Robert Woods is Sam Walbash. One evening, he’s enjoying a drink with his brother at a local bar when Mash Flanagan and his gang of ruffians show up.
They kill the saloon owner for spilling their whereabouts to the law, then shoot everyone in the bar to cover up the murder.
Walbash manages to escape the burning building, but his brother is killed.
From that point on, Walbash plots his revenge against Flanagan, who has adopted the name Max Donovan, a respected businessman in the nearby town of Gold City.
But he has a trio of henchmen named Sturges, burt and Hernandez to direct his illegal activities, and those include plotting the robbery of an Army gold shipment.
And he has a pretty whore named Fannie to keep his bed warm at night, when she doesn’t have a headache and isn’t thinking too much.
Robert Woods as Sam Walbash coming across another of Flanagan’s victims in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Dean Stratford (Dino Strano) as Mash Flanagan, plotting another crooked deal in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Review:
Grade Z Spaghetti offers nothing new to the genre. Walbash cuts through Flanagan’s men without breaking a sweat, and that’s before he nabs a gatling gun for the film’s final showdown.
Lots of very dramatic body thrashing as the bad guys are gunned down, lots of slow motion horseback riding to the sounds of weird music, even by Spaghetti standards. But nothing worth a second viewing.
The director’s daughter, Simone Blondell, does have a larger role this time around, and looks fine in her saloon girl outfits.
There’s also a scene where three new hired killers show up in Donovan’s office — Lincoln Tate, Gordon Mitchell and Peter Martell, using their real names. After that one scene, they’re never seen again.
Simone Blondell (Simentetta Vitelli) as Fanny, Flanagan’s saloon girl lover in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Dennis Colt (Benito Pacifico) as Hernandez, Flanagan’s top gun in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Directed by:
Demofil Fidani
as Miles Deem
Cast:
Robert Woods … Sam Walbash
Dino Strano … Mash Flanagan/Max Donovan
(as Dean Stratford)
Simenetta Vitelli … Fannie
as Simone Blondell
Enzo Puicrano … Sturges
Benito Pacifico … Hernandez
as Dennis Colt
Amerigo Castrighella … Burty
as Custer Gail
Piera Bruni … Saloon girl
Gordon Mitchell … Gordon Mitchell
Lincoln Tate … Lincoln Tate
Peter Martell … Peter Martell
Also with: Pietro Fumelli, Giuseppe ‘Pippo’ Tuminelli, Fulvio Pellegrino, Matilde Antonelli, Luciano Conti, Marcello Meconizzi, Sergio Testori, Attilio Severini, Piera Bruni
aka …
Savage Guns
Sam Wallash
Era Sam Wallach … lo chiamavano ‘cosi sia’
Score: Coriolano Gori
Runtime: 85 min.
Custer Gail (Amerigo Castighella) as Burt, one of Flanagan’s henchmen in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Enzo Pulcrano as Sturges, one of Flanagan’s henchmen in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Memorable lines:
Hernandez to inn owner Sam Judd, as he holds his head under a leaking barrel of booze: ds”Maybe this tequila will wash the smell of the pig sty off you and you can go to hell clean.”
Hernandez, ordering Mr. Ross, a boxing promoter, to have his fighter take a fall: “We always pay very punctual, whether we pay in gold or in bullets. Understan?”
Donovan to Fannie, his whore: “Don’t try to think too hard, Fannie. You’re little brain is far too delicate.”
Sturges to the whore he’s sleeping with, as Sam guns down his colleagues downstairs: “Sounds like shooting. Wait for me, honey.”
Struges after striking a match on Sam’s shoulder. “Don’t get upset. Just take it easy. You see, when I figure on striking a match on the shoulder of the first muck-raking hayseed I run into, it brings me luck for the whole day.”
Donovan to Fannie: “You shouldn’t think so much. There are other things you do much better. And you don’t do them enough.”
Peter Martell as Peter Martell, one of Flanagan’s hired guns in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Lincoln Tate as Lincoln Tate, one of Flanagan’s hired killers in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Trivia:
Simonetta Vitelli took the pseudonym Simone Blondell because she vaguely resembled American actress Joan Blondell.
This film was quite the family affair. Demofil Fidani directed. He co-wrote with script with wife Mila Vitelli. She also served as art director and costume designer. Daughter Simone Blondell has the female lead.
In one scene, Max Donovan is interviewing potential gunmen to join his gang. Hernandez introduces him to three potential hires — Lincoln Tate, Gordon Mitchell and Peter Martell, using their actual acting names.
Gordon Mitchell as Gordon Mitchell, one of Flanagan’s hired guns in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Dean Stratford (Dino Strano) as Mash Flanagan, a man worried about a stranger in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Simone Blondell (Simentetta Vitelli) as Fanny, Flanagan’s girl in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
Robert Woods as Sam Walbash, searching for revenge in a saloon girl’s room in His Name was Sam Walbash, But They Called HIm Amen (1971)
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