Der Mann von Del Rio (1956)

Der Mann von Del Rio: Directed by Harry Horner. With Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Peter Whitney, Douglas Fowley. A fast Mexican-American gunman kills a few notorious gunfighters and is hired to replace Mesa’s dead sheriff but a crooked saloon-keeper wants him on his payroll or out-of-the-way.

“In The Man From Del Rio Anthony Quinn rides into town on a mission, kind of like James Caan in El Dorado. Both are after a group of men and both kill the last they were after. But whereas Caan takes up with John Wayne as a mentor and fights for law and order, Quinn starts to hang out at Peter Whitneyu0026#39;s saloon with a whole collection of prize specimens of fast guns who are nothing but bullies.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhitney has a plan to recreate his sleepy prairie town into a wide open cattle drive town and make a ton of money, never mind what the solid citizens want. Quinn likes the idea and becomes the sheriff, but soon the solid citizens see him as their savior. Will Quinn step into the role?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Man From Del Rio is a minor western that did not even rate color back in the Fifties. Rarely seen today itu0026#39;s in that category of adult westerns so popular in the Fifties and Sixties with some very adult themes. Quinn and Katy Jurado have some truly adult dialog and she most of all persuades Quinn to step in the role of hero.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot a film often shown today, The Man From Del Rio with a bit better in the production values department could have been a big hit. Quinn, fresh off his second Oscar for Lust For Life does well in a part perfect for him. Check this one out if broadcast.”