Prima ti suono e poi ti sparo

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Prima ti suono e poi ti sparo (Italy · Austria 1975 / Director: Franz Antel)

Also known as

Der kleine Schwarze mit dem roten Hut (Austria) | Vier Engel mit Pistolen (Austria) | Zwei tolle Hechte - Wir sind die Größten (Germany) | Johnny, lad mal die Gitarre durch (Germany) | Trinity, The Clown And A Guitar (USA) | Trinita, une cloche et une guitare (France) | Sheriffen gar fra snovsen (Denmark) | Dat Djavlas For Sheriffen (Sweden) | Johnny - Lännen lokari (Finland) | Johnny, o tsaboukas tou Texas (Greece) | Não Sou Trinity... Nem Carambola! (Brazil)
Trinity the Clown and a Guitar movie poster

Synopsis

The small town of Little Lake is being terrorized by the mysterious, unseen bandit El Moro and his gang. When the townsfolk have to bury their 16th Sheriff, they decide to finally get professional help and reach out to legendary gunman Red Jack. He agrees to help for $20,000 and telegraphs back that he will arrive in a few days. Unfortunately, the people of Little Lake do not know what Red Jack looks like, only that he wears a red stetson with three bullet holes. On his way to town, Red Jack gets shot in the back, his hat is found by a tramp called Nick. When Nick arrives in Little Lake, he is mistaken for the gunman and urged to take the new Sheriff’s position. Luckily for fearful Nick, more new people have arrived in town: guitar wearing poker player Johnny and four unemployed but very attractive female acrobats. This unlikely team soon means serious trouble for El Moro and his gang.

Credits

  • Cast (Italian): George Hilton (Johnny / Trinity), Rinaldo Talamonti (Nick), Piero Lulli (priest), Herbert Fux (chief bad guy), Hans Terofal (undertaker), Antonio Gradoli (mayor, town spokesman), Alena Penz (blonde town girl), Sonja Jeannine [as Sonja Jeanine] (shorter dark haired Gold sister), Marie-Luise Zehetner (2nd blonde Gold sister), Carmen Silvia (tall dark haired Gold sister), Katty Santos (black Gold sister ?), Ignazio Spalla [as Pedro Sanchez] (poker cheat), Christa Linder (aggresive blonde Gold sister), Mimmo Poli (saloon proprietor), John Bartha (aproned town spokesman), Ettore Arena (El Moro bandit), Angelo Boscariol (El Moro bandit), Sisto Brunetti (El Moro bandit), Marcello Meconizzi (El Moro bandit), Sergio Valentini (El Moro bandit), Dante Cleri (poker loser), Lina Franchi (cheater's partner), Ennio Colaianni (telegraphist)
  • Uncredited actors: Fausto Beffa (saloon patron), Rolando De Santis (saloon patron), Margherita Horowitz (townswoman), Dolores Calò (townswoman), Aldo Formisano (townsman), Michele Branca (funeral attendee), Enrico Chiappafreddo (El Moro bandit), Nicola Palumbo (El Moro bandit)
  • Director: Franz Antel [as Francois Legrand]
  • Screenplay: John Loffredo (as Joshua Sinclair), Oreste Coltellacci, Michele Massimo
  • Cinematography: Mario Caprioti (Eastmancolor, widescreen)
  • Music: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
  • Producer: Franz Antel

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Trivia

Director Francois Legrand is really Austrian veteran Franz Antel of mostly comedies and sexy films. The German title translates as “The little black one with the red hat” and naturally does not refer to George Hilton but second-billed Rinaldo Talamonti. Talamonti is an Italian actor who did countless sex comedies in Germany. The US and French titles make Hilton yet another Trinity, but in the film it is Talamonti’s character who has a Trinity-like entrance, snoring on a bed mounted to his horse.

Versions and runtimes

  • Runtime: 92 min

Release Dates

  • Release Date: 4.4.1975 (Austria)

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