Here's a worthwhile western starring Charles Bronson in a very early lead role well before the Death Wish series established him as a superstar. Actually, Bronson had been honing his image as a tough guy all through the 50s in all those TV westerns and Alfred Hitchcock Presents shows as well as supporting roles in a clutch of movies. I remember seeing him in The House of Wax as a body snatcher with Vincent Price. But his name appears in the credits not as Charles Bronson but Charles Buchinsky, his real name. It is said he adopted the Bronson surname from a street near the Paramount Studios (look it up, you'll find it). I love working my way through all his TV roles where he made guest appearances. You'll see him in an episode of Rawhide with Clint Eastwood, for instance. And he had his own show, Man With A Camera, well worth watching. Man, he was a busy , busy boy! In mentioning The House Of Wax with Vincent Price, he made another movie with Vincent Price called Master Of The World. I'm not a sci-fi fan so maybe I should not comment on this one, but I consider it a shocker. What Charles Bronson was doing appearing in this load of twaddle, or for that matter , that master of suspense Vincent Price , is beyond me!
Review of Showdown at Boot Hill
