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Rancho Notorious (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1952 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Fritz Lang

Written By:
Silvia Richards
Daniel Taradash

Actors:
Marlene Dietrich ..... Altar Keane
Arthur Kennedy ..... Vern Haskell
Mel Ferrer ..... Frenchy Fairmont
Gloria Henry ..... Beth Forbes
William Frawley ..... Baldy Gunder
Lisa Ferraday ..... Maxine
John Raven ..... Chuck-a-Luck dealer
Jack Elam ..... Mort Geary
George Reeves ..... Wilson
Frank Ferguson ..... Preacher
Francis McDonald ..... Harbin
Dan Seymour ..... Comanche Paul
John Kellogg ..... Jeff Factor
Rodd Redwing ..... Rio (as Rodric Redwing)

Synopsis:

When Vern Haskell's fiancee is killed during a hold-up of the general store, he begins a quest for revenge and eventually finds one of the killers, shot in the back by the other. The man's last words point him toward a criminal hideout, a ranch run by former barroom singer Altar Keane. Insinuating himself into the gang holed up at Altar's place, Vern attempts to find out which man killed his fiancee.

The original title for Rancho Notorious was Chuck-a-Luck, which is also the title of the soundtrack ballad (written by Ken Darby) which unifies the plotline, à la High Noon. Frontiersman Vern Haskell (Arthur Kennedy) wanders throughout the West in search of the man who robbed and murdered his fiancée. He is told that he'll probably find the culprits at Chuck-a-Luck, a combination horse ranch and criminal hideout overseen by saloon chanteuse Altar Keane (Marlene Dietrich). To gain entrance to Chuck-a-Luck, Haskell poses as an escaped prisoner. Keane warns him that the ranch has only one rule: "Don't ask questions." Still, he has ways of finding things out. Haskell is compelled to keep up his charade when the dirty denizens of Chuck-a-Luck plan a big bank holdup, but this has the result of exposing the killer of his girl. Director Fritz Lang had a rough time with RKO head Howard R. Hughes, who insisted upon making changes in the film that might have hurt it irreparably. The biggest argument centered over the title; Hughes complained that no one overseas would understand the meaning of Chuck-a-Luck, whereupon Lang riposted sarcastically that "I'm sure that everyone will understand Rancho Notorious." One of the principal villains was Lloyd Gough, but you'd never know it from the opening titles; Hughes, incensed that Gough had refused to testify at the HUAC "witch hunt," ordered that the blacklisted Gough's name be removed from the credits.

A western based on the story "Gunsight Whitman" by Silvia Richards. Vern Haskell, a nice rancher, seeks out to avenge his fiancé's death when she is killed during a robbery. His revenge leads him to Chuck-a-luck, Altar Keane's ranch set up to hide criminals, and he finds more than he bargains for.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 04 June, 2008.

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