Jack Kelly seems to be popping up all over YouTube lately. Here he is in "Enemies and Brothers", the second of two episodes of Laredo in which he appeared. His nom de pistolet may be "Bart" in this episode, but JK's not a good-guy gambler here. He's a no-good outlaw. JK is so good at playing bad, however, that he's still worth watching even as a baddie. Even in that shirt...
Speaking of shirts, the good guys are decked out in some of the most outlandish duds I've ever seen in a western. And, what's up with that jazzy score? And, that Texas Ranger with the mysterious European accent?
I'll ponder these questions some other time. Right now, here's "Enemies and Brothers":
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THIS "LAREDO" EPISODE IS A REAL TREAT, bARTISTA!!! HADN'T SEEN IT BEFORE...WHAT A HANDSOME BAD GUY HE IS, TOO!
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JANET T.
Watched a few minutes of this and will have to catch the rest later. Very intriguing, there seems to be no end to the Kelly appearances that I never knew existed and this one's a gem. Good to see him play a villain while giving essentially the same sort of performance. And cheeky of somebody to name his character Bart. Amusing that he wears a black hat as a villain, and the Maverick-style ruffled shirt is a nice touch, although it was generally Garner who wore those on "Maverick." This looks like a weird line-up of heroes, with Neville Brand doing comedy relief, thuggish William Smith looking like a thug (what ever happened to him?), drab Peter what's-his-name still somehow getting cast, and Philip Carey as the deep-voiced leader; this was evidently before Clint Eastwood made whispering the new tough guy way to deliver dialogue. I don't much like the feel of the way they interact but the plot set-up when I stopped watching was most intriguing, that jazz music is nicely weird, and it's great to see Kelly play such an interesting part.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Michael Powers. The title is "Enemies and Brothers", and that Jack Kelly wears a ruffled shirt and plays a character named Bart clinches it: This episode of "Laredo" pays tribute to "Maverick".
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