Son of a Gunfighter

1965 film by Paul Landres

1965 (1965) (Spanish)
May 1966 (1966-05) (United States)

Running time

91 minutesCountriesSpain
United StatesLanguageEnglish

Son of a Gunfighter (Spanish: El Hijo del Pistolero) is a 1965 Spanish-American Western film directed by Paul Landres.^[1] It was the last MGM film to be shot in CinemaScope.^[2]

Russ Tamblyn was cast as "Son of a Gunfighter" in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained as a homage to this film.^[3]

Plot

Along the Mexican–American border, outlaws rob a bank then attack a stagecoach and find themselves defeated with the help of an ace gunman who seems to be looking for the group leader. After being injured in a shoot-out with bandidos, the young man continues his quest, aided by the Mexican rancher the bandits were trying to rob.

Cast

Russ Tamblyn as Johnny Ketchum
Kieron Moore as Deputy Mace Fenton
James Philbrook as James 'Ace' Ketchum
Fernando Rey as Don Pedro Fortuna
María Granada as Pilar Fortuna, Don Pedro's Daughter
Aldo Sambrell as Juan Morales, Bandit Chief
Antonio Casas as Pecos, Ace's Lieutenant
Barta Barri as Esteban, Don Pedro's Major Domo
Ralph Browne as Sheriff Litton

References

^ "Son of a Gunfighter". Spaghetti-western.net.
^ SON OF A GUNFIGHTER, Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (January 1, 1965): p. 138
^ Whisky bet won role in hit movie [Edition 4] Carson, Alan. Daily Record, 1 February 2013, p. 3