Cheyenne Roundup (1943)
RIDIN'...FIGHTIN'...LIVIN'...LOVIN' -- in the Romantic Old West!
ジャンル : 西洋
上映時間 : 59分
演出 : Ray Taylor
脚本 : Elmer Clifton, Bernard McConville
シノプシス
Johnny Mack Brown's Universal western series was drawing to a close when Cheyenne Roundup was released in mid-1943. Brown is herein cast in a dual role, as honest Gils Brandon and his less-than-honest brother Buck. Pursued by lawman Steve Rawlins (Tex Ritter), Buck tries to pass himself off as the upright Gils.
With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.
ジョン・フォードら3人の監督によるオムニバス形式の壮大な歴史絵巻。アメリカ西部開拓時代の50年間を、三代にわたる開拓一家の視点から壮大なスケールで描く。ジョン・ウェイン、グレゴリー・ペックら豪華なキャストにも注目。
イーストウッド監督の第2作目にあたる、自らが主演した異色のミステリアス西部劇。陽炎の中から馬に跨がり現れた謎の男は、いいがかりを付けた男どもを目にも留まらぬ早業で撃ち殺しその町ラーゴに居着く。その頃、以前逮捕した無法者たちが刑期を終え、ラーゴに仕返しにくる事を知っていた町の保安官は、その男の腕前を見込んで用心棒を頼む。その役を引き受けた男は町の男どもに射撃訓練をさせるが、町中を赤いペンキで塗らせたり、野外パーティの準備をさせたりと奇妙な行動も取って行く。そしていよいよ無法者たちが町になだれ込んでくるのだが……。
舞台は1878年のニューメキシコ。タンストールの牧場には若き日のビリー・ザ・キッドと5人の若者たちがいた。80年代当時の若手スターが結集し、“ネオ西部劇”と呼ばれた、クリストファー・ケイン監督作品。
ローズとクリストファーは、娘・シャロンの奇妙な言動に悩んでいた。ローズは、しばしば情緒不安定に陥り、何かに取り憑かれたかのように「サイレントヒル…」と謎のうめき声を発する娘に心を痛め、サイレントヒルという街が実在することを知り、治療のためにシャロンを連れてそこを訪ねることにする。しかし、サイレントヒルは30年前の大火によって多数の人々が死亡した忌まわしい場所であり、今では誰も近付かない廃墟と化した街であった。途中、女児誘拐犯と勘違いされて女性警官に追われるものの、二人とも帰り道が突如切れ無くなった街に取り残され、シャロンも後部座席から消えており、捜索、他の住人への聞き取りなど進めていくが不思議な現象に巻き込まれてゆく。
スティーブン・スピルバーグとロバート・ゼメキスが贈るSFアドベンチャーシリーズ第3弾。落雷によって1885年にタイムスリップしてしまったドクを追い、マーティは西部開拓時代へ向かうのだが…。
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