Category: Wild West and US Frontier
The Baron of Arizona
He stole a few score billion dollars.
But how much is a whole state worth? All the land, natural resources, and structures?
That's what James Addison Reavis stole--almost getting away with the theft too.
Last night I watched THE BARON OF ARIZONA, a 1950 film by Samuel Fuller and starring Vincent Price. It tells the true story of Reavis, who cooked up an incredible con job to lay claim to the entire territory of Arizona in the year 1883.
You can read a fascinating essay about it here.
This is one film definitely worth renting for those with a taste for weird history.
Wild Gals of the Naked West
Could Russ Meyer be considered the grandfather of the popular Deadwood TV show? Check out this trailer for his WILD GALS OF THE NAKED WEST, and decide for yourself.Utterly (or is that "udderly"?) NSFW.
PS: bonus clip after the jump!
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Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Oct 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Category: Entertainment, History, Wild West and US Frontier, Movies, Documentaries, Sexuality, Sex Symbols, 1960's, Women, Breasts
Category: Entertainment, History, Wild West and US Frontier, Movies, Documentaries, Sexuality, Sex Symbols, 1960's, Women, Breasts
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, History, Historical Figure, Wild West and US Frontier, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Movies, Nineteenth Century