Powderkeg | (1971) Western | Rod Taylor
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024
- A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States. So his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. But one of the passengers, who wrote the letter for their captor, has a suggestion; call Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech, two mercenaries.
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One of my top three western movies
Dennis Cole was one talented actor as was rod Taylor. Both men were exceedingly handsome
"Bearcats" ran for one season only in 1971.
Such a shame they cancelled it. This was my favourite TV show when I was a kid. I loved the car though, how awesome was the car.
1:07:04 - 1:09:41 What a powerful combination of picture and musical score in this 2 1/2 minute montage. Excellent cinematography -- a mixture of a steady, mounted camera plus handheld -- and brilliantly edited. I'll wager what we see was probably two entire days' worth of filming with all the camera moves and location switches. So, "hats off," "muchas gracias" to the director, the stars, camera operators, film editors (who located the stock footage of the rail laying crew), music score composers (main title and background themes) and music editors for their respective, collaborative expertise in bringing this to life.
Thanks.
The great Australian, Rod Taylor
Rods last sad movie, "Welcome To Whoop Whoop."
I loved the car in this show so much my mother bought me a toy one with a radio in it.
I remember seeing this on TV, it was a Great Series, one of those you are sad to see canceled.
Thanks for sharing it 👍😊
Good Movie Thanks 4 Sharing .
10 out of 10 for entertainment
Very good film 🎥 👌 👍 👏 😀 good action story actors h a ha
may i ask on if you might have any of the tv series the Bearcats for should you do then might you be able to post any of them here on youtube,
Excellent
Some nice shots of a beautiful steam locomotive (hope she's still around and steaming somewhere). Good shots of Old Tucson and surrounding Arizona Sonoran Desert; complete with magnificent saguaro cacti. And lots of Mexicans (good deal; made me hungry for Mexican food). Thanks CWM
53:05 - 53:13 The stunning, full bosom that lovely Melodie Johnson (Miss Baker, the secretary) is blessed with is accentuated by 1) the wardrobe department's bullet bra and skin-tight blouse assigned to her, and 2) the director's strategic staging allowing for the camera to highlight Miss Johnson's incredible profile on the frame's left while her attribute points dead center in the direction of shirtless Dennis Cole as he informs her of his Native American background while getting dressed. This is not lost on Rod Taylor, seated at the table, who's busily planning the strategic elements required for the rescue of the train's passengers. There's a bit of a chuckle, 53:55 - 54:03 when a suited man walks into the room, appears caught off guard by whatever's transpiring between Johnson and Cole, so inquires of Taylor, "Oh . . . Am I interrupting something?" Taylor nonchalantly gestures with his arm waving him into the room, "Come on."
A bit of trivia with an Arizona and Melodie Johnson connection. Three years prior a sundress attired, barefoot Johnson is driving Arizona deputy sheriff Coogan (Clint Eastwood) -- and a portion of the movie theater's audience -- to distraction in pre-Manhattan, early, Arizona scenes of "Coogan's Bluff" (1968 Universal) where, while bathing in a tub following the successful capture of his subject out in the desert, he spontaneously, playfully, lovingly and infamously pulls his willing lady love right into the water on top of him. Viewers recall the couple is not shy when his superiors appear at the bathroom door.
. . . Taking the connection one stop further, in "Powderkeg" bandito Fernando Lamas' rape victim aboard the train is played by co-star Tisha Sterling, here appearing delicate, sweet, mortified and abused. Like Johnson, Sterling was a contract player at Universal in mid-to-late 1960s. The studio placed Ms. Sterling in the New York scenes of "Coogan's Bluff" as the short-haired, 17-year old vixen who sleeps with Coogan then betrays him to the goons of baddie Don Stroud, whom Coogan is searching high and low for.
Thanks for that info on these gorgeous actresses, didn't think they were in coogan,they look so different in this,epecialy tisha, couldn't guess it was her, both were biautiful, did they do much more film and TV work, would have thought they would of become major stars, trouble with Hollywood theirs so many thousands of biautiful actresses arriving every year that competion for parts is so high, shame really for these girls.
This was a pilot for a series in the early 70's,Can't remember the name for sure,Stutz Bearcat or bearcat.I liked the series but I was just a kid.
That is an excellent movie
Now these are manly men! A muscular forearm - puffing a cigar - using a water cooled machine gun without a condensation hose - I'm all for it! This had a lot of potential but it looked to be expensive to film.
A good movie....thank you for the upload.
Dennis Cole was such a hunk
“We are not bandits”.. we are liberators of your monies..
Determination has no disability. Kill or die.good western movie
Bearcats, Was a great TV Western
To short of a T V run
It is a good movie and the best part starts at about 1:07:00. I love the theme music.
The music sounded similar to that of the movie "The Professionals" with Jack Palance and others.
I WOULD LIKE TO WATCH LATER
An unfortunate matter for the audience and the producing entity to contend with during "Bearcats!" fall 1971 run: In the networks' un-infinite wisdom they scheduled the ONLY new westerns OPPOSITE each other, Thursday nights, from 8:00 - 9:00 o'clock, "Bearcats!" (CBS) and "Alias Smith and Jones" (ABC). "Smith and Jones," combing back for its first full season after its Jan. '71, mid-season launch, and newbie "Beatcats!" basically cannibalized each other, splitting the viewing audience attracted to westerns. This is a clear reminder how the networks are servicing the advertisers -- not accommodating the viewers.
. . . . Still hanging in there were the legendary, long-running "Bonanza," NBC on Sundays and "Gunsmoke," CBS Mondays.
Ufo in the sky at the 1:07:45 mark
RED,SUN
GENERAL BLACK JACK PERSHING THE ONLY 4 STAR GENERAL
Started the Rough Riders when they went into Mexico after Pancho Villa [ Teddy Roosevelt was just a figure head ] The US wasn't in WW 1 until the Lusitannia was sunk by a U- Boat a terrorist attack The US would not enter WW 1 under French command because they were losing so they made General Black Jack Pershing a 4 star General after WW2 the US had Pershing missles in France the US lost 2 A- Bombs in the ocean France complained so the US pulled every nut and bolt out of France that was when the movie Thunderball about stealing A - Bombs was popular
I believe their are several 4 star generals. Pershing was made General of the Armies and used 4 gold stars instead of 4 silver stars. I believe he was made a five star general later to distinguish General of the Armies as a higher rank than 4 stars.
@@garfieldsmith332 wasn't that Macarthur ?
@@spacepatrolman I did a look up and MacArthur, Eisenhower, Bradly, Arnold, Marshall were all 5 Star Generals and General of the Army ranking. Information on Pershing states he was a 4 Star general with the rank General of the Armies with the insignia being 4 gold stars as opposed to 4 silver stars. So it gets a little confusing as the "Armies" rank is higher, but less stars. Washington was given this rank posthumously; and there was talk at one time a motion to create a 6th Star rank. I always thought Pershing was the highest ranking general ever and thus would have more than 4 stars. Time I did a lookup on all ranks in the U.S. military to update myself; as I am not American and only remember what I was told or knew about way back a while ago.
Before this series THE BEAR CATS Dennis Cole was in The Barbary Coast with William Shatner Dennis son was murdered in an armed robbery when he was with Henry Rollins a punk rock singer who he was a road manager for Dennis suspected foul play on the part of Henry Rollins Dennis hoped to someday find out what really happened but Dennis died before he ever could find out William Shatner made a music recording with Henry Rolllins Rollins has SEARCH AND DESTROY tattoed on his back
Thanks for that sad story.
There is an unrealistic inconsistency in this film; outlaws intent on murdering so many people would not have cared for the welfare of livestock so as to slow the train down, enabling one of the rescuers to get on board.
1:32:26 CLOSING THEME
"Music to DRIVE a *Brabus Mercedes-Benz 6x6,* by"!
This is a 2 part episode of the 1971 Bearcats t.v. series.
It actually was a made for TV pilot movie. It did well so a series was developed and this episode was shown in 2 parts as part of the series. Too bad the series only lasted 1 season. The TV title did not help much in drawing viewers.
A clarification/correction is easily obtained via IMDB where it's specified the two-hour "Powderkeg" aired April 16, 1971 OTO (i.e., one-time-only) in CBS's movie slot, "CBS New Friday Night Movie."
Five months later 'The Devil Wears Armor,' the first of 13 "Bearcats!" one-hour, weekly adventures, aired on CBS, Thursday, Sept. 16, 1971.
That's why there are only 13 episodes of "Bearcats!" -- not 15 -- as "Powderkeg" wasn't split into two one-hour episodes, parts one and two.
Rather enjoyed this movie.
This is probably two episodes of the show bearcat strung together which ran a half a season on CBS with rod Taylor and Dennis cole.phil Feldman produced the show he also produced Sam peckinpaws the wild bunch.Bearcat is the name of the automobile they drive. I believe they call it a 1920 Stutz-Bearcat
Yep. I loved the show and didn't think they gave it a fair chance before cancelling it. But it seems most shows I really like get cancelled quickly.
@@jamesaritchie1 that a the way I feel about most shows from the sixties Anand seventies they never gave them a chance now it's worse one or two weeks and if no good cancel except today's shows are CRAP
Pilot
Absolutely and very left wing too
To Brian Bavosa: Watching this from beginning to end it is hopefully obvious to any viewer that this is not two (unrelated) episodes "strung together" (as Universal Television and 20th Century Fox Television were notorious for practicing with their limited run, one-hour series, e.g., "Alias Smith and Jones" and "Cade's County," respectively). The "Powderkeg" script is clearly a two-hour (98 mins. w/o ads in 1971) adventure with a beginning, middle and end.
As frustrated viewers of "probably two episodes . . . strung together . . . " those "movies" (embarrassingly) consist of a beginning, middle and end, beginning, middle and end.
. . . The story is clearly pre World War I, so it couldn't be a 1920 Stutz Bearcat, but a 1914 model. . . . At least you got the Phil Feldman - Sam Peckinpah connection right.
Used to watch bearcats named for the stutz bearcat car
This would've been a great *big screen remake!* But instead of a *Stutz Bearcat,* make the principal vehicle, a *Brabus, Mercedes-Benz 6x6!* And, since *Trevor Goddard,* (may he rest in peace!), isn't 'available' for the *Rod Taylor* part, you have to find a *Australian,* ( *who ISN'T. HUGH. JACKMAN!* sorry, Hugh). And now, we have to cast, the 'Yank'. Chris Pine, 'might' do. (He, looks enough like *Dennis Cole,* in his prime). Or someone in that general description.
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Your enthusiasm is noted and appreciated, but "Powderkeg" was much more than the photogenic, scene grabbing car and the two male leads. You've got three luscious female co-stars, all in their prime: Melodie Johnson, Tisha Sterling, Luciana Paluzzi. Not one is a misfire. A contingent of strong, capable male co-stars: John McIntire, Michael Ansara, Joe De Santis, Reni Santoni. None are dead weight. Plus a lead villain played by Fernando Lamas, who in today's PC universe wouldn't have been allowed to chew the scenery as he effectively does.
Lastly, a working, vintage steam locomotive, period passenger and sleeper cars, miles of remote, scenic track and a surviving, wood trestle would be considerable obstacles. And Old Tucson is a shell of its former self.
I will propose what movie fans need is an entity with "deep pockets," and various geniuses to track down the original picture and sound elements, restore them, scan in HD and make a crystal clear, sharp master that could be the source for both theatrical and home audience viewing; and Blu-ray and DVD sales. Then get the screen detectives to get cracking on giving some serious TLC to the vagabond, 13 one-hour "Bearcats!" episodes.
Fernando Llamas! Just like I knew he was.
He wishes he was Ricardo Montalbon!
I always thought it was the other way around. Montalbon always seemed a bit too arrogant for my taste.
@@jamesaritchie1 I agree with James Ritchie's disagreement with Jt Williams. Fernando clearly and effectively portrays a gringo-hating, ruthless, capable, scenery-chewing rebel leader who during a lull in his mayhem against a train full of innocent hostages can rape delicate and luminous Tisha Sterling while holding a greasy turkey drumstick and chewing with his mouth full moments after seeing to the cold-blooded, fatal shooting of Sterling's father. And then we observe him verbally espouse to her that his brutish, irresistible manhood will eventually sway her.
Ricardo is a wonderful actor and fully capable of playing villainous roles, as he proved with, among others, the iconic Khan character in various "Star Trek" incarnations, and the mixed-race, Native American Chato, who butts heads with James Arness' stalwart U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke's" New Mexico-lensed, 16th-season premiere episode, 'Chato.' But I don't think he can "go there," get totally down-in-the-gutter, unredeeming as Fernando convincingly/effectively does here in "Powderkeg."
One connection these Latin leading men have is via one of MGM's sexiest leading ladies, Lana Turner, who in her prime was notorious due to her involvement with and attraction to (male) lovers who, today, would be classified as 'domestic violence' abusers. Lifted from Montalban's IMDB page:
Replaced his friendly Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer rival Fernando Lamas in the musical comedy "Latin Lovers" (1953), opposite Lana Turner, whose at-that-time, real-life affair with Lamas had reached a tempestuous conclusion.
. . . and (the ghost of) Montalban wishes "Jt Williams" would spell his name correctly, Montalbon "NOT."
I always hope to see Gilbert Roland surface in movies and t.v. shows of this sort.
OPENING THEME 8:18
Terrible quality, why bother!
Dennis Cole was such a hunk