Lisa Lieberman's Blog - Posts Tagged "audie-murphy"

Another Western, you say? But why this one? Even the director, Budd Boetticher, admitted it wasn’t very good. Audie Murphy wasn’t right for the part of the Cimarron Kid.“ He’s sensitive, he’s got taste, and guts.” Presumably those qualities weren’t wanted for Bill Doolin, the character Murphy plays. Doolin comes across as a reluctant outlaw, a crack shot who takes no pleasure in using his weapon and seems pained to be leading a life of crime. Other members of his gang have cool, tough guy nicknames like Bitter Creek and Dynamite Dick. . .

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