Cost Of Dying (1968)

A gang of cattle rustlers, lead by their blond leader Scaife (Bruno Corazzari), acquire a herd of cow by killing the herders that are tending to them in the snowy mountains of Colorado. The rustlers try to get the herd through the snow-covered forest but cannot make it, so they enter a small town asking if they can stay a few days. Although suspicious, the town sheriff Ramson (Raymond Pellegrin) lets the men stay.

Later, the sheriff's adopted son Tony (Andrea Giordana) and his girl, go into the country store to get supplies. There they run into the rude gang of rustlers who try to take the girl away. There is a fist fight that is broken up by the sheriff.

Dan El (John Ireland), one of the rustlers, meets and talks with the sheriff. It turns out that Dan is an old friend of the sheriff and the father of Tony. Dan tells the sheriff that he should leave town. Scaife and his gang are bad and do not intend to leave but to take over the town. The sheriff gathers the townsfolk together and tries to get them to take up arms to fight the gang. However the most of townies are apathetic and walk away.

Late at night the sheriff, and the few men who will fight back, sneak into the rustler's camp to try to drive them out. It doesn't turn out their way and the men are defeated. Scaife and the sheriff have a showdown with the sheriff being shot and killed.

Scaife makes the villagers his slaves by forcing the men to work making a corral for the cattle. The other men go after the women of the village to have their way. While the men are resting after a hard day's work, Tony sneaks away killing a guard in the process. When Scaife find out, he has three town men shot and laid out for the entire village to see. The next day Tony pretends to be one of the corpses, surprising a guard. He kills the guard and steals his horse.

Scaife and his gang hold Tony's girl hostage as they search the woods for him. Dan breaks away and finds Tony. He confronts him and says that Tony must fight back. He trains him in gunplay on the snowy mountains.

Back at the village, Tony's friend is killed by one of the gang as he tries to get some bread to eat. Suddenly Tony rides in on a horse and beats up the rustler. However the baddie is not dead and tries to shoot Tony. But the villagers had had enough and one of the men kill him with an axe.

The villagers finally rebel and start killing the rustlers. Scaife and his men keep finding the dead bodies of the guards. All the houses are empty as the townsfolk have taken up positions. There is a huge shootout in the town. Finally Scaife and Dan face off. Dan shoots Scaife but as he approaches the rustler, Scaife pulls out his gun and shoots Dan. Tony arrives just as Dan dies. He throws down his gun in disgust.

Alternate Titles: Quanto Costa Morire, A Taste Of Death

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The Man From Oklahoma (1965)

A new sheriff comes to town and must instantly stop the town thugs from beating up a drunk man at the saloon. There are crimes being committed left and right, but it's not clear if the town is run by the mean landowner and his ruthless hired hand or the drunken son. Our hero eventually gains the trust of the daughter of a man who was killed and wants to find out who guilty party is.

I personally found this movie quite uninteresting and boring even though the characters of the landowner, hired hand and estranged son reminded me of the film The Big Country.

Alternate titles: Il Ranch Degli Spietati, Ranch of the Ruthless, Oklahoma John

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Lemonade Joe (1964)

When I watched this Czech film almost a year ago I took some shorthand notes to help me summarize the plot. Unfortunately since it was year ago, I don't really know how to interpret these jottings. However, in the spirit of this wacky film, I will just presents them as it and leave it at that.

Alternate titles: Limonádový Joe aneb Konská opera

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Tinted.

Barroom brawl.

Tornado Lou makes me cry with her singing.

Doug Badman wants Lou.

Arizona revival preaches to get men off drink. Temperance.

Joe shows up and saves girl from Old Pistol. Shoots fly.

Challenges Pistol to apologize, shoots off his pants.

Bad guys show up and rob bank. Shootout in streets but no one gets hit. Alcohol makes them bad aims. Joe shoots them as they leave town.

Kolaloka Saloon. Town gets supply of lemonade.

Men duel with steady hand because no alcohol. They shoot each other and both die.

Saloon run down, no business. Badman’s brother Hugo arrives. Reminisce days of crime together. Hogofogo magician.

Arrested by sheriff in lemonade bar because he is wanted. Puts handcuffs on fake hand and Hogofogo shoots sheriff.

Saloon busy again.

Hogofogo goes after Winnifred at cemetery where she is visiting mother’s grave.

Joe sees vision of attack as he rides through desert singing.

Winnie finds out that Joe is just a lemonade agent.

Joe comes to town. Lou tries to stop him from being ambushed.

Attacked by trumpet player in black face who jumps out of piano.

Gets Hogo to sign pro-lemonade paper.

Joe drinks alcohol by accident and passes out.

Lou saves Joe, kisses him awake and admits love.

Lou joins baddies in wanting Joe dead after he rejects her.

Hogo pretends to be blind piano tuner. Winnie leads him to saloon. Knocks her out with ether.

Joe stops “man” carrying her away passed out. Claims she is drunk.

Tells him to meet in dead man’s valley at night.

Joe sneaks up on them, accidentally drinks liquor.

Lou loves him again.

Tied up and covered in food. Lou shoots baddies through camera and saves Joe who is reunited with Winnie.

Hugo gets accidental smoke signal message thinking the job is done. Doug doesn’t like that Hugo is corrupting innocent girl.

Hugo prepares for girl’s arrival.

Winnie reunited with father. Lou reformed.

Joe changes outfit. Finds out he is son of Kola.

Showdown with Hogo, poker game.

Hogo attacks with champagne and shoots him.

Everyone attacked in graveyard. Shoots Lou. Doug puts corkscrew in Hogo’s back, shot by Joe. Joe saves girl. Everyone dead, all siblings.

Everyone revived by lemonade.

Oil, gold, stock whiskola, married