The travels of john and sebastian cabot pdf online. Terror in a texas town 1958, final confrontation youtube. Most prominent in his filmography is 1950s gun crazy, which features an infamous thrill crazy, kill crazy couple played by peggie cummins. As i watched terror in a texas town, i felt as if id seen this film many times before and would probably see something like it again. Although molly reveals nothing, hansen deduces that crale murdered his father. This movie stars sterling hayden and is a pretty strange western movie as far as westerns go. Crale is about as far from heroic as it gets, but young imbues him with the air of a man who regrets what hes become but doesnt have the means or. Lewis is known to western and noir aficionados for a handful of iconic titles. Weird, offbeat western that resembles more to monte hellmans psychedelic movies rather than anything that came out of a hollywood studio during the zenith. When george regains consciousness, he struggles back toward town. On paper its a western with everything a major star, decent supporting players, a cult director and sideways references to the blacklisting years. Keen to drive the local farmers of their land, mcneil hires a gunman, johnny crale nedrick young, who would pen the oscarwinning screenplay for the defiant ones the same year, resulting in the death of a. This offbeat, lowbudget western casts sterling hayden as george hansen, a.
A minor cult classic, the last film directed by a major cult talent, joseph h. A swedish whaler is out for revenge when he finds out that. George tries talking to molly, crales wife, but ends up beaten unconscious and dumped on a train leaving town. The man in the director s chair for my name is julia ross, gun crazy and the big combo, lewis was one of the alltime greats in film noir. George gabby hayes as sheriff ed williams billed as george hayes. Terror in a texas town 1958 sterling hayden, sebastian cabot, carol. Few directors in hollywoods golden era could wring more style and visual cleverness out of very little money as joseph h. This short film provides a look at cape town south africa, with an emphasis on the. Terror in a texas town 1958 cast and crew moviefone. A neglected wife turns to bank robbery to get her husbands attention.
Showdown at boot hill full movie, western, hd, english free full westerns duration. Chimesfreedom is updated regularly, so please stop by again soon. From the 1930s to the 1960s, there were so many stories about the western frontier it was hard to keep up with. Moments later, crale and his men beat george and put him, unconscious, on a train. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Find 2 listings related to deutsche bank in houston on. Henry roquemore as dance mc billed as henry roguemore. Such ideology, stycos 1958 argued, combined the sacrosanctness of virginity.
Of course the slogan is hyperbolic, but it references at least three of the pictures selling points. Sterling hayden, sebastian cabot, carol kelly tag line. Terror in a texas town 1958 the movie database tmdb. Legendas terror in a texas town legendas portuguese br. When swedishamerican whaler george hanson sterling hayden returns to his texas hometown after 20. The film then jumps backward a few weeks to show hansen sr. May 20th, 2003 not yet rated 1 hr 20 min plot summary. Terror in a texas town is a 1958 american western film directed by joseph lewis and starring sterling hayden. Terror in a texas town mvd entertainment group b2b. He is buying up all of the land around the town but practically nothing.
Lewiss last feature film is still a lowertier united artists effort. Terror in a texas town film by lewis 1958 britannica. The westerns a genre that was once huge business in the movie industry. The opening scenes, in which crale accepts the job to terrorize the town against the wishes of his equally weary girlfriend, seem like theyre setting him up to be the protagonist of the film. When swedishamerican whaler george hanson sterling hayden returns to his texas hometown after 20 years at sea, hes shocked to learn that his father was murdered just two days prior. From the frenzied opening credits showing backwards the main scenes of the film to the final duel between a blackrobed ironhanded in the literal sense of the term gunfighter and a swedish whale hunter armed with a gig, this film is a masterpiece. German soldiers face terror and despair on the front lines during world war i.
Thats because aside from a few novelties such as sterling hayden using a harpoon on the bad guy, it has a plot that is too familiar. It is the tale of a swedish whaler who returns from a voyage to find that avaricious landgrabber and wouldbe oil baron johnny crale has killed his. But even with its yagottaseeittobelieveit high noon showdown scene, joseph h. Terror in a texas town us, 1958, 77 minutes, black and white. But he was also a fine director of westerns, having made a lawless street, 7th cavalry and the halliday brand, all of which especially the. In a small texas town, a swedish man, armed with a whale harpoon, is facing a gunslinger, dressed in all black. Find the monthly tcm movie schedule and programming guide and learn what classic. Sterling hayden, sebastian cabot, carol kelly per the poster tagline its harpoon against sixgun, as sterling hayden, son of an immigrant swedish whaler, goes all captain ahab on a rotten cattle baron whose rampant greed threatens the livelihood of smalltime. Jay wilsey as blackie martin billed as buffalo bill jr. The good guy fights the climactic battle with a barbed whaling harpoon. With sterling hayden, sebastian cabot, carol kelly, eugene mazzola.
A greedy oil man trying to buy up the swedes land might be the guilty party. Later, in the hotel saloon, george offers a drink to molly, crales wife, and then questions her. Its a subtler, less bravura scene than the offcamera bank heist in gun crazy, the. Sterling hayden goes up against sebastian cabot and nedrick. Those words blare from the poster for terror in a texas town, a 1958. The man in the directors chair for my name is julia ross, gun crazy and the big combo, lewis was one of the alltime greats in film noir. Naked alibi 1954 sterling hayden, gloria grahame, gene barry full movie most wanted movies. When the texas plains ran with blood and black gold.
This unique western centers on a texas town dominated by a land baron sebastian cabot of family affair. World bank, which would only negotiate the rescheduling of loans or. Terror in a texas town 1958 this is a powerful story and deserves to be seen there is a small cult following around this film. Costar nedrick young wrote much of the script, but bc he had been blacklisted during the mccarthy era, he was not credited for it even the most casual fans of western movies love a good showdown scene, but very few are as unusual as. Legendas terror in a texas town download movie and tv. Through flashback we see the events that led to this peculiar confrontation. Terror in a texas town 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Terror in a texas town 1958 sterling hayden, sebastian cabot. William wylers bigbudget, color the big country and the lowbudget, blackandwhite. Though routinely saddled with what were perceived as b pictures, he managed to sometimes inject ambitious camerawork and innovative compositions into multiple genres as found in my name is julia ross, so dark the night. Armed with a harpoon, a swedish whaler is out for revenge after the death of his father. Sterling hayden, sebastian cabot, carol kelly, eugene martin, ned young, victor millan. Written by dalton trumbo ben l perry in credits during his blacklisted years terror in a texas town deserves mention as a movie that was written with. The dead mans son, george hansen, arrives in town and finds out that his father has died, but isnt sure how or why. In my experience, this is done only when the script calls for breaking the 4th wall and having the character speak directly to the. Movie details when the texas plains ran with blood and black gold. Music and the war film, gangster film, thriler and action movie. George hanson sterling hayden, the killing is an honest, hardworking whaler, who returns to his texas h.
This is a kind of baroque pre spaghetti western save the fact that it was shot in the u. Mcneil sebastian cabot, the time machine is a greedy hotel owner who wants to take control of prairie city, the texas town of the title. A swedish whaler is out for revenge when he finds out that a greedy oil man murdered his father for their land. The sheriff is in mcneils pocket and unwilling to help. Lewis was able to combine the two genres in which he had excelled.