Welcome To Hard Times

Welcome To Hard TimesE. L. Doctorow's nontraditional Western comes to life in this 1967 adaptation from director Burt Kennedy and Henry Fonda. Fonda stars as aging sheriff Will Blue who finds his resolve faltering in the face of unrepentant evil. A nameless drifter (Aldo Ray as the `Man from Bodie') terrorizes the aptly named town of Hard Times, freely killing, and raping. Finally, he decides to burn the town down as a parting gift and a reminder of their sheriff's

" Jeff Richards (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) portrays Kelly

It takes the tumultuous "let them eat cake" days of the French Revolution and gives everyone a figurative pie in the face

Singin' in the Rain's Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor dazzle again like July 4 sparklers in I Love Melvin

Toyo's estranged mother and Haynes' vengeful ex-wife

Fasten your seat belts and hang on tight

Saddling up for this song-filled sagebrusher are Jeanette MacDonald as Mary and Nelson Eddy as Ramerez

Kathie convinces the handsome leatherneck to sub-let his place to her

Morgan thinks he can thwart Brog by building a town at a new rail spur where cattlemen can safely bring their herds to market

Two more cast members also went on to Hollywood fame: a fresh-faced

Vincente Minnelli (Gigi) directs

Susan is briefly distracted from her mission when she falls for handsome drama professor Tom Farrell (Richard Carlson)

attempting to land an audition for Cecilia (Rosina Lawrence)