Antonio Cantafora and Paul L. Smith return as Coby and Len Rothman, partners always looking to turn a quick buck.
Coby figures they should ride to the big town down the road, where they have girls and everything else you can imagine. Reluctantly, Len tags along.
Well, the big town turns out to be a ghost town, albeit one where a church bells rings though no one seems to be around.
But that soon changes. Turns out the ghost town makes a perfect test site for a new army contraption — a motorcycle mounted with a Gatling gun.
An outlaw named Ward wants that gun. So does a bandit named El Supremo.
But it winds up in the hands of Coby and Len, who ride it to a much more prosperous town and promptly destroy the coffin maker’s shop and a bakery with their shenanigans.
Coby is sentenced to work off his debt with the coffin maker. Len is put in the employment of bake shop owner Miss Peabody, who sighs in near orgasmic delight watching the strong man make pastries.
Then potential buyers of the motorcyle approach, offering Coby and Len a quick way out of debt.
Problem is, they each agree to sell the motorcyle and Gatling to different buyers.
Antonio Cantafora (Michael Coby) as Coby catches a glimpse of the secret weapon in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Paul L Smith as Len Rothman, wondering what mess Coby’s gotten him into this time in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Review:
If you enjoy the Trinity films featuring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, you might want to give this a spin.
If not, steer clear, because this is cast in the same mold, featuring Terence and Bud look-alikes and a similar stream of gags.
The opening is actually more promising than the duo’s first Western outing (1974’s “Carambola,” also directed by Ferdinando Baldi).
But the plot quickly becomes an excuse to guide our “heroes” from one action comedy scene to another.
It all leads up to a grand chase full of wasted potential as Coby and Len try to make a get-away on the motorcycle with the cavalry, El Supremo’s bandit, Ward’s gang and the sheriff and assorted townsfolk in hot pursuit.
Let’s just say it’s not nearly as clever as the closing chase in 1972’s “Life is Tough, eh Providence?” starring Tomas Milian.
Glauco Onorato as El Supremo, admiring Coby’s pool skills in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Emilio Messina as Ward, the bandit after the motorcyle in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Directed by:
Ferdinando Baldi
Cast:
Paul L. Smith … Len Rothman
Antonio Cantafora … Coby
as Michael Coby
Glauco Onorato … El Supremo
Remo Capitani … El Supremo lieutenant
as Ray O’Connor
Gabriella Andreini … Miss Peabody
Pino Ferrara … Sheriff
Piero Lulli … Colonel
Enzo Monteduro … Jones, coffin maker
Benjamin Lev … Deputy sheriff
Emilio Messina … Ward
Rodolgo Licari … Saloon owner
as Rod Licari
Also with: Osiride Pevarello, Gilberto Galimberti, Bruno Arie, Salvatore Billa, Attilio Severini, Renzo Pevarello, Augusto Funari, Franco Ukmar, Omero Capanna
Runtime: 98 min.
aka:
Carambola, filotto… tutti in buca
Crazy Adventures of Coby and Ben
Trinity and Carambola
Music: Bixio-Frizzi-Tempera
“Coby and Len” + “Sky’s Motor Bike” sung by Dream Bags
Piero Lulli as the colonel, watching the machine gun motorcycle in action in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Pino Ferrara as the sheriff vows to arrest someone following a food fight in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Memorable lines:
Coby, as the guys arrive in a ghost town and a church bell rings: “There’s something funny going on.”
Len: “No kidding.”
El Supremo’s lieutenant, watching the motorcyle-mounted Gatling in action: “You ever see anything like that boss?:
El Supremo: “I could be stronger than an elephant with that thing there. More feared than a den of mountain lions.”
The lieutenant: “You’d be the greatest, boss.”
El Supremo: “I already am!”
Pamela, breathlessly, after Len has squirted cream frosting all over her head: “What a nice way to get acquainted.”
Sheriff, following a round of motorcycle destruction and a food fight: “I’d say this town, without question, is a mess. Never the less, you’re under arrest.”
Gabriella Andreini as Miss Peabody swoons over Len Rothman in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Enzo Monteduro as Jones, the coffin maker in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Trivia:
Antonio Cantafora and Paul L. Smith teamed up for three more comedy adventure films by the end of 1976. None of the other three — “Convoy Buddies” (1975), “We Are No Angels” (1975) and “The Diamond Peddlers” (1976) — were Westerns.
Baldi, who had directed “Texas Adios” (1966), “Blindman” (1971) and a number of serious Spaghettis wasn’t quite done with the genre. He returned to direct Tony Anthony in “Get Mean” (1975) and “Comin’ at Ya” (1981).
This marked the final feature film for Gabriella Andreini. Her only other “Spaghetti” was a supporting role in “Zorro, the Rebel” (1966). By the time this film was made, she was doing most of her work on Italian TV shows.
Benjamin Lev as the deputy and Pino Ferrara as the sheriff sense trouble coming to town in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Antonio Cantafora (Michael Coby) as Coby, optimistic about the prospects in the town ahead in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Paul L. Smith as Len Rothman, annoyed with Coby again in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Glauco Onorato as El Supremo and Remo Capitani (Roy O’Connor) as his second in command in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Benjamin Lev as the deputy and Emilio Messina as the outlaw Ward in what becomes a train of threats in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
Paul L. Smith as Len Rothman and Antonio Cantafora (Michael Colby) as Coby, posing as Union soldiers in Carambola’s Philosophy, In the Right Pocket (1975)
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