We begin our chronological trek through this set by tackling
the first two of these oaters in this episode. First up is a female-centric
tale from 1943 called KLONDIKE KATE. Based on the life of a real life Yukon stage performer
the film tells a sanitized version of early 20th century Canadian frontier
shenanigans. It boasts a strong cast lead by Ann Savage and the incomparable
Glenda Farrell as ladies that have to find creative paths to make their way in
a man's rough world. Savage's later DETOUR (1945) co-star Tom Neal plays her
rival and possible lover in this short, entertaining barroom tale.
The second film we cover is 1953's CONQUEST OF COCHISE which
is a colorful fictionalization of events around Tucson ,
Arizona right after the 1853 Gadsden
Purchase . Robert Stack stars as the Army Major in charge of troops
sent in to oversee the transition of the area from Mexican control. He runs
into trouble from both Apache and Comanche tribes while also making an attempt
to romance the lovely Mexican lady Consuelo de Cordova (Joy Page). Add to this
the desire of Apache chief Cochise (John Hodiak) to end the fighting and the military
complications escalate. And does Consuelo have feelings for the Army major or
is she more interested in the honorable Cochise?
Derek and I have a great deal of fun digging into these
movies. We actually spend the first twenty minutes of the show talking a bit
about our favorite westerns as a place setting exercise. This allows listeners
a chance to understand what kind of films in the genre we enjoy most and, of
course, it lets us babble about even more movies we love! We hope you enjoy our
conversation and we plan to cover the next two films in this fine DVD set in a
couple of months. If you have any thoughts or comments on these movies or
westerns in general the email address is thebloodypit@gmail.com or the FaceBook
page for The Bloody Pit is available as well. Thanks for downloading and
listening!
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