''The Americano'' is a 1955 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

William Castle William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attenti ...

and starring

Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-American actor who often portrayed ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Ford was most prominent during Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age as ...

Plot

Texas rancher Sam Dent (

) takes a small herd of three Brahman bulls to

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, where he has sold them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of a range war, as well as in love. Following this, he must find out who are his friends and who are his enemies.

Cast

as Sam Dent *

Frank Lovejoy Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir '' The Hitch-Hiker'' and for starring in the radio drama '' Night Beat ...

as Bento Hermany *

Cesar Romero Cesar Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor and activist. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in c ...

as Manuel Silvera / "El Gato" / Etc. *

Ursula Thiess Ursula Thiess (May 15, 1924 – June 19, 2010) was a German film actress who had a brief Hollywood career in the 1950s. Thiess began her career on the stage in her native Germany and by dubbing female voices in American films as Ursula Schmidt. ...

as Marianna *

Abbe Lane Abbe Lane (born Francine Lassman; December 14, 1931) is an American singer and actress. Lane was known in the 1950s and 1960s for her revealing outfits and sultry style of performing. Her first marriage was as the fourth wife of Latin bandleader ...

as Teresa * Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Cristino * Salvador Baguez as Captain Gonzalez *

Tom Powers Thomas McCreery Powers (July 7, 1890 – November 9, 1955) was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by George Bernard Shaw, he created the role of Charles Marsden in Eug ...

as Jim Rogers * Dan White as Barney Dent *

Frank Marlowe Frank Marlowe (born Frank Marlowe Riggi; January 20, 1904 – March 30, 1964), also known as Frank Riggi and Frank Marlo, was an American character actor from the 1930s until the 1960s. During Marlowe's 30-year career he would appear in ov ...

as Captain of Ship * George Navarro as Tuba Masero * Nyra Monsour as Tuba's Sister

Production

''The Americano'' began filming in July 1953 in

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, Brazil.

Budd Boetticher Oscar "Budd" Boetticher Jr. ( ; July 29, 1916 – November 29, 2001) was an American film director. He is best remembered for a series of low-budget Westerns he made in the late 1950s starring Randolph Scott. Early life Boetticher was born in ...

was initially the director and

Clifford Stine Clifford Stine, ASC (March 24, 1906 – December 12, 1986), was a cinematographer known for working on western and horror movies. He often received the unusual screen credit of 'special photography' for his special visual effects work such as ...

the cinematographer. Due to bad weather in Brazil, production stopped in September 1953. Ford refused to return to film and was sued for $1.75 million for breach of contract. Filming recommenced in June 1954 with Boetticher replaced by William Castle and Stine replaced by William Snyder.

's musical number was supervised by her husband, Xavier Cugat.

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* * *Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2005 by Jim Craddock 1955 films 1955 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films scored by Roy Webb Films directed by William Castle Films set in Brazil RKO Pictures films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub

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