Hardcase (1972 film)

Hardcase
Written by Sam Rolfe
Harold Jack Bloom
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
Starring Clint Walker
Theme music composer Patrick Williams
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Matthew Rapf
William Hanna
Joseph Barbera (associate producers)
Cinematography Roberto Solano
Rosalío Solano
Running time 74 min.
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor ABC
Release
Original release February 1, 1972

Hardcase is a 1972 Western television film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Clint Walker and Stephanie Powers. It was the first fully live-action feature film of the Hanna-Barbera studios. The movie appeared on the ABC Movie of the Week on February 1, 1972 [1] where it was a ratings surprise; becoming the seventh most popular show of the week.[2]

Plot

Jack Rutherford has returned to his ranch in Texas after soldiering in the Spanish–American War. Because he was presumed dead, his wife Rozaline remarried a Mexican revolutionary leader named Simon Fuegus. Rozaline also sold Jack's ranch and belongings to buy weapons for Simon's band. Jack travels to Mexico to get his share of the proceeds of the sale but gets nothing. Taking matters into his own hands, Jack decides to raise income by kidnapping Simon for $10,000 ransom to be paid either by Simon's band or the Mexican Federal Government who wish to get their hands on Simon.

Cast

Production

In 1967, Hanna-Barbera was acquired by Taft Broadcasting. Iwao Takamoto recalled that Taft was thinking of getting rid of their animation operations with Joe Barbera using the opportunity for the studio to begin live action feature film productions.[3] The film was shot in Mexico and was the feature film debut of Alex Karras. Hal Needham was stunt coordinator on the film.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ pp. 77 Karol, Michael The ABC Movie of the Week Companion: A Loving Tribute to the Classic Series iUniverse, 2008
  2. ↑ p.66 McKenna, Michael The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen Scarecrow Press, 22 Aug 2013
  3. ↑ pp.159-160 Takamoto, Iwao & Mallory, Michael Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2009

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