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Two Mcdonald brothers , the bungler Pupo :Peter Martell and the botcher Duke: Sal Borgese , who live with their mother :Lernia , go out to look for a treasure that their father had previously robbed to Northern Army 20 years earlier. Both , Pupo and Duke , have two halves of the map that leads to treasure .They are pursued by bandits , as Pepe Ruiz , and bounty hunters. Meanwhile, Duke assaults some banks, but things get worse.

Below average Pasta Chorizo Western coproduced by Italy and Spain with usual ingredients as shootouts , fights , go riding and lots of humor with tongue in cheek . There are several brawls and fighting , including punches , slaps and Kickass , but with no blood , neither violence , but hilarious confrontation. Customary Spaghetti with ordinary actors as Peter Martell who performed a great number of Ravioli Westerns as Fury of Johnny Kid, Arizona Colt , Two crosses in Danger Pass , Lola Colt, Two men one death , Forgotten Pistolero , Unholy Four . Although he made other genres as Giallo or Terror as Omicidio Per Appuntamento , Death walks at midnight , Killer Baby against Dracula , and Tears of Kali . Costars Sal Borgese , a habitual secondary in all kinds of Italian genres and he played several films usually comical and support roles. Furthermore, a lot of Spanish secondaries as Pepe Ruiz , Ramon Lillo , Luis Barboo, Manuel Zarzo and Marisa Medina.

Atmospheric and evocative cinematography by Miguel Mila , a good cameraman who photographed various Westerns as Joaquin Murrieta , Jim Golden Parker , El Hombre que mato Billy El Niño , Ocaso de un pistolero, Los cuatro implacables , Manos Torpes , El Halcon De Sierra Madre , and La tumba de un pistolero . Being shot on location in Colmenar Viejo, Manzanares del Real , Madrid surroundings , Studios Ballesteros , Madrid and Elios Studios , Rome . The motion picture was lousy directed by Franco Cierre , under pseudonym Frank Farrow in his only film.

Two brothers set out in search of a treasure, buried in secret by their late father many years prior.

Here's another dumb comedy slapstick Eurowestern of which there is seemingly an inexhaustible supply. Fans of Spaghettis (like me) will amazed (like I was) at discvering this film available to stream in widescreen HD at Amazon: it's a film I'd never heard of, the only feature from a director I'd never heard of, starring two lesser Euro stars among a cast of unfamiliar faces.

So what is it? Another mismatched pair of guys, this time two brothers: one is a dummy (Martell) who's handsome, the other is, uh, also a dummy (Borgese), who thinks he's a gunfighter but is really just a clueless klutz. Mama gives them a map to find Papa's gold stash (torn in half so the fellas will have to cooperate) and from there, we're off.

The action is sparse, with some random brawls, standoffs, and chases, but none of it is particularly engaging. There's a rich town-boss-type and his sniveling henchman on the boys' trail, as well as a Union Lieutenant who also craves the hidden loot. Music, by the team of Bixio, Frizzi & Tempera, is bubbly and lively but peppered with era-inappropriate synth blasts throughout. Additionally, the choice is made to insert loud, non-diegetic sound FX to each punch or conk on the head. Kettle drums, pinball machine sounds, that type of thing. It's goofy but more annoying than funny to be honest.

Add a godawful post-dub dialog track, one of the worst I've heard in recent memory (just loud and annoying and lacking of any nuance or craft), and a ridiculously unmemorable non-sequitur title (translated directly from the original Italian, I'd assume*), it's no wonder this thing has a low profile.

About the only thing I'd say is a plus for the flick is the performance of wiry and rubber-faced Sal Borgese, who is rather brilliant at his particular brand of physical-comedy acting. Borgese was, by the '70s, elevated from supporting player to leading man status in Eurotrash pics, seeing top billing in flick like this one, and several of the THREE SUPERMEN entries.

If you're reading this blurb, you're probably curious enough about this kind of movie to warrant a peek at the film, but honestly you shouldn't feel bad about leaving this box unticked on your big Eurowestern checklist. HD stream available as I write at Amazon and also Tubi.

*Not sure if the film's actual original title is the Italian La pazienza ha un limite... noi no! Or the Spanish ¡Caray, qué palizas! ("Damn, What a Beating!) as the pic was an Italo-Spanish co-production.