Joe Kidd movie

[Rammer Jammer]

Good Western of that period. Far better than Hang 'em High which is barely above the quality of a TV movie.

 

[walkin jack]

I, too, just watched it on Netflix. Haven't seen it since it first came out. I was surprised to see that it was based on the book by Elmore Leonard.

 

[2152hq]

5 bucks says I can break your neck before you move that thing one inch.


In the cut version with ads, when Clint shoots the guy sniping from the mountain it shows him looking thru the scope, making an elevation / windage adjustment then hitting him first shot. In the un-edited one he adjusts the scope after taking a shot and seeing the impact.

Isn't the 'scope (a Winchester A5 ?) mounted backwards on the T/D Ross rifle?.

Not that it would make a difference with Clint using it I suppose...

 

[cmj8591]

Joe Kidd should get an Oscar just for being able to work a scoped Remington-Keene, Ross Model 10 and a Broomhandle into the same script. The 99 that Harlan has is really nice and would be period correct but the scope looks a little modern to me.

 

[cougar14]

I think it’s the first movie noticed guys in the foreground getting shot before you heard the report of the rifle off in the distance

Valdez is coming.

 

[DWalt]

Another oldie starring a broomhandle Mauser is 1975's "Lucky Lady" with Burt Reynolds and Gene Hackman as a pair of rum runners during prohibition. Also features a Purdey double gun named "Old Purdey."

 

[ACORN]

Valdez is coming.

Never saw it.

 

[cmj8591]

Never saw it.

If you like westerns, you're missing out.

 

[lihpster]

Never saw it.

You should. Good movie.

 

[UncleEd]

In the 1990 "Quigley Down Under," much is made
of the Sharp's ability to reach out.

But in the 1971 "Valdez Is Coming," it is just a
matter of fact long range killer. As Valdez says,
"it's my own load."

"Valdez Is Coming" and "Joe Kidd" are both
Elmore Leonard stories. Guess he was
fascinated by long-range rifles.