

It is one of the best, isn't it? It's also one of the most underappreciated ever made. It hardly ever shows up on TCM or even AMC. It's a film not to miss, though.

One of my faves-Peck was great as the B.gen. Ive got one great Peck Publicity shot:
This one to be exact:

 

[Watchdog]

Another little cameo role that sometimes gets glossed over...James Best plays a cavalryman who gets shot to death during the Indian attack. He's shown in the photo below next to Tony Curtis (who was billed as Anthony Curtis in the credits).

And we all know James Best as one of the best character actors in a long time...and as Sheriff Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard.

He was a very talented guy who also wrote and directed films and television shows.

Just a side note here: What I wouldn't give for one of those Springfields!

 

[the ringo kid]

Stewart, Wayne, & Eastwood were all good, but one more worth mentioning, and my personal favorite, Gary Cooper. You want to see
a good western and get a few laughs along the way, pick up The Westerner. Walter Brennan won the Academy Award for his role as
Judge Roy Bean. It's a hoot. Cooper also won an Academy Award for
his performance in High Noon. He was a real authentic cowboy from
Montana.

Distant Drums is another unappreciated Cooper effort. ive got one great still from that movie: Cant find my image but this one'll have to do:

Neat early Coop image-unrelated: