The Texican | Audie Murphy, Broderick Crawford | An Audie Murphy Spaghetti Western!

The Texican | Audie Murphy, Broderick Crawford | Real WWII Hero Gets Spaghetti

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The Texican

	The Texican Audie Murphy, Broderick Crawford Sony Pictures, 2005 average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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Audie Murphy (The Red Badge of Courage) and Broderick Crawford (Born Yesterday Best Actor Oscar Winner All the Kings Men 1949) star as sworn enemies who battle it out for control of an entire town in this action-packed western adventure. Jess Carlin (Murphy) is a former sheriff living in peaceful Mexican exile who must cross the border into Texas to uncover the truth regarding his brother's murder. Pursued by bloodthirsty bounty hunters and risking certain death Carlin arrives in the town of Rum Rock where he finds a populace gripped by fear. The evil town boss Luke Starr (Crawford) not only set up Carlin in the first place by murdered his brother a respected newspaperman for exposing his corrupt ways. While investigating the murder and the mounting conspiracy of silence Carlin finds romance in the arms of the beautiful dancehall girl Kits O'Neal (Diana Lorys) for whom Crawford carries a torch. The result is rousing frontier drama which explodes into a blazing shootout at sundown. Murphy show was WWII's most decorated G.I. parlayed his boyishly handsome good looks and war record into a thriving film career. His impeccable image made him a great foil for famed screen heavy Broderick Crawford.System Requirements:Running Time: 88 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 043396094598 Manufacturer No: 09459

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An Audie Murphy Spaghetti Western!

This film was canned in Europe (Spain)and hauntingly similar to the style set by Sergio Leone in his Eastwood "Man with No Name" trilogy. The supporting actors are mostly Spanish except for the familiar figure of screen heavy Broderick Crawford. There is a blending of the Hollywood Westerns and the Italian Spaghettis in this one. The dubbing is so obvious (typical of spaghetties)but the storyline is easy to follow (typical of Hollywood westerns). Murphy's boyish looking demeanor is still here but his age shows in this one. The protagoinists still dress decently and "cleanly" (typical of Hollywood). The only reference to the slovenly atmosphere, dirt and perspiration stink (in Spaghetties) are the presence of flies stealing the scenes in some shots. The gunfire (whistling type of blast)and the Morricone type of music (done to nauseating extremes) definitley makes this a Spaghetti western with its good qualities. The distracting and dizzying closeup-shots of Italian spaghettis thankfully were not incorporated into this movie. If you have been accustomed to the Hollywood B westerns by Audie Murphy at Universal, this movie is still of similar mode, except that it has the spaghetti taste in it. This is a good movie for western fanatics who enjoy the genre.

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Real WWII Hero Gets Spaghetti

Audie Murphy, the real life WWII Soldier/Hero stars in his only Spaghetti Western.That alone should seal the deal for anyone with any interest in the Italian Western films of the 60s and 70s.Worthy of any Western collection.

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