Bloody Bill Anderson and his gang are terrorizing the town of Springfield, Missouri. The situation has gotten so bad that the town leaders decide to call in a Pinkerton agent for assistance.
What the town leaders don’t know is that their own Mayor Corbett is in cahoots with the gang,
Soon, two men show up in Springfield with hopes of bringing the gang to justice. One is a bounty hunter named Dan Samuelson (Piero Lulli). The other is a mysterious stranger named Capt. Bly (Peter Martell).
Some assume Bly is the Pinkerton agent. In truth, his goal is to convince his younger brother Michael, nicknamed “The Kid,” to leave the gang.
With opportunities for thievery drying up in Springfield, in part because Corbett has been found out, Anderson and his men head West to Colorado, posing as Mormons.
Samuelson and Bly aren’t fooled. At least not for long.
Peter Martell (Pietro Martllanza) as Capt. Bly in Ringo, The Lone Rider (1968)
Piero Lulli as Dan Samuelson in Ringo, The Lone Rider (1968)
Review:
Good score, a bit of a twist at the end, and a spirited performance from Piero Lulli help this otherwise routine outing.
Paolo Hezi plays Capt. Bly’s wayward brother; Dyanik Zurakowska is the lovely blond who has her own reasons for trying to get him to leave Anderson’s gang.
Somewhat distracting is the fact that the same person who dubbed The Kid in this movie is also the voice of Giuliano Gemma in most of his Spaghetti films.
Armando Calvo as Bill Anderson in Ringo, The Lone Rider (1968)
Paolo Hezi as Michael, aka The Kid in Ringo, The Lone Rider (1968)
Directed by:
Rafael Romero Marchant
Cast:
Pietro Martellanza .. Capt. Bly
as Peter Martell
Piero Lulli … Dan Samuelson
Armando Calvo … Bill Anderson
Paolo Hezi … Michael, aka Kid
Jose Jaspe … Zachary
Jesus Puente … Mayor Corbett
Angel Menendez … Judge Grant
Antonio Pica … Sheriff
Dyanik Zurakowska … Lucy
Also with: Giuseppe Fortis, Frank Braña, Guillermo Méndez, Alfonso Rojas, Luis Barboo, Miguel Del Castillo, Jesús Tordesillas, Juan Antonio Peral, Joaquin Burgos, José Sepulveda, Alfonso de la Vega, Mario Morales, Pedro Fenollar, Joaquin Parra, Mara Cruz
Runtime: 87 min.
aka:
Two Brothers, One Death
Dos homdres van a morir
Ringo, il cavaliere solitario
Score: Manuel Parada, Francesco De MasI
Dyanik Zurakowska as Lucy in Ringo, The Lone Rider (1968)
Jose Jaspe as Zachary in Ringo, The Lone Rider (1968)
Memorable lines:
Kid: “Maybe if I hadn’t been so young during the big war, if I had fought against those bastard, those bastard unionists, when to kill was not considered a crime, things would be all different. I wouldn’t feel this hatred. This is my war, Lucy, and I don’t give a damn if my friends are bandits.”
Bly to Samuelson: “Stop worrying your little head about things that don’t concern you. You’ll live a lot longer.”
Bill Anderson: “No doubt about it. They’re Mormons. No swearing.”
Gang member: “You can’t keep us from swearing, boss.”
Anderson: “Well, at least try to keep your mouth shut.”
Anderson to stage passengers: “Turn over anything gold or silver. You can hang onto family keepsakes. Unless they happen to be valuable.”
Angel Menendez as Judge Grant in Ringo, The Lone Rider (1968)
Jesus Puente as Mayor Corbet in Ringo, The Lone Rider (1968)
Trivia:
Martell fell on hard times in his 60s. He had tried to commit suicide and was living on charity in a Volkswagen van when a documentary drew awareness to his plight. He was given a state pension and an apartment. He made a few films after that, but never regained stardom before dying at age 72.
Another of the films trying to capitalize on the Ringo craze. One assumes Peter Martell’s character, Capt. Allan Bly, is the Ringo of the title, though neither he or anyone else in the film is ever referred to by that name.
Piero Lulli as Dan Samuelson and Peter Martell (Pietro Martellanza) as Capt. Bly in Ringo, The Lone Rider (1968)
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