Ace High 1968 N/R, 120 min. Genre: Western aka: Four Gunmen of Ave Maria Revenge in El Paso
Director: Giuseppe Colizzi Cast: Eli Wallach, Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Brock Peters, Kevin McCarthy, Steffen Zacharias, Tiffany Hoyveld, Federico Boido, Bruno Corazzari, Livio Lorenzon
Saved from a hanging, Cat Stevens (Terence Hill) is hunted by his saviors after he returned to a life of crime. But Cat is also hunting: he is tracking down the men who sent him to prison. This "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" wannabe wasn't.
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Roy Colt and Winchester Jack 1970 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Mario Bava Cast: Brett Halsey, Charles Southwood, Marilu Tolo, Teodoro Corra, Guido Lollobrigida, Isa Miranda, Bruno Corazzari, Federico Boido, Franco Pesce, Mauro Bosco
This comedy/spaghetti Western rip-off of the popular Westerns of the time follows gunslingers Roy Colt (Brett Halsey) and Winchester Jack (Charles Southwood) as they start out by saving a native American prostitute, Mahila (Marilu Tolo), from a murder charge. The trio, along with Monseignor (Teodoro Corra) and his outlaw gang, search for a buried fortune. Some good Bava touches, especially interesting photo shots.
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Run, Man, Run! 1968 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Foreign / Western
Director: Sergio Sollima Cast: Tomas Milian, Donald O'Brien, John Ireland, Federico Boido, Linda Veras, Chelo Alonso, Jose Torres, Luciano Rossi, Nello Pazzafini, Marco Guglielmi, Gianni Rizzo, Goffredo Unger
Knife-throwing, petty thief Cuchillo (Tomas Milian) finds out from a prison inmate, who he helped escape, the location of a cache of gold. After the prisoner is killed, Cuchillo heads for the gold, which is intended to help fund the Mexical Revolution. But others also want the gold. One of the better spaghetti Westerns, with humor thrown in for good measure.
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| 1. Ace High (1968) aka: Four Gunmen of Ave Maria aka: Revenge in El Paso
2. Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970)
3. Run, Man, Run! (1968)
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