One of the classic episodes of the Beverly Hillbillies involved a group of movie Indians over at the Clampetts for vittles. They brought some native American cuisine over to the Clampetts and when Granny asked what kind of Indian fish dish it was, chief extra Benny Rubin said gefilte fish.
Jewish Indian, good for a few laughs on the Beverly Hillbillies, but a whole movie with Joey Bishop in an Indian suit? It wears a little thin after a while.
Alain Delon who may have been France's leading cinema star at the time sought to broaden his international appeal. I think once he got on the set of Texas Across the River he realized this was not the vehicle to get him an Oscar. But he does what actors do in a situation like this, chew the scenery.
Not to say Alain Delon isn't a fine player, but you'd never know it from this film.
And the gags are a bit old. I mean when Dean Martin gets shot with an arrow in the hindquarters is someone's idea of humor, you know this film isn't getting any awards.
The plot is also stolen from John Wayne's The Commancheros with Martin and Delon in the roles Wayne and Stuart Whitman had. Duke's film is sooooooo much better.
But if you're easy to please with your comedy, Texas Across the River should be your speed.
Jewish Indian, good for a few laughs on the Beverly Hillbillies, but a whole movie with Joey Bishop in an Indian suit? It wears a little thin after a while.
Alain Delon who may have been France's leading cinema star at the time sought to broaden his international appeal. I think once he got on the set of Texas Across the River he realized this was not the vehicle to get him an Oscar. But he does what actors do in a situation like this, chew the scenery.
Not to say Alain Delon isn't a fine player, but you'd never know it from this film.
And the gags are a bit old. I mean when Dean Martin gets shot with an arrow in the hindquarters is someone's idea of humor, you know this film isn't getting any awards.
The plot is also stolen from John Wayne's The Commancheros with Martin and Delon in the roles Wayne and Stuart Whitman had. Duke's film is sooooooo much better.
But if you're easy to please with your comedy, Texas Across the River should be your speed.