Colorado territory 1949 western outlaw wes mcqueen is sprung from jail to help pull one last railroad job. San franciscos courageous response to the aids outbreak duration. Ramrod 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The mass market paperback has been in print down to the present day, and can be fairly easily located in 2nd hand stores even now. An inexplicably underappreciated western with serious noir overtones, ramrod is an engrossing film that serves as a transition from the traditional optimistic westerns of prior cinema to those examples of the genre that take a darker, grimmer view of life on the frontier. Ramrod definition, a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
Wolf in mexico 1947 finds michael lanyard gerald mohr again involved with diamond. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Determined to fight ivey, connie hires young widower dave nash as her ramrod. Ramrod marvel comics, a fictional villain in the marvel universe ramrod, a robot and the transforming space ship in saber rider and the star sheriffs. Despite an enigmatic opening reel, the issues soon sort themselves out in this striking psychological western. Violent feud between connie dickason, the owner of the circle 66 ranch and rancher frank ivey, the selfproclaimed boss of an otherwise public grazing land. This commitment to innovation and superior performance is also ramrods commitment to you. While dave, who is a drinker, is out recruiting ranch hands, iveys men burn connies ranch to the ground. A headstrong young woman veronica lake defies the wishes of her father charles ruggles by ignoring the romantic advances of a powerful local landowner preston foster, instead deciding to run her own ranch with the help of a recovering alcoholic joel mccrea and his friend don defore. Ramrod premiered on friday, february 21, 1947, in salt lake city, at both the utah and capitol theaters.
Luke shorts novel was serialized in saturday evening post between 27 march and may 8, 1943. This film was the first venture of enterprise productions. He doesnt like his new partners except dancehall girl colorado and anyway fancies julie ann newly arrived from the. Character drives the plot of ramrod forward as much as bullets and fists. Ramrod is a 1947 american western film directed by andre detoth. Ramrod 1947 posted on february 7, 2019 by 4starfilmfan right away, in the very first moments, we know somethings amiss when the driver of a passing wagon notes to the woman at his side that they just passed her fatherand they proceed to keep going without even a word of greeting. Patrick mahony, a mutant in the marvel universe and member of the nasty boys, also known as ramrod. The ramrods instrumental group, an american group who. Wong howes elaborate camera setups would delay the films completion.
With the help of bill schell, a funloving drifter, dave hijacks a stone bunkhouse built in free range from iveys ramrod, ed burma, and connie files a claim on. Overview of ramrod, 1947, directed by andre detoth, with joel mccrea, veronica lake, don defore, at turner classic movies. She hires recovering alcoholic dave nash as foreman. Cinematography russell harlan film editor sherman a.
It combines the incomparable scenery of mount rainier national park with a challenging course featuring 10,000 feet of climbing over 150. The ramrod was used with weapons such as muskets and cannons and was usually held in a notch underneath the barrel bullets that did not fit snugly in the barrel were often secured in place by a wad of paper or cloth, but either way. Ramrod 1947 is a best of western romance, western movie starring joel mccrea and veronica lake. Preston foster, don defore, veronica lake, joel mccrea. Veronica lake stars as connie dickason, strongwilled daughter of ben dickason charles ruggles, a ranch owner who has become the toady of a powerful local cattleman, frank ivey preston foster, whom ben once wanted connie to marry. Ramrod definition is a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzleloading firearm.
Concurrently there was also film noir, a genre normally associated with hard boiled thrillers than westerns. This cowboy drama from hungarian director detoth was the first of several films based on the stories of western author luke short. This cowboy drama from hungarian director detoth was the first of. Ramrod 1947 ambitious connie dickason veronica lake, daughter of wealthy rancher ben dickason charlie ruggles, loses her sheep rancher beau when he is unable to stand up to bullying frank. Brass elk antler handled ramrod 14 diameter 36 long. Of course films were not consciously made as film noirs, but instead, as many have read, a statement on the times and the reactions to the darkness of the war years. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. That new project manager is just the one to ramrod this through to completion. Ambitious connie dickason veronica lake, daughter of wealthy rancher ben dickason charlie ruggles, loses her sheep rancher beau when he is unable to stand up to bullying frank ivey preston.
Detoths first western is often compared to films noir movies released around the same time. Glidden from 1943, which by 1944 in hardcover had already reached its 3rd printing. From the first model 230 to the most recent machines, ramrod sets the standard for power, reliability and versatility against which all other mini skids are compared. Connie dickason lake wants to marry a sheep rancher, but her. This 1947 western in black and white could have been just another mediocre joel mccrea piece of sagebrush like the dozens of randolph scott movies ive. Warning the following website contains images and descriptions of graphic sexuality, violence and, in general, the erotic works of an exceedingly depraved mind with too much time on his hands. The bloodshed is incited by a manipulative woman veronica lake with daddy issues. She hires recovering alcoholic dave nash as foreman and a crew of iveys enemies. With joel mccrea, veronica lake, don defore, donald crisp.
Ramrod is a 1947 western film directed by andre detoth. Like howard hawkss oedipally themed red river 1947, the. Ramrod equipment was first to introduce mini skid loaders in north america in june of 1980. Connie, and rose are wellplayed, and evolve naturally over the course of the film. In other words a deeper exploration of the human psyche, in particular its darker aspects.
Ramrod is an absorbing, fairly dark western depicting a brutal range war. Ramrod, a western made in 1947 is a particular film of this type. Ramrod ride around mount rainier in one day is the pacific northwests premiere oneday ultramarathon cycling event. Enterprise borrowed veronica lake, arleen whelan and edith head from paramount for the production, and wally cassell from mgm. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Ramrod is an actionfilled oater that contains many of the tried and tested ingredients but which manages to wring some changes on them and adds a strong dose of film noir, making for a slightly darker piece than was normal in the genre at the time. Its true that ramrod gets a little heavyhanded at times, that the pacing is too deliberate for some and that the surface. A ramrod or scouring stick is a metal or wooden device used with muzzleloading firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant mainly blackpowder. Brass elk antler handled ramrod 38 diameter36 long. Narratively, visually, and thematically, ramrod breaks out of the classic western mold, utilizing a very different approach in telling its typical story. This cowboy drama from hungarian director detoth was the first of several films based on. Since the second world war and even during with films like the ox bow incident 1943, westerns were moving away from formula and towards what became subtermed as the psychological western. Ivey fights back with violence and destruction, but dave is determined to counter him.
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