The Americano (1955 film)

The Americano
The Americano
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Castle
Screenplay by	Guy Trosper
Story by	Leslie T. White
Produced by	Robert Stillman
Starring	Glenn Ford
Cinematography	William E. Snyder
Edited by	Harry Marker
Music by	Roy Webb
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Robert Stillman Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	January 19, 1955 (Premiere-New York City); January 29, 1955 (US);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.25 million (US/Canada rentals)

The Americano is a 1955 American Western film directed by William Castle and starring Glenn Ford.

Plot

Texas rancher Sam Dent takes a small herd of three Brahman bulls to Brazil, where he sells them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of a range war, as well as in love. Following this, he must find out who are his friends and who are his enemies.

Cast

Glenn Ford as Sam Dent
Frank Lovejoy as Bento Hermany
Cesar Romero as Manuel Silvera / "El Gato" / Etc.
Ursula Thiess as Marianna
Abbe Lane as Teresa
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Cristino
Salvador Baguez as Captain Gonzalez
Tom Powers as Jim Rogers
Dan White as Barney Dent
Frank Marlowe as Captain of Ship
George Navarro as Tuba Masero
Nyra Monsour as Tuba's Sister

Production

The Americano began filming in July 1953 in São Paulo, Brazil. Budd Boetticher was initially the director and Clifford Stine the cinematographer. Due to bad weather in Brazil, production stopped in September 1953.^[1] Ford refused to return to film and was sued for $1.75 million for breach of contract.^[3] Filming recommenced in June 1954 with Boetticher replaced by William Castle and Stine replaced by William Snyder.^[1] Abbe Lane's musical number was supervised by her husband, Xavier Cugat.

Reception

The New York Times found the film interesting but leisurely and predictable, with a heavy Hollywood Western feel despite the exotic setting.^[4]

References

1 2 3 The Americano at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
↑ "1955's Top Film Grossers". Variety. January 25, 1956.
↑ "Sues Glenn Ford". Variety. June 2, 1954. p. 2 – via Archive.org.
↑ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/01/20/83348412.html?pageNumber=35 'The Americano' Is Set in Texa . . . er, Brazil. The New York Times, January 20, 1955, p. 35.

External links

The Americano at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
The Americano at IMDb
Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2005 by Jim Craddock

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[AFI-1] 1 2 3 The Americano at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[2] "1955's Top Film Grossers". Variety. January 25, 1956.

[3] "Sues Glenn Ford". Variety. June 2, 1954. p. 2 – via Archive.org.

[4] ttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/01/20/83348412.html?pageNumber=35 'The Americano' Is Set in Texa . . . er, Brazil. The New York Times, January 20, 1955, p. 35.

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