Carlos Quiney (as Lawrence Hill) plays Dale Bryce, who rides into the town of Tombstone looking for Ralston, the father of his best friend and the owner of the Three Crosses Ranch.
The friend, mining engineer Mark Ralston, has died. Bryce wants to deliver that news and turn over half of a gold mine they discovered together to the elder Ralston, figuring he’s entitled to it.
But in Tombstone, the mere mention of Ralston or the Three Crosses Ranch is met with stony silence and downright animosity.
Something is afoul, and Bryce sets out to unravel the mystery to the dismay of a saloon singer named Helen (Clauda Gravy), who’s quickly fallen for the stranger, and the town sheriff (Guillermo Mendez), who has fond memories of the days when he watched over a peaceful town.
Because Bryce is riling up the former ranch owners in Tombstone who come to believe they’ve been duped out of their land by either fellow rancher Terry Morse or by Ralston (Luis Induni) himself.
Someone bought their land cheap and turned around and sold it to the railroad for a small fortune.
Review:
A low-budget Spaghetti with odd camera angles that don’t work, the phoniest fistfights you’re likely to come across in the world of Spaghetti and some poorly dubbed saloon songs that no one in the saloon seems to enjoy. Just look at their faces.
Oh, and when our hero arrives in Tombstone (if you want to go by the English dubbing) — or is it Dallas (if you want to go by the title) — the town seems deserted. That’s because the blazing sun is so hot, everyone sleeps until sunset, the hotel owner tells Bryce.
Funny. That’s a habit the townsfolk seem to forget about as the film progresses.
Quiney and Mendez do turn in decent performances, there are a couple of plot twists you might not see coming and a rather catchy theme song that might be the best thing about the whole affair.
Claudia Gravy as Helen with Carlos Quiney as Dale Bryce in Bullets over Dallas (1970)
Luis Induni as Ralston with Carlos Quiney as Dale Bryce in Bullets Over Dallas (1970)
Directed by:
Jose Maria Zabalza
as Charles Thomas
Cast: *
Carlos Quiney … Dale Bryce
as Lawrence Hill
Claudia Gravy … Helen
as Susan Simmons
Luis Induni … Ralston
Guillermo Mendez … Sheriff
Jose Truchado … Burkett
Juan Cortes … Terry Morse
Enrique Navarro … Former rancher
Javier de Rivera … Carpenter
Jose Marco … Barber
Cesar Garcia … Dick
Manuel Rojas … Railway worker
Antonio Orengo … Storekeeper
Runtime: 86 min.
* There’s disagreement over who plays some key roles, including the sheriff and the role of rancher Terry Morse
aka:
Prendi la Colt e prega il padre tuo
Music: Ana Satrova (as Henry Stafford)
Carlos Quiney as Dale Bryce with the sheriff in Bullets over Dallas (1970)
Jose Truchado as Burkett, Terry Morse’s henchman in Bullets Over Dallas (1970)
Memorable lines:
Dale Bryce: “You made a coffin for Ralston?’
Carpenter: “I have a weak memory. Besides, names mean nothing to me. Generally, I just need measurements.”
Dick: “Is it true what they say?”
Bryce: “Some things are true; others are not.”
Dick: “Seeing you here, Bryce, is like smelling gold.”
Helen: “Some would call this effect love.”
Bryce: “Others?”
Helen, laughing: “Nonsense.”
Carlos Quiney as Dale Bryce with rancher Terry Morse in Bullets Over Dallas (1970)
The sheriff shares some bad news with Claudia Gravy as Helen and Carlos Quiney as Dale Bryce in Bullets Over Dallas (1970)
Trivia:
Carlos Quiney was best known for his swashbuckling roles. He played Zorro in a trio of popular films, “Zorro’s Latest Adventure” (1969), “Zorro, Rider of Vengence” (1971) and “Zorro, the Invincible” (1971).
The trio of directior Jose Maria Zabalza, Carlos Quiney and Claudia Gravy would team up again for the 1972 Spaghetti Western “Rebels of Arizona” (“Los rebeldes de Arizona”).
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