''Holy Water Joe'' ( it, Acquasanta Joe) is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by

Mario Gariazzo Mario Gariazzo (4 June 1930 – 18 March 2002) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 21 films between 1969 and 1992. He also directed 18 films between 1962 and 1992. He was born in Biella, Italy and died in Rome, Italy at ...

Plot

In the immediate aftermath of the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

(1861-1865), Jeff Donovan's outlaw gang, disguised as soldiers of both the Confederacy and the Union, rob banks using a cannon concealed in a wagon. A man about town by the name of Holy Water Joe, called such to differentiate between him and his father, Fire Water Joe, finds himself penniless when all his savings are gone due to a bank robbery by the Donovan gang. Joe finds an opportunity to recoup some of his losses when he captures a deserter from the gang and sells him to Donovan, that creates double dealing and gunplay.

Cast

Lincoln Tate Lincoln Tate (born James Harmon Kennelly, December 1, 1934December 16, 2001) was an American actor and former Marine. He appeared in more than twenty films from 1965 to 1988. After several minor roles in American films and television series he ...

as Holy Water Joe *

Ty Hardin Ty Hardin (born Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr.; January 1, 1930August 3, 2017) was an American actor best known as the star of the 1958 to 1962 ABC/ Warner Bros. Western television series ''Bronco''. Early life Hardin was born in New York City ...

as Jeff Donovan * Richard Harrison as Charlie Bennett * Giulio Baraghini as Jim (credited as Lee Banner) * Silvia Monelli as Estella *

Tuccio Musumeci Tuccio Musumeci (born 20 April 1934) is an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Catania, Musumeci started his career in the 1960s, performing in local cabarets and avanspettacolo companies.Santino Mirabella. ''In scena - conver ...

as The Sicilian * Pietro Ceccarelli as Sergeant Butch *

Dante Maggio Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institu ...

as The Banker *

Mario Novelli Mario Novelli (26 February 1940 – 21 August 2016) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1962. He died on 21 August 2016. Filmography References External links * 1940 births Italian male film actors ...

as Donovan Henchman

References

External links

* 1971 films 1970s Western (genre) comedy films Spaghetti Western films 1970s Italian-language films English-language Italian films Films scored by Marcello Giombini Films set in the 1860s 1971 comedy films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Western-film-stub