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Dynamite Jack

Dynamite Jack

1961 1h 43mWestern

Antoine Espérandieu, a French tenderfoot, lands in Windows Canyon, Arizona, a remote place under the thumb of dangerous outlaw Dynamite Jack, only to discover the friend he was to meet there has been murdered. Worse, it is not long before Antoine realizes he is Jack's perfect lookalike. All the same, he decides to settle down in the small town, where he becomes the local tax collector. One day, he finds himself face to face with the bandit...

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Antoine Espérandieu, a French tenderfoot, lands in Windows Canyon, Arizona, a remote place under the thumb of dangerous outlaw Dynamite Jack, only to discover the friend he was to meet there has been murdered. Worse, it is not long before Antoine realizes he is Jack's perfect lookalike. All the same, he decides to settle down in the small town, where he becomes the local tax collector. One day, he finds himself face to face with the bandit...

The vibe

tenderfoot

Behind it

Jean BastiaDirectorJack AryJack AryStoryJean ManseScreenplayJacques EmmanuelScreenplay

Cast

FernandelFernandelDynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
Eleonora VargasEleonora VargasDolores
Lucien RaimbourgLucien RaimbourgSheriff Scotty
Jess HahnJess HahnSergeant Bob
Adrienne CorriAdrienne CorriPegeen O'Brien
Georges LycanGeorges LycanLouis le Borgne
Claude d'Yd
Todd MartinTodd Martin
Viviane MéryViviane Méry
Margaret Russell
Marcelle Féry
Joe WarfieldJoe Warfield
Perry Smith
Colin DrakeColin Drake
Carl StuderCarl Studer
Fortunato ArenaFortunato Arena
Donald O'BrienDonald O'Brien
Arthur Endreze

Director

Jean Bastia

Writers

Jack Ary, Jean Manse, Jacques Emmanuel, Jean Bastia

Release date

3 Nov 1961

Runtime

1h 43m

Studio

Les Productions Jacques-Paul Bertrand, Cineraid, Federal International Films

Language

French

Country

France

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