Robert Woods plays Roy Dexter, a Civil War hero who has it all.
He’s wealthy, he’s planning to run for governor and he’s just won the hand of the lovely Mercedes (Dana Ghia), though his best friend loves her, too.
Then, just days before his wedding, he’s arrested for treason.
He’s suspected of leading a small patrol into an ambush so that he and a group of Mexican bandits could make off with a small fortune in Confederate gold.
He’s sentenced to life in prison. The masterminds behind the robbery would like to make it a short life sentence, by having him killed in a manner than will look like an accident.
Instead, Roy escapes, then joins the bandit leader’s gang in hopes of learning the identity of those who framed him.
But back home, his lover (Mercedes) is told he’s dead. His friend Barry sees that as a second chance to win her hand.
And his cousin (Dave Griffin) is about to inherit his fortune.
Robert Woods as Roy Dexter and Angelo Infanti as Barry Haller ask Mercedes to decide which man she loves in Four Dollars for Revenge (1966)
Dana Ghia as Mercedes, the young woman forced to choose between two friends and cavalry officers, both of whom love her, in Four Dollars for Revenge (1966)
Review:
An early Spaghetti Western, lacking the gimmicks that were soon to follow. But world’s better than some of the later films starring Woods. And the final showdown is a duel with cavalry sabers, not guns.
Antonio Casas plays Col. Jackson, the one man who never loses faith in Dexter; Angelo Infanti plays Barry Haller, the friend who’s determined to win over Mercedes, one way or another.
By the way, the title apparently stems from the fact that four men have framed Dexter for treason. As he catches up with the first two, he leaves a Confederate gold coin by their body as a sign that he’s returned to get his revenge.
Antonio Casas as Col. Jackson, commanding officer of Barry Haller and Roy Dexter in Four Dollars for Revenge (1966)
Jose Manuel Martin as Manuel de Losa, the Mexican bandit who holds the key to clearing Roy Dexter in Four Dollars for Revenge (1966)
Directed by:
Jaime Jesus Balcazar
Cast:
Robert Woods … Roy Dexter
Dana Ghia … Mercedes
as Ghia Arlen
Angelo Infanti … Barry Haller
Antonio Casas … Col. Jackson
Jose Manuel Martin … Manuel de Losa
Gerard Tichy … Frank Hamilton
Antonio Molino Rojo … Dave Griffin
Lucio Rosato … Banyon
Also with: Tomás Torres, Giluio Maculani, Osvaldo Genazzani, Juan Torres, Ángel Lombarte, Luis del Pueblo, Carlos Ronda, Francisco Nieto, Miguel de la Riva, Sergio Doré, Gardenia Polito, Gianluigi Crescenzi, Gustavo Re, Renato Baldini, Robert Hoot, Eleonora Bianchi
aka
Cuatro dolares de venganza
4 dollari di vendetta
Four Dollars for Vengeance
Score:
Benedetto Ghiglia
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Runtime: 88 min.
Antonio Molino Rojo as David Griffin, the cousin who stands to inherit the Dexter fortune should anything happen to Roy in Four Dollars for Revenge (1966). Does anyone know who played his orange-haired lover?
Memorable lines:
Barry, after being rejected by Mercedes in favor of Roy: “I can never forgive her father for not having a set of twins.”
Pedro: “Now that you got him (a Mexican bandit) tied up pretty, you don’t mind that I let you go on alone with him?”
Dexter: “What’s the matter with you, Pedro? Have you started to go soft?”
Pedro: “Very soft. I never liked the business of transporting witnesses. It makes me feel a little bit nervous.”
Tomas Torres as Pedro, the Mexican bandit Roy Dexter befriends in Four Dollars for Revenge (1966)
Dana Ghia as Mercedes looks on during Roy Dexter’s trial for treason in Four Dollars for Revenge (1966)
Trivia:
Born in Colorado and raised on a ranch, Robert Woods made nearly all of his films overseas, including a host of Spaghetti Westerns. His one big-budget appearance was as Henry Fonda’s pilot in “Battle of the Bulge.”
Angelo Infanti went on to play small roles in “The Godfather” (1972) and made one of his final film appearances in 2010’s “Letters to Juliet” as a chess player. He died in October 2010 at age 71.
Angelo Infanti as Barry Haller, a young officer reluctant to give up his dream of a future with Mercedes in Four Dollars for Revenge (1966)
Robert Woods as Roy Dexter, a court martialed officer forced to pose as a Mexican bandit to clear his name in Four Dollars for Revenge (1966)
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