Gangsters Versus Cowboys

Gangsters Versus Cowboys
Directed by Juan Orol
Produced by Juan Orol
Luis G. Rubín
Written by Juan Orol
Starring Juan Orol
Rosa Carmina
José Pulído
Roberto Cañedo
Music by Antonio Rosado
Cinematography Domingo Carrillo
Distributed by España Sono Films
Release date
 April 28, 1948
Running time
 79 minutes
Country México
Language Spanish

Gangsters Versus Cowboys (Spanish:Gangsters contra charros) is a 1948 Mexican gangster film written, directed by, and starring Juan Orol, and featuring Rosa Carmina and José Pulído.[1] It was made as a sequel to Orol's Gangster's Kingdom. However, it has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values and idiosyncratic style.

Plot

Gangster Johnny Carmenta (Juan Orol), faces Pancho Dominguez El Charro del Arrabal (Jose Pulido), who has imposed his law in the town. The Rumbera Rosa (Rosa Carmina) seduces both men firing their rivalry.

Cast

Legacy

It has been compared to Juan Orol with the American filmmaker Ed Wood, canonized as "the worst director of all time". Orol not need a posthumous tribute to be recognized. He was a successful at the box office of his time. The public admired his muses and his evil gangsters, no matter the story and technical poverty of their productions, ignoring criticism that vilified his work.[2]

According to the opinion of specialist critics of Mexican cinema, the film ranks as number 68 among the hundred best films of the Mexican cinema.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Balderston, Gonzalez & Lopez p.1080
  2. ↑ El Espectador Imaginario: The Mexican Ed Wood
  3. ↑ Las cien mejores películas del Cine Mexicano

Bibliography

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