Rory Calhoun list of best movies
I am a Rory Calhoun fan admittedly..although many of his movies would be considered B type films..and I am certainly not an expert of all his movies..Looking at his Bio..he had 125 credits between film and T.V. roles..over a 50 year career..Apparently in his latter part of his acting career, he took some roles in some movies that were either forgettable or maybe best forgotton..Roller Blade Warriors and Hell Comes to Frogtown being 2 examples..he was in movies that have developed sortof a cult following like Motel Hell where apparently he was a non descript farmer kidnapping unsuspecting travelers and raising them in a garden for edible delight complete with chase scenes where he used a hog's head as a disguise...BUT..I remember him best and fondly in his roles in Westerns..The Domino Kid, Red Sundown, Powder River, Utah Blaine, Raw Edge, Four Guns to the Border, are all examples of westerns I really liked..I would have a hard time ranking them in an order of which I liked best, although I did like them and I did like him in all of the movies..But, this specific movie to me was the best of the lot..Part of it was the supporting cast..Piper Laurie, Edward Buchannan, a young Lee Van Cleef, Skip Homeier in a small role, Alex Nichol, David Brian..all contributed along with others..But, I felt Rory played the part of Brett Wade as well as could be asked..as a flawed but talented man..who retained character despite a lifestyle that would be hard to maintain..so, while I can not rank his movies 1 through 10..I can say, for me, this film is #1!!!!
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