Director:
Oscar RudolphWriter:
Gerald Drayson AdamsProducer:
Sam KatzmanCinematographer:
Gordon AvilEditor:
Jerome ThomsProduction Designer:
Robert PetersonProduction Company:
Four Leaf ProductionsThe 18 Oct 1961 Var announced the project by its provisional title, The Broken Lariat, as the next to be undertaken by producer Sam Katzman. Casting was anticipated for early 1962, as stated in the 14 Dec 1961 DV. According to the 30 Mar 1962 DV, principal photography was expected to begin 3 Apr 1962 in Chatsworth, CA. The $300,000 production had a twelve-day shooting schedule. Shortly after filming was completed, guitarist-actor Duane Eddy recorded the theme song on 19 Apr 1962, as reported in that day’s DV. The title had since been changed to The Wild Westerners. The 3 May 1962 issue credited composer Jack Nitzsche with scoring the film.
As indicated by box-office reports in the 27 Jun 1962 Var, the picture opened a week earlier in Denver, CO. Openings in Los Angeles, CA, and New York City followed on 29 Aug and 10 Oct 1962, respectively. A review in the 25 Jun 1962 DV described it as “an assembly-line western,” best suited to being a “companion item” for other features. The 2 Aug 1962 DV reported first week earnings of $19,000 in San Francisco, CA, where the film was paired with The Notorious Landlady (1962, see entry).
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The 18 Oct 1961 Var announced the project by its provisional title, The Broken Lariat, as the next to be undertaken by producer Sam Katzman. Casting was anticipated for early 1962, as stated in the 14 Dec 1961 DV. According to the 30 Mar 1962 DV, principal photography was expected to begin 3 Apr 1962 in Chatsworth, CA. The $300,000 production had a twelve-day shooting schedule. Shortly after filming was completed, guitarist-actor Duane Eddy recorded the theme song on 19 Apr 1962, as reported in that day’s DV. The title had since been changed to The Wild Westerners. The 3 May 1962 issue credited composer Jack Nitzsche with scoring the film.
As indicated by box-office reports in the 27 Jun 1962 Var, the picture opened a week earlier in Denver, CO. Openings in Los Angeles, CA, and New York City followed on 29 Aug and 10 Oct 1962, respectively. A review in the 25 Jun 1962 DV described it as “an assembly-line western,” best suited to being a “companion item” for other features. The 2 Aug 1962 DV reported first week earnings of $19,000 in San Francisco, CA, where the film was paired with The Notorious Landlady (1962, see entry).
In the Montana Territory of 1864, U. S. marshals aid the Union cause by transporting shipments of gold to Union Army forts in the East. One of these marshals is Jim McDowell, who has recently been tricked into marriage by stranded entertainer Rose Sharon. En route to Virginia City to investigate a series of gold robberies and murders, they are attacked by Sioux, and the marshal's life is saved by his bride, who continues to win his respect through further difficulties. Arriving in Virginia City, the marshal's suspicions center on the local sheriff, Henry Plummer, and his deputy, Johnny Silver. Before any action can be taken, Silver kidnaps Rose and holds her hostage for the safe delivery of a stagecoach loaded with gold. McDowell attempts to outwit Silver by replacing the gold with explosives. His plans, however, are circumvented by the Sioux, who attack and kill Silver and his men. McDowell rescues Rose, whom he has come to love, and the couple returns safely to Virginia ...
In the Montana Territory of 1864, U. S. marshals aid the Union cause by transporting shipments of gold to Union Army forts in the East. One of these marshals is Jim McDowell, who has recently been tricked into marriage by stranded entertainer Rose Sharon. En route to Virginia City to investigate a series of gold robberies and murders, they are attacked by Sioux, and the marshal's life is saved by his bride, who continues to win his respect through further difficulties. Arriving in Virginia City, the marshal's suspicions center on the local sheriff, Henry Plummer, and his deputy, Johnny Silver. Before any action can be taken, Silver kidnaps Rose and holds her hostage for the safe delivery of a stagecoach loaded with gold. McDowell attempts to outwit Silver by replacing the gold with explosives. His plans, however, are circumvented by the Sioux, who attack and kill Silver and his men. McDowell rescues Rose, whom he has come to love, and the couple returns safely to Virginia City.
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