The cast members of Rio Diablo have been in many other movies, so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with. Howard Hawks Director. ... 1970. From Ralph Nelson, the acclaimed director of Soldier in the Rain, Father Goose, Duel at Diablo, Charly and The Wilby Conspiracy, comes this graphic and uncompromising anti-racist western starring Candice Bergen (The Hunting Party), Peter Strauss (The Jericho Mile) and Donald Pleasence (The Flesh and the Fiends). Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros. Sometimes the truth is lost in battle! This composition is too great to be heard in such a limited capacity. Hawks and Wayne remade essentially the same story twice, in El Dorado (1967) and in Rio Lobo (1970), Hawks’s final film. Now, as honest friends, the three companions ride into Rio Lobo--a dusty town in the middle of the desert overcome by corruption--to bring to justice the one who sold McNally out; however, the town is rife with the betrayer's murderous cut-throats. Rio Lobo is a 1970 American Western film starring John Wayne. Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war. Newlywed Benjamin Taber (Travis Tritt) is in town with his bride when a bank robbery goes awry and she disappears in a chaotic shootout. Bent on unearthing the cynical traitor who sold information to the enemy and caused the death of a dear brother-in-arms, the battle-tested former Union cavalry officer, Colonel Cord McNally, teams up with a pair of ex-Confederates after the Civil War. Determined to find her, Benjamin seeks out the help of crusty Quentin Leech (Kenny Rogers), a bounty hunter who has his own reasons for wanting to catch the outlaws. Thankfully, the quality characters and the setting keep me watching.Some have complained about the acting, particularly O'Neill, Rivero and Mitchum, but is this their fault or the writer's? The film was shot in … 'trinquitero' Latest from the BFI. Dosamantes played Mitchum's girlfriend and Jennifer O'Neill played the Angie Dickinson part although Wayne was now deciding he was too old for the romance. Can McNally avenge his bosom buddy and clean up Rio Lobo? Can McNally avenge his bosom buddy and clean up Rio Lobo? Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Sheriff Pat Cronin. MacShayne: Winner Takes All. ... Riley. One's Out for Money. Wealthy rancher G.W. Why not at least utilize it for the ending? Comedy. The plot of both movies is: The Duke helps an old, drunken sheriff friend keep a bad guy in jail. Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother. Performer 2 Credits. Not in the same league as Howard Hawks' masterpiece Rio Bravo, or the excellent El Dorado, Rio Lobo is still an overall good western. 1. The Virginian. Two retired Texas Rangers seek out … cast member. In the final decade or so of his career, Hawks made three Westerns with more or less the same plot: Rio Bravo in 1959, El Dorado in 1966, and 1970’s Rio Lobo.All three star John Wayne, and involve a sheriff defending his station against a band of outlaws. A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. It has an altogether different story. This explains why Clint Eastwood combined elements of both to forge the exceptional "The Outlaw Josey Wales" in 1976 after the decline of the Italo Western. Sometimes the truth is lost in battle! They were grim, silent, one-dimensional killing machines, usually with dubious motivations (greed, revenge, lust) and just all-around comic-booky. This list of Rio Diablo actors includes any Rio Diablo actresses and all other actors from the film. A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh. Civil War devotees should seek out "Rio Lobo" just for this. The following half hour involves an excellent Confederate train robbery followed by the ensuing conflicts, which really make the film stand out from other Westerns. Directed by (1) Writing credits (3) Cast (28) Produced by (6) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (1) Casting By (1) Production Design by (1) Set Decoration by (1) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (1) McNally, Frenchie and Shasta are camping out in the desert where a running joke starts concerning McNally being "comfortable" for women (but not romantically attractive). Yep, El Dorado is director Howard Hawks' first remake of his earlier banging western Rio Bravo (1959), a movie so awesome and so influential it inspired a second remake by Hawks in Rio Lobo (1970), as well as countless other movies not by Hawks, most notably, Assault on Precinct 13 (1976). Daniel Kaluuya, known for his roles in "Black Mirror" and Get Out, stars in Judas and the Black Messiah. La sonrisa del Diablo is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano in 1970. Rio Lobo Anthony Steffen as Shango, the ranger who helps the villagers stand up against Mexican bandits and a crooked Confederate officer in Shango (1970) Trivia: One of eight Spaghetti Westerns directed by Edoardo Mulargia, who also brought us “Cjamango” (1967) and “Blood at Sundown” (1965). View production, box office, & company info. Davidchannel's movie-spoofs of Walt Disney's 1988 Animated musical film Oliver and Company. 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