However, as he nears the end of his long cattle drive, Kelly is kidnapped by Confederate raiders led by Colonel Tom Rossiter (Richard Widmark). Join Facebook to connect with Kelly Alvarez and others you may know. We dont have that many balloons., Col. Tom Rossiter: You used to have 10 fingers. While Kelly is selling it to the Union Army, While clothed in a suit resembling a cross between period and modern dress, Mr. Holden is unconvincing. He certainly does not favor his Mexican side. Alvarez Kelly is directed by Edward Dmytryk and stars William Holden & Richard Widmark. Unfortunately, getting there is slow going, and Holdens Alvarez Kelly is more insufferable womanizer / profiteer than a hero viewers are likely to cheer for. Victoria Shaw as Charity Warwick Even though it is a Civil War tale, loosely based on the Great Beefsteak Raid that Confederate cavalry carried out near Richmond in 1864, its genre is pure Western. Directed by Edward Dmytryk, who put together one of my very favorite movies, Mirage, Alvarez Kelly tells the story of rebel Richard Widmark trying to hijack a herd of meat for his starving Confederacy from rancher William Holden. Jesse James Meets Frankensteins Daughter (1966). The Canadian-born croonerreal name Abel Tesfayedated the former Disney star in 2017, in between his on-again-off-again relationship with Bella Hadid . Music by Johnny Green . Alvarez Kelly (William Holden) is a Mexican cattle rancher who is doing his best to stay out of the Civil War. Hes on the wrong side of history, but his short-term goal for lifting the cattle is only to feed his suffering men, making him something of a Dixie Jean Valjean. After seeing the movie, I immediately compared it to Horse Soldiers, which Holden co-starred in with the Duke. Originally published in the August 2008 issue of Civil War Times. Mauritz Hugo Ely Harrison Despite the hatred between the two men, they manage to work together. Set during the Civil War, Alvarez Kelly stars William Holden and Richard Widmark in a tale based on the historic Beefsteak Raid of September 1864, led by Confederate Major General Wade Hampton III. In his full redemption by films end, Widmarks Rossiter resembles Harriss Captain Tyreen and Waynes Rooster. During the partial siege of Richmond-Petersburg in September 1864 a troop of Confederates mean to acquire 3000 cattle from Mexico meant for consumption by the Union Army. Justin Stewartis a writer whose work has appeared in Brooklyn Magazine, Reverse Shot and elsewhere. Hatcher, taking aim at the man hes been watching over in Alvarez Kelly (1966), Richard Widmark as Col. Tom Rossiter and William Holden as Alvarez Kelly contemplating the mission ahead in Alvarez Kelly (1966). Towers Within the Cite this article tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. Moreover, even though some of the films historic details are accurate, its storyline is pure fiction. Movies. It was made when the Old Hollywood was Dying and this Dud was released during the Death March of the Studio System. They come upon southern lady Charity Warwick who invites them for dinner. William Holden is Alverez Kelly, a citizen of Mexico of Irish ancestry, and a gentleman cattle herd leader. Hatcher Addeddate To say anything other is to deny the facts of the films. Kelly is initially unwilling to cooperate with his captors but becomes resigned to the task and soon finds himself among Richmonds elite, trying to teach Rossiters troopers to wrangle cattle. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Mary Boykin Chesnut Her birth date was listed as 1959-05-9. In addition, I avoided by this means Widmark's Southern drawl, said by those better qualified to judge than myself to be hilariously bogus. Her age is 63. Watch Alvarez Kelly: Pity Is The Real Empty Room. While this may have been a fictitious event in the American Civil War, the movie does give a decent look at life during those turbulent years when one side was simply using might to slowly beat down the other side. Indus Arthur Melinda Al though it is not the most compelling Civil Warrelated film, Alvarez Kelly is nevertheless wholly enjoyable. That day after that its up to you. Once hes accepted his fate as the Confederacys newest resident expert in the cowboy arts, hes a patient teacherit turns out the cocky raiders fresh from J.E.B. As he nears the end of his long cattle drive, Kelly is captured by Confederate raiders led by Colonel Tom Rossiter (Richard Widmark). Janice Rule plays Liz Pickering, the dark-haired beauty engaged to Rossiter. That brings the quote listed in my summary to bear. "Alvarez Kelly Alvarez Kelly (462) 6.3 1 h 49 min 1966 7+ A Confederate colonel makes a cattleman teach his troops how to herd Union cattle. Don Red Barry Lt. Farrow Moreover, even though some of the film's historic details are accurate, its storyline is pure fiction. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"jGJBuHPC3Yr9anBrELYopsigZdOOU2D7l1cVUk1zmCY-86400-0"}; Richard Widmark as Col. Tom Rossiter, assigned the mission of stealing a herd of cattle in Alvarez Kelly (1966), William Holden as Alvarez Kelly, minus a finger and realizing Col. Rossiter is going to make him help the Southern cause in Alvarez Kelly (1966). Even though I would realistically find myself on the side of the Union, I couldn't help but enjoy the irony of this lively "southern" (which I have stashed in my western collection) that finds two adversaries, William Holden and Richard Widmark, working together to steal cattle from General Grant's troops to deliver to the South. Kelly relents, starts training Rossiters men how to herd cattle and starts mapping out a route around the Union lines. Confederate officer Widmark kidnaps Holden in an effort to have the cattle redirected to the South. She's working with Confederate raiders led by Colonel Tom Rossiter (Richard Widmark) and they kidnap Kelly. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Not filmed in Virginia, but I am from near Richmond and played as a child on some of the land the actual raid crossed over and it has the same feel. Alvarez Kelly airs April 24 at 9:00 a.m. on Turner Classic Movies. Peterson The actors alarming Kiss of Death sneer remains, and his comfort in the saddle is evidence of his years in Westerns like The Alamo (1960), Two Rode Together (1961) and 1959s Warlock, which was also directed by Edward Dmytryk. Robert Morgan Capt. Only Confederate Cavalry hero Tom Rossiter has different ideas for the cattle and for Kelly. Alvarez Kelly 's depiction of Confederate soldiers as essentially a pack of roving criminals (who nonetheless have their own set of moral codes) is far off any romanticized view of, say, a white-bearded Robert E. Lee mounted on Traveller nobly defending a right to Southern soil and a way of life, but it rhymes with similar depictions like Richard This movie is loosely based on Hampton's and General Rosser's Cattle Raid. Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers, []. But after a long drive to deliver cattle to the Union he finds himself kidnapped by Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter. A rip-roaringly good yarn, and an interesting gloss on Civil War history that shows food rather than glory, honour or empty triumph as the most important thing, being a forceful reminder that survival is all anyone wanted at the end of this terrible conflict. A lot of double-crossing takes place, with Victoria Shaw, mistress of a captured mansion, causing Holdens kidnapping by Widmark, who forces the former to teach his troops how to handle cattle. Arthur Franz as Capt. Nancy Alvarez Anchor Show Transcript Watch WESH 2's Nancy Alvarez on the Kelly Clarkson Show above If you want to get a glimpse of who Kelly Clarkson is behind the scenes, look no further. The Italians, too, found the breakdown of law and order engendered by the American Civil War a fruitful jumping-off point for crime and violence-drenched films, with rogue Confederate soldiers often the villains or antiheroes. So this was probably an isolated attempt that didn't work out. Story is apparently based on a true US Civil War incident in 1864, it sees Alvarez Kelly (Holden) kidnapped by Confederate's led by Tom Rossiter (Widmark) and forced to drive a herd of Union owned cattle to the hungry Reb troops in Richmond. Don Red Barry as Lt. Farrow (billed as Donald Barry) ." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. See production, box office & company info. Richard Widmark Col. Tom Rossiter Alvarez Kelly; Theatrical release poster. Except for a few shocking holes in the script and underproduced scenes (e.g. The score and the cinematography just add to the ambiance. Its comeback kid Holden who makes Kellys growth, from the I dont care who wins cad advising that cattle are like women to the hard-charging leader who risks a fusillade of Northern Mini balls to save a Confederate soldiers life, so believable, and moving. He buys cattle in Texas at $2 a head then drives them East for sale to the Union army and Maj. Albert Steadman for a handsome profit. An illustration of an open book. You decide whether you want to end up with a pair of stumps or lend us your talent., Roger C. carmel as Capt. But, really, for what does Rossiter require redemption? She died on 17 August 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Director Edward Dmytryk Writers Franklin Coen Elliott Arnold (uncredited) Daniel Taradash (uncredited) Stars William Holden Richard Widmark Janice Rule It starred William Holden and Richard Widmark. 'Alvarez Kelly' did have things going for it. However, the date of retrieval is often important. Yankee Major Stedman insists he accompany the cattle all the way to Richmond where they're to feed Grant's troops besieging the city. It's 1864. The script in this movie is surprisingly sharp and smart. The cows belong to the North, but they have to make their way to Union forces stationed in Richmond, so theres the risk of interception by ravenous Confederate raiders like Colonel Tom Rossiter (Richard Widmark) and his squad. Kelly first teaches Rossiter's men how to drive cattle. Even though it is a Civil War tale, loosely based on the "Great Beefsteak Raid" that Confederate cavalry carried out near Richmond in 1864, its genre is pure Western. VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. ." Lincoln called the real Beefsteak Raid that inspired the generously embellished film the slickest piece of cattle-stealing he ever heard of, while the narrator coyly notes that Ulysses S. Grants cruder reaction was unquotable. Besides being a neat piece of grand theft bovine, the affair involved painstaking long-range cattle driving by both sides, and so the film mingles elements of multiple genres including war, heist, melodrama and Western (though the action is confined to the Middle Atlantic states) and is a fine entry in the subgenre of cattle driving films. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. During his long cattle drive, Kelly is captured by Confederate raiders led by Colonel Tom Rossiter (Richard Widmark), who desperately needs the beef to feed soldiers besieged in Richmond. But if I stay here, I know damn well what Ill become., Alvarez Kelly to Charity Warwick, as she leans over the body of a dead Confederate: It was like playing games the other night, wasnt it? Kelly first teaches Rossiters men how to drive cattle. Be sure to vote on the main blog page, not an individual photo page, so theyll tabulate correctly. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines. Kelly Marie Alvarez's love for crafting is at the heart of Lawn Fawn. The eyepatch Col. Rossiter wears here aligns him with John Waynes more famous True Grit character, Rooster Cogburn, himself a veteran of Quantrills Raiders who eventually makes good en route to earning a buck for a track and capture job. Williams Plus, this character was supposed to be amoral--so who do you root for in this film?! kaiser1111 She was previously married to Elliott Alexander and Roger Smith. Good surprise for a film by Edward Dmytryk. Franklin Coen and Elliott Arnold scripted Coens story, which pits Mexican-Irish William Holden (hence, the title) against Confederate officer Richard Widmark, eyeing Holdens cattle as food for a starving South. "Alvarez Kelly Director Edward Dmytryk has achieved uneven response from his players, in part due to scripting which overdevelops some characters and situations, and underdevelops others. Alvarez Kelly is a 1966 American Western film set in the American Civil War directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring William Holden and Richard Widmark. Victoria Shaw as Charity Warwick, a southern belle dining with a Union profiteer in Alvarez Kelly (1966), Janice Rule as Liz Pickering, pleading with Alvarez Kelly (William Holden) to help her escape Richmond in Alvarez Kelly (1966), Cast: Tomorrow, youll have eight. During the Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter's hungry men force Kelly to change his customers. Now how do you figure youre going to get 2,500 head of cattle over Grants lines? What a stupid casting decision! Alvarez Kelly is a 1966 war film set in the American Civil War. So he kidnaps Kelly. Alvarez Kelly: Now the main thing to remember is cattle are like women. Description This is the story of a renegade adventurer, ALVAREZ KELLY (William Holden), who gets caught in the middle of the Civil War. Youre not just half-mad. But William Holden?! This is easily forgivable because of the good story. It is said that when Gen. Grant found out what had happened to the cattle, the words that he uttered could not be repeated orally. es:lvarez Kelly This unusual Civil War film was based on an actual incident, the Beefsteak Raid of Sept. 14-16, 1864, and features a rousing climax. His father, the owner of a large estate in Mexico, was killed in the "Mexican War" (Holden says it has a different name in Mexico) by American troops, some of whom are now Confederates. Mike Toy is a business guru and all around friendly guy. Jacob J V Alvarez, Jayd J Alvarez, and four other persons spent some time in this place. Subscribe To CLASSIC MOVIE TRAILERS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6RYeWpPcNa_SJ6_Vka5jqgSuave former Texan cattleman Alvarez Kelly now living in Mexico . He's a rich cattle driver in the Civil War looking to sell his horses to the highest bidder. Murphy has retired from the Agency in 2013 and he dedicated more than 25 years of his . Plot [ edit] the Confederate ambush at the apple cellar and Stedman's escape with Ruthie and her subsequent death), just like a kid at the movies I felt swept up in the film's patched-together, on-with-the-show spirit. Steve Murphy, portrayed by Boyd Holbrook, is Narcos ' central character and main narrator. 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