Benedito Dias Rodrigues
A tired man dressed black finds your old lover to redeem for left her in the past,this man is Bren o'Malley played by Kirk Douglas and the woman is Belle played by Dorothy Malone who already married and has a young girl named Missy and now lives in somewhere in Mexico with a drunk husband,now O'Malley is chased by Dana Stribling who seeks for revenge and he planned to bring back to be tried in Texas....a long journey back showing to O'Malley that Belle is another person and no longer loves him,so has something between Missy and him which he cann't explain,maybe for she looks like a young girl in yellow dress which he left behind...all this under the Santelmo's fire....Forggoten classic from Robert Aldrich!!!Resume: First watch: 2007 / How many: 2 / Source: Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 8
movieman-227
As perversely fascinating a Freudian western as "Johnny Guitar" or "Duel in the Sun," Robert Aldrich's "The Last Sunset" deserves to be a lot better known than it is. Special mention to James Westmoreland (an actor I was completely unfamiliar with) as The Julesburg Kid. He's terrific (and crazy hot!). Puzzled as to why he didn't become a star--or at least enjoy steady employment in movies or television during the 1960's and beyond. Was amused thinking of Rock Hudson and Dorothy Malone discussing their experiences working with Douglas Sirk during their lunch breaks.
ksf-2
Director Aldrich must have known what he was doing... he produced AND directed Bette Davis in two pictures after making The Last Sunset! Kirk Douglas, Joseph Cotton, and Rock Hudson were all seasoned actors by the time this film was made. To a certain extent, this is a typical western, with the usual cattle drive, the fist-fights and gunfights, run-ins with the Indians, even Mariachi music, which was quite good. Through-out the film, you can feel the tension between Stribling (Hudson) and O'Malley (Douglas). Also along are a woman and her daughter (Dorothy Malone, Carol Lynley), adding more excitement to the mix. When three more suspicious characters join up to help on the drive, there is even more tension and mystery. We are told right off that Stribling has a warrant to bring in O'Malley, so we know to expect a showdown at some point. and when it DOES come, there are some surprises. I think its the strong talent that sets this western above the many others. This is part of the 2006 Rock Hudson DVD Collection from Universal, which also contains Has Anybody Seen my Gal, A Very Special Favor, Golden Blade, Spiral Road.
Michael_Elliott
Last Sunset, The (1961) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Extremely bizarre melodrama hidden under the Western genre features a great cast but not much else. A Sheriff (Rock Hudson) is pursuing the man (Kirk Douglas) who killed his brother in law but Douglas ends up in a cattle drive for a man (Joseph Cotten) who is now married to Douglas' old love (Dorothy Malone). The Sheriff eventually enters the cattle drive the keep his eye on Douglas but soon he too falls for the woman. This is the type of film that should be shown on a woman's channel because it's really nothing more than a soap opera taking place in a western setting. The film really doesn't have too much going for it outside some very strange moments and its wonderful cast. Hudson sleepwalks through his role but even this remains somewhat entertaining. Douglas is good but nothing great while Malone is good in her role. Cotten steals the show as the drunk who fought in the Civil War. This film tries to throw just about everything into the mix and that includes drunken Mexicans, crazy Civil War vets, savage Indians and some good old fashioned incest. Half way through the film Douglas starts pimping on a new woman and it turns out to be his daughter! This leads to a pretty big laugh but the majority of the film is simply by the numbers and it runs way too long since we know where it's headed.
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