Nathan,
I didn't see the movis you're speaking about, but you are
quite unfair with the Duke. Beside, not everyone can play
soldiers and cowboy like him (and I'm thinking of Glenn Ford
even though I like him very much) AD
----- Message d'origine ---- De : Nathan Cain <
IndieCrime@gmail.com>
: rara-avis-l <
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com> Envoy頬e : Dimanche, 29
Juillet 2007, 20h33mn 03s Objet : RARA-AVIS: Plunder of the
Sun: The Movie
I
just caught the 1953 movie version of David Dodge's Plunder
of the
Sun on Turner Classic movies. It was passable, but not great.
The most
notable thing about it was the scenery. It was all filmed on
location
in Mexico, and the ruins Glenn Ford was all right as Al
Colby,
although he wore a black suit the entire time and came off as
more of
an imitation Sam Spade than a treasure hunter. It wouldn't
have hurt
to have him lose the tie, but maybe everybody always wore
ties
everywhere in 1953. There was also a voice over, which was
entirely
unnecessary.
The climax was also turned into your run of the mill
gunfight. Don't
know why that was necessary. The guy who talks in between
films on TCM
said John Wayne's production company made the film and that
Wayne
considered starring in it, but passed. I'm glad he did. Wayne
could do
soldiers and cowboys, but that was about it.
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