Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. In addition, I avoided by this means Widmark's Southern drawl, said by those better qualified to judge than myself to be hilariously bogus. In every warin every agethe forgotten weapon is food. Amazingly bland and uninteresting considering the cast and scope of this film, Confederate and Union troops fighting over a herd of cattle, Alvarez Kelly-Even Disliked by Mexicans and Irish **, " The slickest piece of cattle-stealing I ever heard of", So bad and so offensive, it must be seen to be believed, A Dead on Arrival Film From a Studio System in Intensive Care. Kelly is initially unwilling to cooperate with his captors but becomes resigned to the task and soon finds himself among Richmonds elite, trying to teach Rossiters troopers to wrangle cattle. But after a long drive to deliver cattle to the Union he finds himself kidnapped by Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter. the Confederate ambush at the apple cellar and Stedman's escape with Ruthie and her subsequent death), just like a kid at the movies I felt swept up in the film's patched-together, on-with-the-show spirit. Duke Hobbie as John Beaurider She enjoys spending her free time (when she can get it!) For Holden, it was a welcome return to the screen after a two-year absence, during which he lost his remaining younger brother to a plane crash (the other had died in World War Two) and consoled himself with his usual double-edged balm, booze. Alvarez Kelly (William Holden) is a Mexican cattle rancher who is doing his best to stay out of the Civil War. Therefore, its best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publications requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. Based on a true US Civil War incident, Alvarez Kelly concerns successful cattle grab engineered by Southern forces and executed under the noses of Northern troops. Watchlist. I have just watched this movie on Spain's Canal Sur, in Spanish, which probably did not make much difference, as the Spaniards are wizards at dubbing, and the main character in any case is an Irish-Mexican. The most comprehensive and authoritative history site on the Internet. To say anything other is to deny the facts of the films. William Holden is Alverez Kelly, a citizen of Mexico of Irish ancestry, and a gentleman cattle herd leader. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines. Alvarez Kelly is directed by Edward Dmytryk and stars William Holden & Richard Widmark. The score and the cinematography just add to the ambiance. He further praised the cinematography, the casting of Holden and Widmark, which he considered "sardonic perfection", and added that the "picture perks up beautifully in the ripely-detailed homestretch". He Was a Fast-Rising Judge in Arkansas. Now how do you figure youre going to get 2,500 head of cattle over Grants lines? Alvarez Kelly: Loudly? The film was based on the real-life Beefsteak Raid of September 1864. Alvarez Kelly is a 1966 American Western film set in the American Civil War directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring William Holden and Richard Widmark. Answer, Bart Allison (Randolph Scott) to rancher Morley Chase in 1957's. playing guitar, and relaxing with her husband Mike and their dogs Daphne and Mojito. Moreover, even though some of the films historic details are accurate, its storyline is pure fiction. All Rights Reserved. William Holden Alvarez Kelly After seeing the movie, I immediately compared it to Horse Soldiers, which Holden co-starred in with the Duke. //
