Don Andrea Baldazar (Alain Delon) is soon to be married with gorgeous Isabella Naylor in Louisiana when suddenly Army Captain Rodney Stintson (Peter Graves) breaks in the palace for claiming that his cousin had to marry Isabella, but after the idiot cousin falls to his death Andrea is framed for murder not after promising to Isabella that they will see each other again and escaping to Texas. There he meets gunslinger Sam Hollis (Dean Martin) and Sam becomes his protector. Their trip will not go smoothly thanks to attacks by various comanche tribes on the warpath, love triangles between Sam, Andrea, Isabella and indian girl Lonetta and more. How it will end? See for yourself.
While this is a rare sort of Western with all its comedy elements and situations, it was very funny. Alain Delon surprised me in particular as he is mostly known for romantic or drama movies, yet he carried his comedic role well. Dean Martin was right in his element and funny as usual, while the supporting cast is simply a who's who of familiar faces of those years (Peter Graves, Michael Ansara, Joey Bishop, Andrew Prine, Richard Farnsworth). The Oak Park area scenery in California was great to watch with all the trees and fresh rivers.
If you are a die-hard Western fan it's still good for seeing something different, and overall, still a must for Dean Martin and old movies fans alike.
While this is a rare sort of Western with all its comedy elements and situations, it was very funny. Alain Delon surprised me in particular as he is mostly known for romantic or drama movies, yet he carried his comedic role well. Dean Martin was right in his element and funny as usual, while the supporting cast is simply a who's who of familiar faces of those years (Peter Graves, Michael Ansara, Joey Bishop, Andrew Prine, Richard Farnsworth). The Oak Park area scenery in California was great to watch with all the trees and fresh rivers.
If you are a die-hard Western fan it's still good for seeing something different, and overall, still a must for Dean Martin and old movies fans alike.