Draw! (TV),
USA 1984, color

with James Coburn

Distributed by: Home Box Office (HBO)
Produced by: Ronald Cohen
(co-production by Bryna Productions and Astral Films of (Canada))
Genre / keyword: Comedy / western
Runtime: no data available
Directed by: Steven Hilliard Stern

Summary:





 

A Western structured along familiar lines, telling a yarn about the conflict between a pair of old gunslingers. Douglas is Handsome Harry Holland, who wanders into the town of Bell Citty and encounters a spoiled, rich young man (Jason Michas) who challenges him to a draw. In the fracas, Holland is wounded but the sheriff is killed, causing his deputy to drag famous old gunman Sam Starret (James Coburn) out of alcholic retirement and assign him to bring in Holland. The two veterans end up joining forces to fight the crooked family that runs Bell City.

The tone of the film is tongue-in-cheek and the pleasure comes from watching Douglas and Coburn somewhat poking fun at the kind of movie in which both had excelled in years past.

Cast (in credits order): Kirk Douglas ... as Harry H. Holland
  James Coburn ... as Sam Starret
  Alexandra Vastedo ... as Bess
  Graham Jarvis ... as Wally Blodgett
  Derek McGrath ... as Reggie Bell
  Jason Michas ... as Moses
  Len Birman ... as Ephraim
  Maurice Brand ... as Mr. Gibson
  Graham McPherson ... as Eugene Lippert
  Vladimír Valenta ... as Mordecai Hurwitz
  Linda Sorenson ... as Teresa
Written by: Stanley Mann
Photographed by: Laszlo George
Music by: Kenneth Wannberg
Film Editing by: Ron Wisman

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