''Blazing Stewardesses'' is a 1975 American

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film directed by

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. Its title is derived from the 1975 film '' The Naughty Stewardesses'' and the 1974 film ''

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''. Producer Sam Sherman intended the film to be a fond throwback to "B" westerns of the 1940s, and hired a cast of screen veterans. He planned to reunite

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and Rod Cameron, who had co-starred at

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in the 1940s, but Cameron walked out on the project after a salary dispute; Sherman replaced him with

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. Joining Barry was another former cowboy star,

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. For comedy scenes, Sherman hired

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, but

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suffered a stroke that confined him to a wheelchair. Producer Sherman rewrote their scenes to accommodate Larry: Larry would be visiting a health spa, run by Stooges

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and Joe De Rita. Then Moe became too ill to perform, and had to withdraw. The Stooges were replaced by

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, Harry and Jimmy, reprising many routines from their old movies. Location scenes were photographed at the White Sun Guest Ranch in Rancho Mirage, California. There is some mild " T&A" content to justify the film's provocative title (DeCarlo's character runs an escort service) but nothing explicit. The film mostly resembles a vintage western, complete with

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setting, outlaw hijackers, stunt riders, masked cowboy hero, and rodeo footage. To add more "B"-western flavor, producer Sherman used genuine background music of the 1940s, from the Lee Zahler library. Because of the western theme, the working title ''The Jet Set'' was changed to ''Blazing Stewardesses'' to capitalize on the box-office hit ''

''. The film was later re-released under at least three alternate titles: ''Texas Layover,'' ''Cathouse Cowgirls,'' and ''The Great Truck Robbery''.

Plot

Ben Brewster owns the Lucky Dollar dude ranch; Honey Morgan trains young ladies to be escorts for the ranch's male guests. To revitalize the business, Brewster decides to install casino equipment and invites big-spending gamblers to the ranch. He charters a plane to take them there, and hires three stewardesses to staff the flight in return for a two-week vacation. The guests enjoy a barbecue, a costume parade, and a rodeo, but their vacation is disrupted by a band of hooded horsemen terrorizing the ranch and targeting Brewster. Also disrupting the scene are the Ritz Brothers, transients who sign on as hotel staff and become short-order cooks, golf instructors, janitors, and lifeguards. A mysterious masked hero arrives on horseback to rout the villains and unmask their leader.

Cast

– Honey Morgan *

– Ben Brewster *

– Mike Trask *

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– Harry * Jimmy Ritz – Jimmy * Geoffrey Land – Bob "Bobby" Travers * Connie Hoffman – Debbie Stewart *

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– Lori Winters * T. A. King – Barbara Watson * Lon Bradshaw – Old Timer * Jerry Mills – Pilot * Nicolle Riddell – Jackie * Sheldon Lee – Chuck * Carol Bilger – Chuck's Girl * Jon Shank – Sheik * Leonard Geer – Plane Passenger * Jack Tyree – Plane Passenger * James Winburn – Plane Passenger * Barney Gelfman – Plane Passenger * Samuel M. Sherman – Gunfighter in Blue Shirt * Patricia Comerford—Blonde in Pool

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