Freddy in the Wild West (1964)

Original title

Freddy und das Lied der Prärie

Directed by

Sobey Martin

Genre

Western film, musical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

12

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musical western where a wanderer gets involved in small-town adventures in the Wild West. The story includes singing, gunfights, and a sheriff who is a woman.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalcheerfulold-fashionedupbeatlow-stakesbreezy

What happens

Freddy in the Wild West (German: Freddy und das Lied der Prärie Italian: 6 pallottole per Ringo Kid) is a 1964 West German/Italian musical Western film directed by Sobey Martin and starring Freddy Quinn, Rik Battaglia, and Beba Lončar. Playing the small role of Olivia is Mamie Van Doren, a 1950s Hollywood sex goddess. It was co-produced with and shot on location in SFR Yugoslavia. It was one of a crop of western-set German films made in the 1960s, many of them based on works of Karl May. It is also known by the alternative title of The Sheriff Was a Lady. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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