White Comanche

White Comanche
Original film poster
Directed byJosé Briz Méndez (as "Gilbert Lee Kay")
Written byFrank Gruber
José Briz Méndez
Manuel Gomez Rivera
Robert I. Holt
Produced bySam White
Philip N. Krasne
Vincente Gomez
StarringWilliam Shatner
Joseph Cotten
Perla Cristal
Rosanna Yanni
CinematographyFrancisco Fraile
Music byJean Ledrut
Production
company
Producciones Cinematográficas A.B.
Distributed byViñals Distribución Galinza Films S.A. (Spain)
International Producers Corporation (USA)
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
93 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

White Comanche or Comanche blanco or Rio Hondo is a 1968 Spaghetti Western starring William Shatner in a dual role.

The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.[1]

Plot

Drifter Johnny Moon (William Shatner) is frequently attacked as he is mistaken for his twin brother Notah who leads Comanche war parties in attacks on the white population whilst he is having visions on peyote. Johnny travels to a Comanche encampment where he challenges his brother to a fight to the death in the town of Rio Hondo.

When Johnny rides into Rio Hondo he finds the town is at boiling point between two warring factions with only Sheriff Logan (Joseph Cotten) keeping the peace. One of the factions discovers Johnny's prowess with his six gun and tries to hire him. Johnny says he will give his answer in four days, after the climax with his brother.

Cast

Production

William Shatner travelled to Spain In March 1967 during a break from his shooting schedule for the Star Trek television show.[2] Producer Sam White recalled that Shatner tried to get the NBC network to buy the film to show on television.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Wilson, John (2005). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-69334-0.
  2. ^ p.124 Hauck, Dennis William Captain Quirk Kensington Publishing Corporation, 01/10/1995
  3. ^ p.418 Bruskin, David N., White, Jack, White, Jules, White, Sam The White brothers: Jack, Jules & Sam White Directors Guild of America, 01/05/1990