Movie for a Sunday afternoon: "The Hallelujah Trail"(1965)

You Tube ^ | 1965 | John Sturges

[ReformationFan]

Today's feature is a classic western comedy epic that could be described as a combination of "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" meets "F-Troop". Amusing and politically incorrect fun that pokes fun at just about every group of the time period(U.S. Cavalry, American Indians, temperance suffragettes, Republican businessmen, Democratic Teamsters workers, etc.) and probably couldn't be made today because of that. Directed by John Sturges("The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape") with a great music score by Elmer Bernstein("The Ten Commandments")

[ReformationFan]

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[ReformationFan]

And for those who’d like to watch in German:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOghCd24QZM

[Slump Tester]

Burt Lancaster? No thanks - "I'm swimming home."

(Every since I saw him in that stupid movie, I've always though he was an idiot.)

[eccentric]

loved this show

[BradyLS]

Never seen the movie but have the title song on a CD of music from great Western shows and films. It’s a great, rousing song!

Blazing Saddles was only 8 years behind this movie.

Seth McFarlane has a new movie coming out (this summer?) called “A Million Ways to Die in the West.” It actually looks pretty funny. Unfortunately, I read that Bill Maher may be in it, so that’s bound to understandably turn folks away.

[BradyLS]

Arg! Blazing Saddles was 9 years after.

[RepRivFarm]

One of my all time favorites!

Donald Pleasance as “Oracle”: “THERE......NOW I SEE IT! LMAO.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Whenever I make a “dead solid prediction” I always preface it with “Oracle speaks.” My accuracy is about the same. And I’m a taxpayer and a good Republican!

[ReformationFan]

“The Hallelujah Trail” plays like a G-rated, family friendlier version of “Blazing Saddles”(not so much plot-wise but genre-wise). It’s well worth seeing.

[ReformationFan]

Great lines from Pleasance and Keith.

[Dan in Wichita]

I rented this a few years ago from Netflix. I didn’t really like it much, but the music was the best part.

[SoCal Pubbie]

The movie is not a great film by any means. It’s too long, too loud, and too overblown. Very much like Mad Mad World in that regard. But if you like camp as much as I do, it’s very enjoyable. Love Donald Pleasance and David Keith is this one. I have it on DVD and play it every so often, usually when I know my wife will be out for a while.

[BenLurkin]

Spoiler alert:

The barrels of booze bubble back up at the end.

[LibertarianLiz]

Donald Pleasance as “Oracle”: “THERE......NOW I SEE IT! LMAO.

LOL! Yep, this is an oldie, but a goodie. Haven't seen it for years, though. I do remember it was funny.

[windcliff]

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[Silentgypsy]

Thank you!