The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
If you liked Burt Lancaster in The Rainmaker so much that you never want to see him in any other role, you’re in luck. Everyone else loved him as Starbuck, too, so he got stuck in a few more “copycat” roles throughout his career. Check out The Hallelujah Trail, in which he plays a colonel in the Cavalry, up against Lee Remick, a Sister-Sarah copycat. Lee is a leading member of the temperance movement, and she hates charlatans as much as she hates drinkers. While on the wagon train, she brings along an elaborate bathtub and insists on taking leisurely baths. If the most memorable part of the movie is when Burt climbs into the tub, that’s a clue that the story itself isn’t really solid.
But for die-hard Starbuck fans, you might enjoy this comedic western. It has a very tongue-in-cheek style, and plays up the cowboys versus Indians plot point. Martin Landau plays “Chief Walks-Stooped-Over” and you can guess why. There are lots of cartoon scene changes, silly music cues (although most of Elmer Bernstein’s music is very cute), and over-the-top acting that ramps up the energy to two hundred percent. If you take this movie seriously at all, you’ll be disappointed – maybe even disgusted. It definitely has not stood the test of time, and it’s not politically correct at all. But if you don’t care about those things and want to watch it with your 1965 goggles on, go right ahead. You’ll also see Jim Hutton, Brian Keith, Pamela Tiffin, Donald Pleasence, and Whit Bissell.
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But for die-hard Starbuck fans, you might enjoy this comedic western. It has a very tongue-in-cheek style, and plays up the cowboys versus Indians plot point. Martin Landau plays “Chief Walks-Stooped-Over” and you can guess why. There are lots of cartoon scene changes, silly music cues (although most of Elmer Bernstein’s music is very cute), and over-the-top acting that ramps up the energy to two hundred percent. If you take this movie seriously at all, you’ll be disappointed – maybe even disgusted. It definitely has not stood the test of time, and it’s not politically correct at all. But if you don’t care about those things and want to watch it with your 1965 goggles on, go right ahead. You’ll also see Jim Hutton, Brian Keith, Pamela Tiffin, Donald Pleasence, and Whit Bissell.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Jack" for posting!
More Whit Bissell movies here!
More Burt Lancaster movies here!