El Capitano (1971)

El Capitano: Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. With Dean Martin, Brian Keith, Carol White, Honor Blackman. A man kidnaps the wife of a cavalry commander in order to exchange her for a Gatling gun that’s being sold by a gun runner.

“Sorry markspangler1, but the location wasnu0026#39;t the Superstition Mountains of Arizona, it was filmed just outside Durango, Mexico where lots of western films have been made. Beautiful scenery, mountains and plains, deep blue skies unmarked by jet contrails or fences. Through a chance meeting with Hal Needham, Stunt Coordinator and stunt double for Dean Martin, I was invited on the set during filming. Iu0026#39;ve always wondered at why it wasnu0026#39;t a more popular film. Great actors, great director in big Andrew McLaglen (the man is BIG!) great scenery and cinematography. My biggest regret was not being on the set when Ben Johnson was on location. Just missed him. He was always one of my favorite actors. Authentic, unpretentious and believable in all his roles. Dean is funny and the dog a real trooper. See this movie if you can.”