Arde baby, arde
Arde baby, arde (Mexico, Italy 1975 / Director: José Bolaños (as José Antonio Bolaños))
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- Runtime: 97 min
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- Filming locations: Mexico
Also known as
Serpente a sonagli (Italy) | Lucky Johnny (U.K.) | Dead Aim (U.S.A.) | Lucky Johnny: Born in America (U.S.A.) | Der Fluch der Klapperschlange | Death Rattler | Burn Baby Burn
Cast
- Cast: Glen Lee (Johnny), Venetia Vianello (Kelly), James Westerfield (John Applebee), Virgil Frye (Poggin), Evaristo Márquez (Lucius), Sonny Vandeusen)(Sonny (as Granville van Deusen), Barbara Angely (Sara), Carlos East (Deek), Jorge Russek (District Commisioner)(as George Russek), Tony Monaco (Prison Wagon Driver), Billy Joe Rouck (Prisoner)(as Billy Joe Roucke), Eduardo Bonada (Townsman)
- Screenplay: José Bolaños (as José Antonio Balanos), Pedro F. Miret (as Pedro Miret)
- Cinematography: Alex Phillips [Technicolor, Panavision 2,35:1]
- Music: Luchi De Jesus
- Producer: Juan Abusaid Ríos
Synopsis
A story of two men, one young, one old, wandering through desert towns picking up dead bodies for burial, when they are unable to find any they make their own! An orphaned infant (Johnny, the young one) was snatched from the jaws of death by the territorial undertaker (Applebee, the old one) and the youth grows into manhood as a deadly gunfighter. A beautiful woman captures his heart but her outlaw lover stands in the way.
Trivia
Shown at the 1971 Venice Film Festival as Arde, the film was originally shot in English and according to AMG was re-edited and not released until 1974.
