The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.7/10   

Réalisateur:

Gene Kelly

Scénariste:

James Lee Barrett (writer)

Release Date:

12 juin 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Western

Accroche:

Where the West Was Really Made

Plot:

An aging cowboy finds to his embarrassment that the successful business he has inherited from his brother is actually a house of prostitution.

Plot Keywords:

Prostitution | Cowboy | Brothel | Inheritance | Barroom Brawl

Awards:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Leaden western romp

Ensemble

James Stewart	...	John O'Hanlan
Henry Fonda	...	Harley Sullivan
Shirley Jones	...	Jenny
Sue Ane Langdon	...	Opal Ann
Elaine Devry	...	Pauline
Robert Middleton	...	Barkeep (Great Plains Saloon)
Arch Johnson	...	Marshal J. L. Barrett
Dabbs Greer	...	Jedediah W. Willowby
Jackie Russell	...	Carrie Virginia
Jackie Joseph	...	Annie Jo
Sharon DeBord	...	Sara Jean
Richard Collier	...	Nathan Potter
Charles Tyner	...	Charlie Bannister
Jean Willes	...	Alice
Robert J. Wilke	...	Corey Bannister

Autre(s) titre(s):

Attaque au Cheyenne Club (France) [fr]

Durée:

103 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Classification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

National General Pictures

Anecdotes:

The last time James Stewart starred in a Western.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: There are no mountains in the immediate vicinity of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Guillemet:

John O'Hanlan: When you're out on the range with nobody to talk to most of the time but your horse, you do a lot of dreaming. And I dreamed of being a man of property. But you know... you know Mr. Willoughby, and I didn't realize it then, but I've always been a man of property. I have my horse. I have my blanket and I have the whole West to ride in. How could a man own more than that? No, Mr. Willoughby, I'm a cowboy. Always have been... I know now I always will be.

Movie Connections:

Edited into La classe américaine (1993) (TV)

Soundtrack:

One Dream

Leaden western romp

Despite the fact it had Gene Kelly (of all people) as director, this western comedy-drama is incredibly tired and stale. James Stewrat plays a cowboy in the late 1800's who inherits an upscale brothel; Henry Fonda is Stewart's talkative partner; Shirley Jones is the resident madam. Everyone does their best with the tepid material, although Stewart has rarely looked this drained. The spirit of the piece seems lost on Kelly, whose set-ups and comic asides are charmless, accenting all the inherent western-genre clichés without adding anything fresh. Perhaps the script is the main culprit; writer James Lee Barrett must have been raised on old western serials, for his scenario is cluttered up with hammy folks and the kind of movie prostitutes who can't wait to jump into the sack. *1/2 from ****