Gold of the Seven Saints
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Gold of the Seven Saints is a western
film adaptation of a 1957 Steve Frazee novel titled Desert Guns. Released by Warner Brothers in 1961, this 88-minute film starred Clint Walker
, Roger Moore
, Leticia Roman
, Robert Middleton
, and Chill Wills
.
It was directed by Gordon Douglas
, who had earlier directed Walker in 1958's Fort Dobbs and 1959's Yellowstone Kelly. Leigh Brackett
wrote the screenplay and Joseph F. Biroc provided the black-and-white photography, most of which was shot in and around Arches National Park
in Utah. The film did not do notably well at the box office.
Shaun is wounded, but Doc Gates patches him up and is made a full partner. They take refuge at the ranch of Amos Gondora, an old friend of Jim's. There they are introduced to Gondora's so-called "ward," an Indian maiden called Tita.
One day while Jim and Gondora are away, McCracken rides up and takes Shaun and Doc captive. He kills Doc because he is unable to tell the hiding place of the gold.
Shaun does know it and, under torture, agrees to take McCracken to the spot. There the boulder rolls onto McCracken, who is trapped and left there to die.
Everything seems all right until Gondora puts friendship aside and demands the money for himself. Jim and Shaun run from him and must cross a treacherous river. The gold gets away and the current carries it out of reach. All the three men can do is laugh at their combined brush with fortune and misfortune.
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
film adaptation of a 1957 Steve Frazee novel titled Desert Guns. Released by Warner Brothers in 1961, this 88-minute film starred Clint Walker
Clint Walker
Norman Eugene Walker, known as Clint Walker , is an American actor best known for his cowboy role as "Cheyenne Bodie" in the TV Western series, Cheyenne.-Life and career:...
, Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore KBE , is an English actor, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He also portrayed Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint.-Early life:Moore was born in Stockwell, London...
, Leticia Roman
Letícia Román
Letícia Román is an Italian film actress. She is the daughter of actress Giuliana Gianni and art director Nino Novarese.-Selected filmography:* Pirates of Tortuga * Charge of the Black Lancers * Pontius Pilate...
, Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton, born Samuel G. Messer , was an American film and television actor known for his large size and beetle-like brow. With a deep, booming voice, Middleton trained for a musical career at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, and Chill Wills
Chill Wills
Chill Theodore Wills was an American film actor, and a singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet.-Biography:Wills was born in Seagoville, Texas in 1902. He was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s...
.
It was directed by Gordon Douglas
Gordon Douglas (director)
Gordon Douglas was an American film director, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a five-decade career in motion pictures. He was a native of New York City.-Hal Roach and Our Gang:...
, who had earlier directed Walker in 1958's Fort Dobbs and 1959's Yellowstone Kelly. Leigh Brackett
Leigh Brackett
Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American author, particularly of science fiction. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on famous films such as The Big Sleep , Rio Bravo , The Long Goodbye and The Empire Strikes Back .-Life:Leigh Brackett was born and grew up in Los Angeles, California...
wrote the screenplay and Joseph F. Biroc provided the black-and-white photography, most of which was shot in and around Arches National Park
Arches National Park
Arches National Park is a U.S. National Park in eastern Utah. It is known for preserving over 2000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations....
in Utah. The film did not do notably well at the box office.
Plot
Two itinerant adventurers, Jim Rainbolt and Shaun Garrett, stumble across a gold strike. With the ruthless bandit McCracken in hot pursuit, they hide the gold behind a giant boulder.Shaun is wounded, but Doc Gates patches him up and is made a full partner. They take refuge at the ranch of Amos Gondora, an old friend of Jim's. There they are introduced to Gondora's so-called "ward," an Indian maiden called Tita.
One day while Jim and Gondora are away, McCracken rides up and takes Shaun and Doc captive. He kills Doc because he is unable to tell the hiding place of the gold.
Shaun does know it and, under torture, agrees to take McCracken to the spot. There the boulder rolls onto McCracken, who is trapped and left there to die.
Everything seems all right until Gondora puts friendship aside and demands the money for himself. Jim and Shaun run from him and must cross a treacherous river. The gold gets away and the current carries it out of reach. All the three men can do is laugh at their combined brush with fortune and misfortune.
Cast
- Clint WalkerClint WalkerNorman Eugene Walker, known as Clint Walker , is an American actor best known for his cowboy role as "Cheyenne Bodie" in the TV Western series, Cheyenne.-Life and career:...
as Jim - Roger MooreRoger MooreSir Roger George Moore KBE , is an English actor, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He also portrayed Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint.-Early life:Moore was born in Stockwell, London...
as Shaun - Robert MiddletonRobert MiddletonRobert Middleton, born Samuel G. Messer , was an American film and television actor known for his large size and beetle-like brow. With a deep, booming voice, Middleton trained for a musical career at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
as Gondora - Chill WillsChill WillsChill Theodore Wills was an American film actor, and a singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet.-Biography:Wills was born in Seagoville, Texas in 1902. He was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s...
as Doc Gates - Leticia RomanLetícia RománLetícia Román is an Italian film actress. She is the daughter of actress Giuliana Gianni and art director Nino Novarese.-Selected filmography:* Pirates of Tortuga * Charge of the Black Lancers * Pontius Pilate...
as Tita