California (1963 film)
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| Directed by | Hamil Petroff |
| Screenplay by | James West |
| Story by | James West |
| Produced by | Hamil Petroff |
| Starring | Jock Mahoney Faith Domergue |
| Cinematography | Ed Fitzgerald |
| Edited by | Bert Honey |
| Music by | Richard LaSalle |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Caren Productions |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
California is a 1963 American Western film directed by Hamil Petroff and starring Jock Mahoney and Faith Domergue.[1]
Plot
[edit]Revolutionaries rise up against the Mexican government in California in 1841. Mexican general Don Francisco Hernandez pits his troops against a tenacious team of revolutionaries led by his half-brother Don Michael O'Casey. Marianna De La Rosa is an heiress pledged to marry Don Francisco although she secretly loves Don Michael.
Cast
[edit]- Jock Mahoney as Don Michael O'Casey
- Faith Domergue as Carlotta Torres
- Michael Pate as Don Francisco Hernandez
- Susan Seaforth Hayes as Marianna De La Rosa (as Susan Seaforth)
- Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Padre Soler (as Rodolfo Hoyos)
- Penny Santon as Dona Ana Sofia Hicenta
- Jimmy Murphy as Jacinto
- Nestor Paiva as Gen. Micheltorena
- Roberto Contreras as Lt. Sanchez (as Roberto Contreres)
- Felix Locher as Don Pablo Hernandez
- Charles Horvath as Manuel
Production
[edit]The film was shot on the old Republic lot. The sword fight at the end was director Hamil Petroff's last-minute idea and it did not appear in the original script.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ California at TCMDB
- ^ Freese, Gene (2013). Jock Mahoney: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Stuntman. McFarland. p. 117. ISBN 978-1476612874.
External links
[edit]- California at IMDb
- California at the TCM Movie Database
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