The Sheriff Was a Lady
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The Sheriff Was a Lady (Aka: In the Wild West) is a 1964 low-budgeted German
musical
-western
film, starring Freddy Quinn
. Notable German co-stars, include, Rik Battaglia
, Beba Loncar
, and Carlo Croccolo
. Playing a small role of Olivia is, Mamie Van Doren
, a 1950s Hollywood sex goddess. Today the film is known as a "cult classic
" by the few people who have been fortunate to see it.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
-western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
film, starring Freddy Quinn
Freddy Quinn
Freddy Quinn is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends...
. Notable German co-stars, include, Rik Battaglia
Rik Battaglia
Rik Battaglia is a retired Italian film actor. He was born at Corbola, near Rovigo, Veneto....
, Beba Loncar
Beba Loncar
Desanka "Beba" Lončar is a Serbian-Italian film actress. She appeared in 52 films between 1960 and 1982. She was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, now Serbia...
, and Carlo Croccolo
Carlo Croccolo
Carlo Croccolo is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 100 films since 1949. He was born in Naples, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Bellezze in bicicletta * Totò sceicco * Vendetta.....
. Playing a small role of Olivia is, Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren is an American actress and singer; who rose to popularity as Universal Pictures's version of 20th Century Fox's Marilyn Monroe....
, a 1950s Hollywood sex goddess. Today the film is known as a "cult classic
Cult Classic
Cult Classic is a Blue Öyster Cult studio recording released in 1994, containing remakes of many of the band's previous hits.-Track listing:# " The Reaper" - 5:05# "E.T.I...
" by the few people who have been fortunate to see it.
Cast
- Freddy QuinnFreddy QuinnFreddy Quinn is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends...
- Black Bill/John Burns/Freddy - Rik BattagliaRik BattagliaRik Battaglia is a retired Italian film actor. He was born at Corbola, near Rovigo, Veneto....
- Steve Burns - Beba LoncarBeba LoncarDesanka "Beba" Lončar is a Serbian-Italian film actress. She appeared in 52 films between 1960 and 1982. She was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, now Serbia...
- Deputy Sheriff Anita - Carlo CroccoloCarlo CroccoloCarlo Croccolo is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 100 films since 1949. He was born in Naples, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Bellezze in bicicletta * Totò sceicco * Vendetta.....
- Sheriff Mickey Stanton - Tude Herr - Joana Stanton
- Josef Albrecht - Ted
- Otto Waldis - Old Joe
- Ulrich Hüls - Buck
- Klaus Dahlen - Harry
- Mariona - Saloon Singer
- Bruno W. Pantel - Barman
- Milivoge Popovic-Mavid - Perkins Henchman
- Mamie Van DorenMamie Van DorenMamie Van Doren is an American actress and singer; who rose to popularity as Universal Pictures's version of 20th Century Fox's Marilyn Monroe....
- Olivia