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Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Producer: Lester Welch. A United States/Spanish co-production between Lester Welch Productions (Hollywood) and Zurbano Films (Madrid).Copyright 31 December 1964 by Lester Welch/Zurbano Films. Released through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. No recorded New York opening. U.S. release: 31 March 1966. U.K. release: 16 August 1965. 8,217 feet. 91 minutes. Spanish title: El Hijo del Pistolero.SYNOPSIS: On the Mexican-American border of 1877, a gang of outlaws headed by James Ketchum attempts to hold up a stagecoach carrying a shipment of gold. But they are driven off by the local sheriff and his deputy with an assist from one of the stagecoach passengers, a young sharpshooter called Johnny. Later, when the outlaws raid a cattle ranch belonging to Don Fortuna, Johnny is wounded in the shoulder while helping to fight off the attack. While recuperating, Johnny falls in love with Don Fortuna's daughter, Pilar, but he leaves her to track down Ketchum, whom he believes responsible for his mother's death years before.COMMENT: So far as M-G-M was concerned, CinemaScope had well and truly outstayed its box-office welcome by the time its 120th and final CinemaScope release was sent around the drive-in and action circuit in 1966. True, unlike the previous year's "Greed in the Sun", CinemaScope is actually mentioned all of twice in the Press Sheet and the process does figure in the advertising blocks, but the size of the type and the prominence of its lay-out has come down a long, long way from 1953's "Knights of the Round Table"."Son of a Gunfighter" itself is a presentable Spanish western which benefits from Manuel Berenguer's superb location cinematography. Mr Tamblyn is purposeful enough in the lead, Miss Granada makes an appealing heroine, and it's always good to see Fernando Rey — even if his role here, as the heroine's dad, rather limits his opportunities.

This is no "The Ten Commandments, even though the good guys block the passage of the bag guys by hurling fire down on them to prevent them from moving.Otherwise, an extremely routine western where Russ Tamblyn seeks to discover the man who he claimed killed his mother. Refusing to reveal his last name, he comes upon the man and then we learn that the latter is his father. The father explains the circumstances of why he abandoned Johnny (Tamblyn) and his mother 20 years before. Wherever they'd go to live, there was always a young one wanting to test his fast speed on the notorious father.Of course, all this has to be put aside when Mexican bandits threaten them and the "hacienda" they have taken refuge in. Naturally, romance blossoms between Tamblyn and the young daughter of the owner of the estate.Surprising that Tamblyn who starred in far superior pictures such as "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," "Peyton Place," and "West Side Story" ever did this routine fanfare.

Now this was a movie that looked promising, but it didn't deliver. It is very handsome in its look though, the sets, scenery, costumes and photography still look absolutely beautiful, the score is suitably rousing and fitting, I loved the film's idea and out of the supporting Fernando Rey is by far the most consistent. However, the film is too short and I think rushed too. The idea of the story is great, but it is lacking in emotion and at the end of the day it is the case of too much going on. The dialogue can be silly too, the direction is ambitious but it tries too hard and Russ Tamblyn(who I really like) and Kieron Moore are bland in the lead roles. Overall, disappointing but worth a peek I guess. 4/10 Bethany Cox

I switched on today before coming to work and saw the listed film 'Son of a Gunfighter' - never heard of the actors involved but stuck around to watch the adventure roll out. Bit of a giveaway film title though as it becomes apparent during the telling as to who is who and who is going to kill who. There could have been more chemistry in the blooming romance between Johnny and Pilar. But the music was really surprising - shades of the Rawhide them and when the action built up, so did the music. But what became of the bad guy laid out in stakes under the hot sun with a wet hide tied round his neck - i assume he met an inevitable agonising death as the hide dried and choked him quite slowly and painfully. Scenery was great and is the first time I have seen Maria Granada - quite a honey. For a movie now well over 40 years old, I found it quite entertaining genre wise.