Directed by
Gene Kelly
USA 19
The older he got, the more Jimmy Stewart became attached to his wing collars and tweeds and swinging saloon doors. But it couldn't have been the romantic notion of western chivalry that interested him. Here, he's John O'Hanlan, an aging Texan cowpoke who unexpectedly inherits the rowdiest whorehouse in Cheyenne. The smut remains relatively tasteful for a film of its time - perhaps because Kelly's focus is squarely upon the friendship between O'Hanlon and his old partner Harley Sullivan (Fonda); how they extricate each other from scrapes; how they come to terms with their new acquisition.
Excerpt from Channel 4 located HERE
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Theatrical Release: June 12th, 1970
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Runtime | 1:41:51 | |
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Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, None | |
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Edition Details: • Featurette
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A bit of pinkish/red hue to the skin tones but there are some sharp scenes making me feel this is just how the film actually looks. 2.35 anamorphic widescreen. Extras include a featurette on 'The Good Time Girls' of cinema and a theatrical trailer. A film that makes one feel it was chosen for the ease and enjoyment of the two stars (with Fonda suggested by Stewart)- light comedy and nothing bawdy - a wind-down-your-career western - but not a bad one. NOTE: This some on the opposite disc side to Firecreek. |
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Directed by
Vincent McEveety
USA 1968
"FIRECREEK" is a good, sturdy and occasionally powerful little Western. James Stewart is plain wonderful and Henry Fonda almost matches him. For some strange reason those peerless veteran cowboys have never appeared on the same movie prairie before, only once together in a 1948 comedy called "On Our Merry Way." To see what they, a fine cast and a dandy new director have accomplished on a small patch of ground has been worth the twenty-year wait.
Excerpt from New York Times located HERE
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Theatrical Release: January 24th, 1968
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Runtime | 1:43:56 | |
Video | 2.35:1
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Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Warner Home Video Aspect Ratio: Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Edition Details: • trailer
DVD Release Date: August 15th, 2006 |
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I enjoyed this film a little more than I thought I would. The folk of small western town Firecreek stand up for their rights after gunmen abuse them, leading to an extravagant final battle between good-guy Jimmy Stewart and bad-guy Henry Fonda. Probably the next to worse transfer after The Naked Spur - it still doesn't look overly poor - some black/red boosting. A little dark in the 2.35 ratio, anamorphic and progressive. Good subtitles and only a trailer as an extra. NOTE: This some on the opposite disc side to The Cheyenne Social Club. |
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Recommended Reading for Western Genre Fans (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
The Crowded Prairie: American National Identity in
the Hollywood Western (Cinema and Society) by Michael Coyne |
The Invention of the Western Film : A Cultural
History of the Genre's First Half Century (Genres in American Cinema S.) by Scott Simmon |
The Searchers (Bfi Film Classics) by Edward Buscombe |
The Western Genre by John Saunders |
Westerns: Films through History (AFI
Film Readers) by Janet Walker |
The Encyclopedia of Westerns (The Facts on File
Film Reference Library) by Herb Fagen, Tom Selleck |
Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in
Twentieth-Century America by Richard Slotkin |
The Western (Inside Film) by David Lusted |
Red River (Bfi Film Classics) by Suzanne Liandrat-Guigues |
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