''El revólver sangriento'' ("The Bloody Revolver" in English) is a 1964 Mexican

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directed by Miguel M. Delgado, and starring Luis Aguilar,

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, Manuel Capetillo,

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, and Irma Dorantes, as credited in the film's theatrical posters. The lead actors were credited in an unusual "rigorous appearance on the screen" style, where the film's main characters are not ordered by importance, but by on-screen appearance. Written for the screen by Alfredo Salazar, the film was a production of Cinematográfica Calderón and follows the account of a silver-plated

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, which has a deadly curse and falls on the hands of different men.

Plot

The film opens in a cave with a close-up of Juan Chávez's ( Luis Aguilar) silver-plated

as he glances at a "Wanted" poster that offers a reward, dead or alive, for his capture. A suspicious man follows Juan out of the cave, and traces him into a small town. There, he enters a bar called "La Patrona", whose bartender is Carmen (

) who is infatuated with Juan. She serves him something to drink, and they converse, as a next scene focuses on a beautiful woman named Rosa (

) who sings the song "Cariño bonito" as she waters her

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and watches her birds. At the end of her singing, her aunt (

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) arrives at the house and tells her of Juan's return to the town. She replies that he came back for her to take her with him, and to prepare her clothes. When Rosa arrives at the bar, Juan responds to her coldly, and even depreciates her.

Cast

* Luis Aguilar as Juan Chavéz, outlaw who dies in a duel for the love of Rosa. *

as Carmen, bartender girl who is in love with Juan. *

as Rosa, Juan's love-interest and former girlfriend. *

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as Sheriff *

as Félix Gómez, as jailed bandit who escapes with the revolver. * Manuel Capetillo as Rogelio Cruz, horse wrangler who steals Félix's money and revolver. *

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as Cuco *

as Ramón, ex-bandit who seeks a peaceful life as a cattle rancher. * Irma Dorantes as Ramón's wife, and mother of his child. *

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as "El Manso" * Arturo Martínez as "El Chacal" *

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as "El Toro" Díaz *

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as Pedro *

as Rosa's aunt * Jorge Mondragón as the Doctor *Jose Chávez as the Hotel owner * Lupe Mejía as Vicente's wife * Julián de Meriche as don León *Alfonso Arnold as Sheriff Ruiz *

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as "El Toro"'s bandit *Quintín Bulnes as "Chimuelo" *Leon Barroso as Manuel *Emilio Garibay as Vigilant *

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as the

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driver *

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as Pedro's wife, and the mother of his three children. *Carlos León as assistant commissioner

Soundtrack

*"Cuando no se de ti", written by Enrique Sarabia and performed by Irma Dorantes. *"Cariño bonito", written by

and performed by

. *"Fallaste corazón", written and performed by

. *"El hombre alegre", written by

and performed by Manuel Capetillo. *"Nube bajas", written by Tomás Méndez and performed by

. *"Cuando dos almas", written by Fructuoso G. Reyes and performed by

. *"El pecador", written by Alex F. Roth and performed by Juan Mendoza.

International releases

The film was released in

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in 1966, under the title ''Duello a Santo Cruz'' (Duel in Santa Cruz). Some of the Italian promotional movie posters for the film only credit James Fields, the sound supervisor,

, as "Georgia Russek", David Silva as "David Rayen", and Quintín Bulnes as "Quentin Bulness" as the head cast.

Home media releases

Laguna Films has released the film individually in

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once, and also along other four

feature films in

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in the "Latigo Norteño" double-sided 2-disc pack.

References

External links

* * at the Cinematográfica Calderón Film Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Revolver Sangriento 1960s Spanish-language films 1964 Western (genre) films 1964 films Films directed by Miguel M. Delgado Mexican Western (genre) films 1964 drama films 1960s Mexican films Spanish-language Western (genre) films