Sunday 24 July 2005

Vera Cruz (1954)

A handsome, but in the end not that memorable, Western starring an aging, but still impressive, Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster as potential hijackers of the Emperor's gold, set in Mexico during one of their many revolutions.  They are both prepared to double-cross the other to get the gold for their own ends and have to compete with Cesar Romero's crooked marquis who is also after it, and also with some greedy females.  Lancaster's motley gang includes Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam and Charles Bronson which adds to the fun.  Frankly the scariest parts of this movie are Lancaster's teeth (they are whiter and he seems to have more of them than anyone else) and they seem ready to chew up any opposition.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

LOLOL he had got a wide smile......a very cheeky one in the early movies. xxRache