In this episode Dr. Gangrene takes a look at the 1950 comedy/western/musical, CURTAIN CALL AT CACTUS CREEK, starring Vincent Price, Donald O'Connor, and Walter Brennan. In it Price plays hammy stage actor Tracy Holland, on tour through the old West with his fellow actors when they run afoul of the infamous bank robber Rimrock Thomas (Walter Brennan) and crew. Hijinks ensue.
About this series:
Dr. Gangrene, Physician of Fright and Award-winning Nashville-based TV Horror Host (aka writer Larry Underwood) explores the films of the merchant of menace, Vincent Price, in chronological order from first to last, approaching them from a scholarly perspective, offering commentary, review and criticism.
Publicity photo from the quirky comedy/western/musical CURTAIN CALL AT CACTUS CREEK, 1950, where Price plays a hammy thespian - imagine that!
Photo courtesy Sara Waugh.
