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• Actors: George Montgomery
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Televista
• DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001BPJJ0U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,471 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Black Patch (1957) ... George Montgomery ... Allen H. Miner (Director) (2008)", July 31, 2011

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Patch (DVD)

Warner Bros. Pictures presents "BLACK PATCH" (1957) (82 min/B&W) -- Starring George Montgomery, Diane Brewster, Tom Pittman, Leo Gordon & Sebastian Cabot

Directed by Allen H. Miner

One-eyed marshal Clay "Black Patch" Morgan (Montgomery) is delighted to find out that his old buddy Hank Danner (Leo Gordon) is riding into town, but less than thrilled to learn that Danner is now a wanted outlaw. Reluctantly throwing his friend into jail, Morgan sets off a chain reaction of terror, beginning with a jailbreak engineered by crooked saloonkeeper Frenchy De Vere (Sebastian Cabot) and culminating in a showdown between the marshal and Danner's young protégé Flytrap (Tom Pittman).

George Montgomery both produced and starred in the psychological B&W western Black Patch which was penned by co-star Leo Gordon

Montgomery and Gordon interact with great chemistry, varying between friendship and jealousy.

In this film, Leo Gordon is a scene stealer playing a more sympathetic and well-rounded sort of cowpoke. Gordon was one of the great western villains and a pretty decent writer of scripts, many of them were classics.

Special footnote: -- This film scored by Jerry Goldsmith who was in his late twenties, who would go on to score top films of the time. Such as Planet Of The Apes, Papillon, Chinatown, The Omen, Alien, Medicine Man, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, L.A. Confidential and The Wind and the Lion. Goldsmith's characteristic style is unmistakable, not yet the sound we've come to appreciate.

BIOS:
1. Allen H. Miner (Director)
Date of Birth: 18 October 1917, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Death: 4 January 2004, San Marcos, California

2. George Montgomery [aka: George Montgomery Letz]
Date of Birth: 29 August 1916 - Brady, Montana
Date of Death: 12 December 2000 - Rancho Mirage, California

3. Diane Brewster
Date of Birth: 11 March 1931 - Kansas City, Missouri
Date of Death: 12 November 1991 - Studio City, California

4. Leo Gordon [aka: Leo Vincent Gordon]
Date of Birth: 2 December 1922 - New York City, New York
Date of Death: 26 December 2000 - Los Angeles, California

5. Tom Pittman
Date of Birth: 16 March 1932 - Phoenix, Arizona
Died:October 31, 1958 (age 26) in Benedict Canyon, California

6. Sebastian Cabot [aka: Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot]
Date of Birth: 6 July 1918, London, England, UK
Date of Death: 22 August 1977, North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 4 Stars
Performance: 4 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]

Total Time: 82 min on DVD ~ Warner Bros. Pictures ~ (September 30, 2008)