The Gay Amigo
The Gay Amigo is a 1949 American Western film starring Duncan Renaldo in the lead role of The Cisco Kid. This film was one entry in a series of Cisco Kid B Westerns[1] produced by Philip N. Krasne. Ziv Television Programs later advanced money to Krasne in order to purchase the television rights for the Cisco Kid.[2] Krasne later produced The O. Henry Playhouse.
| The Gay Amigo | |
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| Directed by | Wallace Fox |
| Written by | Doris Schroeder |
| Based on | O. Henry (character) |
| Produced by | Philip N. Krasne |
| Starring | Duncan Renaldo Leo Carrillo Armida |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | Martin G. Cohn |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
Production company | Inter-American Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Cisco and Pancho are at the border of the Arizona Territory and Mexico where they see a platoon of U.S. Cavalry pursuing what looks to be a band of bandidos. Escaping to Mexico, one of the bandidos falls off his horse. Cisco and Pancho see that not only is he dead, but he is actually a Norteamericano in charro costume. Cisco and Pancho use the U.S. Army, the local newspaper, a bar girl and a variety of respectable American citizens by playing them off against each other to discover the Americans attempting to blame Mexicans for stopping Arizona Statehood.
Cast
- Duncan Renaldo as The Cisco Kid
- Leo Carillo as Pancho
- Armida as Rosita
- Fred Kohler Jr. as Brack
- Clayton Moore as Lieutenant
- Fred Crane as Henchman Duke
References
- p. 103 Baugh, Scott L. Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends Greenwood; Illustrated edition (April 13, 2012)
- Grams, Martin Science Fiction Theatre: A History of the Television program, 1955-1957 BearManor Media (August 30, 2011)