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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
| − | |name = Charro! | + | |name = ''Charro!'' |
|picture = Charro Poster.jpg | |picture = Charro Poster.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Original Theatrical Poster'' | |caption = ''Original Theatrical Poster'' | ||
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| − | '''''Charro!''''' is | + | '''''Charro!''''' is a 1969 American Western movie directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring [[Elvis Presley]] as Jess Wade, a former outlaw. Jess leaves his gang, led by Vince Hackett ([[Victor French]]), but when the gang steals a gold-plated cannon from Mexico, a symbol of victory over France during the Second French Intervention in Mexico of 1861 to 1867, they falsely accuse Jess of this crime. Now he has to prove his innocence and help defend a town from the gang. |
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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= Revolvers = | = Revolvers = | ||
== Single Action Army == | == Single Action Army == | ||
| − | [[Single Action Army]] revolvers | + | "Civilian" model [[Single Action Army]] revolvers are used by numerous characters, notably Jess Wade ([[Elvis Presley]]), gang boss Vince Hackett ([[Victor French]]) and his brother Billy Roy Hackett ([[Solomon Sturges]]). Sheriff Ramsey ([[James Almanzar]]) and Mexican Army Lt. Rivera ([[Tony Young]]) carry SAA revolvers in holsters. |
| − | ''Note'': see additional screenshots and | + | ''Note'': see additional screenshots and promotional stills on the [[Talk:Charro!#Single Action Army|talk page]]. |
| − | [[Image:ColtSAA475barrel.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:ColtSAA475barrel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Single Action Army with 4.75" barrel, case colored and blued, referred to as "Quick-Draw" or "Civilian" model - .45 Long Colt ]] |
[[File:Charro-SAA-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vince Hackett waylays Jess Wade in a Mexican town.]] | [[File:Charro-SAA-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vince Hackett waylays Jess Wade in a Mexican town.]] | ||
[[File:Charro-SAA-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jess draws his revolver in same scene.]] | [[File:Charro-SAA-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jess draws his revolver in same scene.]] | ||
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[[File:Charro-SAA-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vince fires at Lt. Rivera.]] | [[File:Charro-SAA-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vince fires at Lt. Rivera.]] | ||
[[File:Charro-SAA-15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mody ([[Charles H. Gray]]) with his revolver in hand sneaks to a cleft in the rocks where Jess hides.]] | [[File:Charro-SAA-15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mody ([[Charles H. Gray]]) with his revolver in hand sneaks to a cleft in the rocks where Jess hides.]] | ||
| − | [[File:Charro-SAA-17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jess fires at Gunner who made an attempt to throw dynamite.]] | + | [[File:Charro-SAA-17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jess fires at Gunner, who made an attempt to throw dynamite.]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-SAA-18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A revolver in | + | [[File:Charro-SAA-18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A revolver in the hands of Vince Hackett, deeply shocked by the scene of his brother's death.]] |
= Rifles = | = Rifles = | ||
== Winchester Model 1892 == | == Winchester Model 1892 == | ||
=== Winchester Model 1892 Carbine === | === Winchester Model 1892 Carbine === | ||
| − | Anachronistic for 1870s [[Winchester Model 1892]] carbines are seen in hands of Hackett's gang members Gunner ([[James Sikking]]) and Heff ([[Harry Landers]]), and townsmen Jerome Selby ([[John Pickard]]), Henry Carter ([[J. Edward McKinley]]) and Martin Tilford ([[Garry Walberg]]). | + | Anachronistic for the 1870s, [[Winchester Model 1892]] carbines are seen in the hands of Hackett's gang members Gunner ([[James Sikking]]) and Heff ([[Harry Landers]]), and townsmen Jerome Selby ([[John Pickard]]), Henry Carter ([[J. Edward McKinley]]), and Martin Tilford ([[Garry Walberg]]). |
| − | ''Note'': see additional screenshots and | + | ''Note'': see additional screenshots and promotional stills on the [[Talk:Charro!#Winchester Model 1892 Carbine|talk page]]. |
| − | [[Image:WinchesterModel1892.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:WinchesterModel1892.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20.]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunner with his Winchester carbine. | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunner with his Winchester carbine. Soon after, the carbine switches to a Winchester Model 1892 rifle (see below) and then back to carbine.]] |
[[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The saddle ring of Gunner's carbine is seen.]] | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The saddle ring of Gunner's carbine is seen.]] | ||
[[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Heff with Winchester 1892 carbine. This carbine lacks the saddle ring but the mounting bracket can be seen.]] | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Heff with a Winchester 1892 carbine. This carbine lacks the saddle ring but the mounting bracket can be seen.]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A row of Winchester Model | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A row of Winchester Model 1892s in Sheriff Ramsey's office. The second from left Winchester is a rifle rather than a carbine (see below).]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the sheriff's gun rack.]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jeff Wade, now | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jeff Wade, now a sheriff's deputy, hands Winchesters to townsmen who volunteer for a posse: Jerome Selby (at the left) and Henry Carter (in center) (Will Joslyn, the bearded man at the right, is armed with a Winchester Model 1892 rifle, see below).]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|From left to right: Jerome Selby, Henry Carter and Martin Tilford with Winchester 1892 | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Carbine-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|From left to right: Jerome Selby, Henry Carter, and Martin Tilford with Winchester 1892 carbines, and Will Joslyn with Winchester 1892 rifle.]] |
=== Winchester Model 1892 Rifle === | === Winchester Model 1892 Rifle === | ||
| − | Gunner's ([[James Sikking]]) Winchester 1892 carbine switches to a [[Winchester Model 1892]] rifle. Townsmen Will Joslyn (Robert Luster) and Jerome Selby ([[John Pickard]]) also carry Winchester 1892 rifles. It seems to be that a single prop is reused in all these scenes, and this is a "short rifle" in .38-40 caliber with slightly shortened barrel. | + | Gunner's ([[James Sikking]]) Winchester 1892 carbine switches to a [[Winchester Model 1892]] rifle. Townsmen Will Joslyn (Robert Luster) and Jerome Selby ([[John Pickard]]) also carry Winchester 1892 rifles. It seems to be that a single prop is reused in all these scenes, and this is a "short rifle" in .38-40 caliber with a slightly shortened barrel. |
| − | [[Image:Winchester1892Carbine.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Winchester1892Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|440px|Winchester 1892 Short Rifle - .38-40]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During a closeup, Gunner's carbine switches to a rifle. Note the lack of the front sight, probably because the barrel is slightly shortened, maybe due to damage. The top barrel band also looks non-standard.]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle switches back to carbine - and then again to rifle.]] | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle switches back to a carbine - and then again to a rifle.]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Winchesters in | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Winchesters in the sheriff's office. The rifle is second from the left; the other guns are carbines.]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the sheriff's gun rack.]] |
[[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jess Wade arms Will Joslyn with this rifle.]] | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jess Wade arms Will Joslyn with this rifle.]] | ||
| − | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Due to a continuity error in next scene Will Joslyn holds a carbine while the rifle is in hands of Jerome Selby.]] | + | [[File:Charro-Winchester92Rifle-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Due to a continuity error in the next scene, Will Joslyn holds a carbine while the rifle is in the hands of Jerome Selby.]] |
[[File:Charro-Winchester92-B.jpg|thumb|none|500px|James Sikking as Gunner holds a Winchester Model 1892 rifle on a promotion still.]] | [[File:Charro-Winchester92-B.jpg|thumb|none|500px|James Sikking as Gunner holds a Winchester Model 1892 rifle on a promotion still.]] | ||
== Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine == | == Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine == | ||
| − | Most Mexican cavalrymen | + | Most Mexican cavalrymen in Lt. Rivera's unit are armed with [[Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine]]s. |
| − | [[File:Enfield 1856 Cavalry Carbine.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:Enfield 1856 Cavalry Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine - .577 caliber]] |
[[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A cavalryman at the left holds a carbine.]] | [[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A cavalryman at the left holds a carbine.]] | ||
[[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cavalrymen carry carbines.]] | [[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cavalrymen carry carbines.]] | ||
| − | [[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view of a carbine in hands of a cavalryman. Note the sling swivel just near the muzzle, a typical feature of P1856 carbine.]] | + | [[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view of a carbine in the hands of a cavalryman. Note the sling swivel just near the muzzle, a typical feature of the P1856 carbine.]] |
| − | == Unidentified | + | == Unidentified Rifles == |
| − | Several Mexicans carry | + | Several Mexicans carry unidentified rifles. They are longer than the Enfield P1856 carbines used by most cavalrymen. |
[[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-4A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two men carry rifles that look longer than carbines of their comrades.]] | [[File:Charro-CavalryCarbine-4A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two men carry rifles that look longer than carbines of their comrades.]] | ||
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== Colt Model 1878 == | == Colt Model 1878 == | ||
Sheriff Dan Ramsey ([[James Almanzar]]) carries a double barreled shotgun with exposed hammers, most likely a [[Colt Model 1878]]. | Sheriff Dan Ramsey ([[James Almanzar]]) carries a double barreled shotgun with exposed hammers, most likely a [[Colt Model 1878]]. | ||
| − | [[File:Colt1878.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:Colt1878.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt Model 1878 reproduction - 12 gauge]] |
[[File:Charro-Colt1878-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Charro-Colt1878-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
| − | [[File:Charro-Colt1878-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:Charro-Colt1878-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sheriff checks his shotgun.]] |
| − | [[File:Charro-Colt1878-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shotgun on | + | [[File:Charro-Colt1878-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shotgun on a table.]] |
[[File:Charro-Colt1878-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheriff Ramsey aims his shotgun at Billy Roy Hackett.]] | [[File:Charro-Colt1878-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheriff Ramsey aims his shotgun at Billy Roy Hackett.]] | ||
= Trivia = | = Trivia = | ||
== "Victoria" Cannon == | == "Victoria" Cannon == | ||
| − | A Napoleonic style smoothbore field cannon with personal name "Victoria" (Victory), gold-plated with silver-decorated wheels, is a plot item. This symbol of Mexican victory | + | A Napoleonic-style smoothbore field cannon with the personal name "Victoria" (Victory), gold-plated with silver-decorated wheels, is a plot item. This symbol of Mexican victory over France during the French expedition of 1861-1867 is stolen by Vince Hackett's gang. In several scenes, they use the cannon to shoot dynamite sticks (a feat impossible in reality, as the instability of dynamite in combination with the sudden acceleration of the shell would set off the explosive in the barrel of the weapon; real "dynamite guns" use compressed air for shooting). |
[[Image:Gribeauval 12-Pounder Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|French Gribeauval 12-Pounder Cannon]] | [[Image:Gribeauval 12-Pounder Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|French Gribeauval 12-Pounder Cannon]] | ||
[[File:Charro-Victoria-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Charro-Victoria-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:Charro-Victoria-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cannon is transported on a horse cart.]] | [[File:Charro-Victoria-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cannon is transported on a horse cart.]] | ||
[[File:Charro-Victoria-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Charro-Victoria-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
| − | [[File:Charro-Victoria-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gang deploy the cannon against | + | [[File:Charro-Victoria-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gang deploy the cannon against Rivera's cavalry unit as they cross the river. Mody ([[Charles H. Gray]]) holds a bundle of dynamite sticks.]] |
[[File:Charro-Victoria-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fire!]] | [[File:Charro-Victoria-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fire!]] | ||
[[File:Charro-Victoria-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pyrotechnical imitator in the muzzle is seen.]] | [[File:Charro-Victoria-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pyrotechnical imitator in the muzzle is seen.]] | ||
| − | [[File:Charro-Victoria-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After a sniper shot | + | [[File:Charro-Victoria-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After a sniper shot by Jess Wade ignites the gunpowder, the loose cannon rolls down the hill.]] |
[[File:Charro-Victoria-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jess returns the cannon to Mexico.]] | [[File:Charro-Victoria-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jess returns the cannon to Mexico.]] | ||
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[[Category:Western Movie]] | [[Category:Western Movie]] | ||
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Charro! is a 1969 American Western movie directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Elvis Presley as Jess Wade, a former outlaw. Jess leaves his gang, led by Vince Hackett (Victor French), but when the gang steals a gold-plated cannon from Mexico, a symbol of victory over France during the Second French Intervention in Mexico of 1861 to 1867, they falsely accuse Jess of this crime. Now he has to prove his innocence and help defend a town from the gang.
The following weapons were used in the film Charro!:
Revolvers
Single Action Army
"Civilian" model Single Action Army revolvers are used by numerous characters, notably Jess Wade (Elvis Presley), gang boss Vince Hackett (Victor French) and his brother Billy Roy Hackett (Solomon Sturges). Sheriff Ramsey (James Almanzar) and Mexican Army Lt. Rivera (Tony Young) carry SAA revolvers in holsters.
Note: see additional screenshots and promotional stills on the talk page.
Mody (Charles H. Gray) with his revolver in hand sneaks to a cleft in the rocks where Jess hides.
Rifles
Winchester Model 1892
Winchester Model 1892 Carbine
Anachronistic for the 1870s, Winchester Model 1892 carbines are seen in the hands of Hackett's gang members Gunner (James Sikking) and Heff (Harry Landers), and townsmen Jerome Selby (John Pickard), Henry Carter (J. Edward McKinley), and Martin Tilford (Garry Walberg).
Note: see additional screenshots and promotional stills on the talk page.
Winchester Model 1892 Rifle
Gunner's (James Sikking) Winchester 1892 carbine switches to a Winchester Model 1892 rifle. Townsmen Will Joslyn (Robert Luster) and Jerome Selby (John Pickard) also carry Winchester 1892 rifles. It seems to be that a single prop is reused in all these scenes, and this is a "short rifle" in .38-40 caliber with a slightly shortened barrel.
Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine
Most Mexican cavalrymen in Lt. Rivera's unit are armed with Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbines.
Unidentified Rifles
Several Mexicans carry unidentified rifles. They are longer than the Enfield P1856 carbines used by most cavalrymen.
Shotguns
Colt Model 1878
Sheriff Dan Ramsey (James Almanzar) carries a double barreled shotgun with exposed hammers, most likely a Colt Model 1878.
Trivia
"Victoria" Cannon
A Napoleonic-style smoothbore field cannon with the personal name "Victoria" (Victory), gold-plated with silver-decorated wheels, is a plot item. This symbol of Mexican victory over France during the French expedition of 1861-1867 is stolen by Vince Hackett's gang. In several scenes, they use the cannon to shoot dynamite sticks (a feat impossible in reality, as the instability of dynamite in combination with the sudden acceleration of the shell would set off the explosive in the barrel of the weapon; real "dynamite guns" use compressed air for shooting).
The gang deploy the cannon against Rivera's cavalry unit as they cross the river. Mody (Charles H. Gray) holds a bundle of dynamite sticks.
