Gone with the West
Gone with the West is a 1975 American Western film starring James Caan and Stefanie Powers, directed by Bernard Girard.
| Little Moon and Jud McGraw | |
|---|---|
 Original movie poster | |
| Directed by | Bernard Girard |
| Written by | Monroe Manning Douglas Day Stewart Marcus Demian |
| Produced by | William Collins (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Edited by | Andrew Herbert Pat Somerset |
| Music by | Bob Ross |
Release date | 2 July 1975 |
Running time | 92 minutes 95 minutes (Netherlands) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film is also known as Little Moon & Jud McGraw in Australia and Little Moon and Jud McGraw (American reissue title). It was filmed in 1969 under the title Man Without Mercy but did not find a cinema release.[1]
Plot
This is a story in a story. A 1970s writer is on vacation with his girlfriend and stops at a desert ghost town, where they get taken until the storytelling begins: Jud McGraw is a stage driver who gets robbed by Nimmo's gang and then gets blamed for stealing the gold. He goes to prison and vows vengeance. When he escapes, he finds the town Nimmo rules. Nimmo pretty much owns the whole town, including the sheriff, whose sister Billie is also Nimmo's woman. A quick-draw gunslinger, Kid Dandy, plays billiards and helps keep Nimmo safe from harm. McGraw watches their drunken parties from the hills, including a gang rape of Little Moon, a native American woman who only speaks Spanish. He later comes across Little Moon bathing in a spring, and her moon is just fine. He devises plans to attack the town and destroy Nimmo, Little Moon does much of the labor and tries to attract McGraw, but he is too preoccupied. They kill many of Nimmo's men in the hills, and then go in for the final plan. McGraw almost gets killed trying to steal dynamite from Nimmo's shack, but Little Moon saves him. They pull it off and have a nice kiss in the end.
Cast
- James Caan as Jud McGraw
- Stefanie Powers as Little Moon
- Aldo Ray as Nimmo, Stage Robber
- Barbara Werle as Billie
- Robert Walker Jr. as Sheriff of Black Miller
- Sammy Davis Jr. as Kid Dandy
- Heather Angel as Old Little Moon / Narrator
- Mike Lane as Shark
- Elmore Vincent as Jerry
- L. Andy Stone as Old Jud
- Elizebeth Leigh as Gail
- Kenneth Adams as Artie
- Michael Conrad as Smithy
- Anne Barton as Smithy's Wife
- Paul Bergen as Singing Cowboy
- Fred Book as Piano Player
- Anthony Gordon as Prisoner
- Fabian Dean as Charlie
- Gillian Simpson as Jeb's Wife
- Chris Calabrese as Jeb's Son
- Noel Drayton as Wagon Driver
- James McHale as Farmhand
- Pepper Martin as Mimmo's Man
Soundtrack
- "A Man" (Words and Music by Roger Davenport and Bob Ross)
See also
Notes
- p. 20 Motion Picture Herald, Volume 239 Quigley Publishing Company, 1969
External links
- Gone with the West at IMDb
- Gone with the West at Rotten Tomatoes
- Gone with the West is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Gone with the West at AllMovie