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Johnny Concho

1956, Movie, NR, 84 mins

Johnny Concho: Review

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One wonders who would be dumb enough to star New Jersey-born Sinatra in a western? Then one notes the name of the coproducer is the same as that of the star and the question is answered. Sinatra plays the younger brother of a gunman who had been the fastest gun in Cripple Creek, Arizona, in 1875, until he drew a little slower than the competition, Conrad and Dark. Now the small burg looks to Sinatra to get rid of the killers who have established themselves as the bosses of the town. But Sinatra, a bully and coward, flees the confrontation. He meets Kirk and preacher Wynn, a gun-carrying man of the cloth. They both convince Sinatra that he has to return to Cripple Creek to avenge his brother's murder and to come to grips with his own fears. He goes back to the town and rouses the people to stand up and fight against the villains. There's the customary showdown, and Sinatra is wounded, then aided by the townspeople in ridding the village of the criminals. In the end, Sinatra is hailed by the burghers as being his own man and no longer standing in the shadow of his late brother. It's light on the action and heavy on the dialog, which one might expect from McGuire, a former actor turned novelist and screenwriter. McGuire cowrote TOOTSIE, as well as MEET DANNY WILSON, and many others. He can be a very funny writer, as witnessed by his novel 1600 Floogle Street, but you couldn't tell by the screenplay for this one. Conrad went on to become a producer at Warners, as well as the star of his own TV series "Cannon." Gordon was yet another double-duty person in the cast, having written the screenplay for TOBRUK as well as many others, in between being one of the best villains around. leave a comment
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