Content: Peter (Karl Hirenbach) is cashier in a bank with some problems, because he’s a gambler and unfortunately not a good one. So he is deep in debt to mayor Garfield (Alfredo Mayo), who uses these outstanding accounts to blackmail his debtor. Peter, that is to say, has to accompany a money-transport of 300K dollars some days later, which the mayor likes to rob. And best of all: It’s Garfield’s own money, which he could draw on his insurance after the coup. This is, what I call win-win-situation ;-).
But the hard-pressed banker can draw hope, as Garringo (“Anthony Steffen”) and his mate Mangosta (Eduardo Fajardo) hold up “his” bank. Just before this robbery Peter takes 5.000 dollars, the whole deposit of the bank, so that the wannabe bandidos has to leave with just about 500 bucks. But Pete didn’t learn anything: With the stolen money he pays back his debts, but shortly after he owes Garfield even 10K, who now increases the pressure on Peter. In his misery he confides in Garringo and Mangosta, to win the two rogues for the coup. Peter preaches to the converted, because Garringo and Mangosta urgently need some cash after the distressing loused bank-robbery.
Garfield and his mob, waiting for the money-transport, are flabbergasted as the rivalry takes the dough directly before their faces. The trio flees with the help of Mangosta’s car to let the dust settle on this. But with so many not spendable money in their hands and Garfield’s gunslingers breathing down their necks, the seed of contention is sawed in the small community.
| The Gunslinger says: Average, but quite entertaining flick, in which director Tulio Demicheli brings out the best in his main actors, especially in the limited Hirenbach and de Teffè. The film goes quite a tough stance, but intersperses continually some comedy elements, of which Fajardo is in charge. His Mangosta with Beatle’s haircut-wig and cookie-duster always reminded me of an Indian rose seller, if you know, what I mean ;-). Some of the best scenes are owed on Cris Huerta and Tito Garcia: They play two loony brothers, out whom the bandits wangle their horses, gold-filled saddlebags included, against the car plus 500 dollars. Generally the film is supported by proved personal up to the supporting actors, like Luis Induni, Francisco Braña or José Canalejas.
The flick suffers from some chronological puzzles and contextual deficiencies. So it’s not clear, why Peter, a bank employee, deals as experienced with the .45 as he does inhere. To me it seems quite strange too, that Peter recovers really fast from a heavy bullet wound. The film has an credible atmosphere, but one can see its low budget in some scenes, i.e. in the deteriorated mine. Not completely saddle-fast is also the score, which serves an improper lightweight banjo-them even in some harder scenes. But fortunately it’s mostly orchestrated in a classic way, which means guitars and trumpet.
| Rating: $$$+
| Bodycount: ca. 55 Gringos, ca. 30 Mexicanos
| Explicit Brutalities: - During the attack on the money transport Mangosta shoots down a guard, who ist already disabled
- Peter grinds a cigar on Mangosta’s hand
- Garfield’s rogues lam the trio to get a hint on the money’s hideout. During the treatment Garfield pokes his finger up Peter’s wound.
- The Garfield’s grill Mangosta over low flame
| Luv': Peter und Garringo’s sister Patricia (Rossana Rovere) whisper sweet nothings. But not as you think, folx ;-): 0/10
| Gore: 2/10
| Specials: - Garringo and Mangosta use a car for their robberies
- A self-made smoke-bomb is quite useful to rob the money-transport
- Whenever time allows, Mangosta works on his quilt, what finally becomes his doom
- Garrett (Alfredo Santacruz) and his mobsters, hired by Garfield, are well equipped with modern rapid fire guns
| Trailer: by MrSpaghettiwestern
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| OT:
Arriva Garringo
AT:
Arriva Sabata! (SP)
Reza por tu Âlma... y muere (SP)
Year: I/SP 1970
D, S: Tulio Demicheli
S: Nino Stresa, Fiorentino Soria
C: Aldo Ricci
M: Marcello Giombini
with: Antonio de Teffè (“Anthony Steffen”), Karl Hirenbach (“Peter Lee Lawrence”), Eduardo Fajardo, Alfredo Mayo
 | Antonio de Teffè with the "right" SW-utensils
|  | What the hell did Eduardo Fajardo had for breakfast?
|  | de Teffé, Karl Hirenbach and Fajardo exclusively invited to the hanging party
|  | Well, Bonnie and Clyde are nothing against the boys
|  | Eduardo Fajardo enjoys his special diet
|  | Alfredo Mayo's cigar brings Eduardo Fajardo to cry
|  | Alfredo Santacruz with his automatic gun
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