White comanche5/6/2023 Nevermind the fact that the audience cannot discern Shatner’s sun-basked pink skin from any other Yankee’s pale pigmentation: the characters in this dud of a flick can spot his Native American ethnicity a mile away – to wit they promptly judge accordingly. Here, in a tale that defies all logic, Shatner plays twin brothers – one good, the other bad – who were, in fact, born from a white father and Comanche mother. While there’s no telling what the film’s Spanish crew took out or added in, the basic premise seems to have been something that was tossed out by even the big American studios during the ’50s when they were keen to make any sort of western just for the sake of it (which would lead to the genre becoming all washed up in time for the Italians to re-invent it). Holt, was most likely brought over to Spain by one of the film’s American producers (the main credited backer is Sam White, who produced several episodes of The Outer Limits including the memorable “Cold Hands, Warm Heart” with William Shatner), if not by Shatner himself.įirst off, the story stinks. The story, credited to pulp/western author Frank Gruber and future TV writer Robert I. And from the very first frame, you can immediately see why: White Comanche is an amazingly amateurish, incredibly inept production. In the years following its (presumably) brief release to theaters, 1968’s White Comanche has earned the rare distinction of being hailed as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in John Wilson’s The Official Razzie Movie Guide. Eastwood enjoyed by remaining effectively lowkey, Shatner’s big shot at becoming a cinematic big shot ultimately failed because he just remained Shatner. But instead of finding the same success the effectively lowkey Mr. During the beginning of 1967, William Shatner, another American television actor who was taking a break from his weekly series, something called Star Trek – which was basically a western set in outer space – travelled to Spain to engage in a short film shoot for a small group of largely unknown filmmakers. Such a cruel twist of fate occurred in the late ’60s when, as the entire Euro-western craze began to wane, people other than the Italians (who essentially pioneered the sub-genre) were eagerly playing their hands despite the fact that the entire game had changed. If lady luck was not guiding you along the way, however, there was the possibility that something hideously and hilariously awful may happen to you during your travels. Providing fate was on your side, you could find yourself walking in the footsteps of Clint Eastwood – who was little more than a television actor appearing in a weekly western show before Sergio Leone opened the door to international acclaim for him. And those went down such lonely, rugged trails dared not tread lightly. Though many roads were constructed during the European western era of the ’60s, very few paths were created that lead to fame for stardom-starved individuals on either side of the camera.
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