Monte Walsh
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Monte Walsh (1970)
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Country
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USA
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Directed by
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William Fraker
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Release Date
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1970
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Language
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English
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Studio
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Cinema Center Films Landers-Roberts Productions
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Distributor
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National General Pictures
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Monte Walsh is a 1970 American Western film directed by William Fraker starring Lee Marvin in the role of the titular Monte (or Monty) Walsh and Jack Palance as Chet Rollins.
In the twilight of the Old West, an aging cowboy, Monte Walsh, refuses to accept a new lifestyle and bitterly watches the passing of time and the extinction of the Wild West. Walsh also witnesses two of his best friends, Chet Rollins and "Shorty," take two different paths in this situation; Rollins decides to adapt and live with his wife in a quieter life while "Shorty" does exactly the opposite, becoming a feared outlaw who dedicates himself to robbing and killing for money.
Monte Walsh is considered a great representative example of the "Twilight Western" genre, which are themed around the passing of an age and changing times. In 2002, a remake would be released, directed by Simon Wincer and starring Tom Selleck as Walsh.
The following weapons were used in the film Monte Walsh (1970):
Colt Single Action Army
Monte Walsh (Lee Marvin), Chet Rollins (Jack Palance), Shorty (Mitchell Ryan), and other characters carry a Colt Single Action Army as their primary weapon throughout the entire film.
Colt 1873 Single Action Army w/ 7.5" barrel - .45 Long Colt
A deputy marshall armed with a Colt Single Action Army appears at the small town tavern, where Shorty is after a robbery.
Colt 1873 Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel - .45 Long Colt
Seeing Shorty practicing shooting, Walsh aims his Colt Single Action Army at one of the bottles Shorty was using as a target.
Monte Walsh draws and fires his Colt Single Action Army at one of Shorty's men.
Colt 1873 Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel - .45 Long Colt
After Walsh breaks the bottle he was using as a target, Shorty stares at him while holding his Colt Single Action Army.
When the deputy marshall appears at the entrance to the saloon, one of his men hands Shorty a Colt Single Action Army.
Shorty shoots the deputy marshal with the Colt Single Action Army.
One of Shorty's men cocks his Colt Single Action Army to threaten Chet Rollins.
During the film's climactic duel, Walsh and Shorty face off after the latter has become a feared outlaw.
Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine
Monte Walsh (Lee Marvin) and Chet Rollins (Jack Palance) use a Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine to kill a wolf at the beginning of the film.
Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .44-40 WCF
Monte Walsh aims his Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine at a wolf while telling Chet about a man who killed wolves by hanging them instead of shooting them.
After growing tired of waiting for Walsh to shoot the wolf, Rollins arms himself with Walsh's Winchester Model 1892 to kill the wolf.
After Shorty is fired from the ranch, Walsh walks him to his horse and gives him a Model 1892.
During the final scene, Walsh encounters a wolf again while riding, decides to get off, and attempts to kill it with his Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine.
But this time he decides not to kill it and let it go, just as he left behind his old cowboy ways of the Wild West.
Monte Walsh holsters his Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine in his horse's saddle holster.
Colt Model 1878
Shorty (Mitchell Ryan) carries a Colt Model 1878 when he and and his partner (uncredited) rob Chet Rollins' (Jack Palance) trading post.
Colt Model 1878 w/ 26" barrel (modern reproduction) - 12 gauge
After not seeing him for a long time, Shorty, armed with a shotgun, reunites with his old friend Chet Rollins at the latter's trading post.
A good close-up shot of the Colt Model 1878 as Shorty cocks the hammers of the shotgun to threaten Chet Rollins into handing over his store's money.
Note the strange protuberance next to the trigger guard.
Another good close-up shot of the dual muzzles of Shorty's Colt Model 1878.