Secreto del capitan O'Hara, El

El secreto del Capitan O'Hara (1964 Spain / Director: Arturo Ruiz Castillo)

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• Runtime: 99 min
• Release Date: 1966

Also known as

Secret of Captain O'Hara (U.S.A.) | Il segreto di Ringo (Italy) | O'Hara secret (Spain)

Cast and crew

• Cast: Germán Cobos (Captain O'Hara), Marta Padován (Mary McQueen/Mary MacQuint ), Mariano Vidal Molina (Major Harvey Brooks/Brush/Moore ), Frank Braña (Henry), Charito Tejeiro (Gwennie), José Canalejas (Wills), Tomás Blanco (Colonel Robert Patterson), Rafael Albaicin (Chief Black Hawk), Rafael Cores (Red Feather), Rafael Hernández (Sergeant), Ángel Ter (Sergeant Delken), Jorge Vico (Miller), Montserrat Ferrer (as Montserrat Blanch) (Mrs. Patterson), Alfonso de la Vega (Government Official), Fernando Bilbao, Guillermo Mendez (Sergeant), Rafael Luis Lluch, Francisco Serrano, Emil Sanchez (Emilio Sanchez) (doctor), Johnny Harrison

• Story: “El Capitan Fracasos” by Clark Carredos
• Screenplay: Manuel Martinez Remis), Jose Maria Elorrita, Arturo Ruiz Castillo
• Cinematography: Alfonso Nieva [Eastmancolor - Cinemascope 2,35:1]
• Music: Manuel Moreno Buendià­
• Songs: “Song of the Indian”, “Song of the Prairie” sung by Alonso Duran
• Producers: Rafael Marina, Jose Maria Elorrieta

Synopsis

A court-martialed soldier saves a fort and the Major who falsely testified against him from an Indian attack.

Comment

Cavalry vs Indians which is made in the American style, this was an early entry into the genre. Full of Spanish character actors who will be familiar faces in the following years. There is nothing of real interest here, but worth a look if available. (Tom Betts)

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