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Nightmare in Badham County (1976)
Just another "babe in prison" movie...
Supposedly a "social commentary" on racism and prison conditions in the rural South of the 1970's, "Nightmare" is full of bad Southern stereotypes, complete with phoney accents. Not only would it be offensive to the sensibilities of most American Southerners, this tawdry piece of work comes off as just a thinly-disguised "babe in prison" movie--especially in its uncut original version. Nevertheless, acting is generally above average and the late Chuck Connors, in particular, does a good job of making viewers hate him--even though he looks somewhat uncomfortable in several scenes. There's also a change-of-pace role for the late Robert Reed, who appears as the lecherous warden, and Tina Louise (previously Ginger of "Gilligan's Island") made a rather believable sadistic prison guard. My grade: D.
Lo chiamavano Trinità... (1970)
Nice, lighthearted Western
More of a comedy, actually, "Lo Chiamavano Trinita" ("They Call Me Trinity") is one of the best from the Italian acting duo of Terence Hill (Mario Girotti) and Bud Spencer (Carlo Pedersoli). Veteran American actor Farley Granger is tremendous as the shifty villain, the major. No, it doesn't rank with the works of John Wayne or Clint Eastwood--but it's fun nevertheless. My grade: B.