Writer & director Enzo Peri's "Death Walks in Laredo" qualifies as one the most bizarre as well as surreal Spaghetti westerns ever made. The opening scene in a saloon where our protagonist, Whity Selby (Thomas Hunter of "The Hills Run Red") has just made a killing at the poker table, but the players he took money from don't want him to quit until they've had a chance to recoup their losses. He ignores them and ambles over to the bar. They whip out their pistols and order him to stop. At once, Whity turns and shoots all four of them dead. If you look at the gun, you'll notice that the barrels have sprung out sideways. Never seen a revolver like this, but since it's an action comedy, why let reality sour the saga. After he exits the saloon, a well-dressed elderly gentleman accosts him and explains he his a lawyer. Moreover, he has a letter for Whity. It seems that it took the letter ten years to reach the lawyer and he has been searching for Whity. Basically, Whity learns he has inherited a gold mine in Laredo, Texas. Whity will encounter an agile Japanese Kung-fu expert, Lester Kato (James Shigeta of "The Crimson Kimono") and a well-dressed, French gunslinger, Etienne Devereaux (Nadir Moretti of "Hercules Against the Mongols") who has a knack for mentally paralyzing his opponents. Eventually, these three will join forces against the villain. This isn't a slap happy, laugh out loud horse opera, but it has its tongue firmly in its cheek, without acting downright silly.
Review of Death Walks in Laredo
