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On Tuesday, September 30, 1958 "The Rifleman" premiered, a "Star Vehicle" for Chuck Connors.
On the Following Day,Wednesday October 1, 1958 the movie, "The Big Country", one of the best Westerns ever, with Chuck Connors appearing in an important supporting role, premiered in theatres, nationwide.
This had to be as good of a two-day period an actor ever had.
Connors is excellent in his role of Butch in "The Big Country".That character is the polar opposite of the character Connors portrayed in "The Rifleman" series. His Butch character is a womanizer, a schemer, a brute, unprincipled. patronizes prostitutes, is a potential rapist, when he tries to force himself on Jean
Simmons' character in one scene, and above all, he is a coward. This shows an amazing range and an amazing departure from the morally upright Lucas McCain character that became Connors' signature role.
Connors was directed in "The Big Country" by the legendary William Wyler, and he got to work with an all-star cast that included several Oscar winners and nominees. That cast includes Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Carol Baker, Charles Bickford, Burl Ives and Alfonso Bedoya (Gold Hat Bandit in "The Treasure Of Sierra Madre").
"The Big Country" Is a Four Star movie and if you've never seen it, you should really try to catch it sometime.
john anderson
On Tuesday, September 30, 1958 "The Rifleman" premiered, a "Star Vehicle" for Chuck Connors.
On the Following Day,Wednesday October 1, 1958 the movie, "The Big Country", one of the best Westerns ever, with Chuck Connors appearing in an important supporting role, premiered in theatres, nationwide.
This had to be as good of a two-day period an actor ever had.
Connors is excellent in his role of Butch in "The Big Country".That character is the polar opposite of the character Connors portrayed in "The Rifleman" series. His Butch character is a womanizer, a schemer, a brute, unprincipled. patronizes prostitutes, is a potential rapist, when he tries to force himself on Jean
Simmons' character in one scene, and above all, he is a coward. This shows an amazing range and an amazing departure from the morally upright Lucas McCain character that became Connors' signature role.
Connors was directed in "The Big Country" by the legendary William Wyler, and he got to work with an all-star cast that included several Oscar winners and nominees. That cast includes Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Carol Baker, Charles Bickford, Burl Ives and Alfonso Bedoya (Gold Hat Bandit in "The Treasure Of Sierra Madre").
"The Big Country" Is a Four Star movie and if you've never seen it, you should really try to catch it sometime.
john anderson
