![]() Fitzsimmons won by a knockout in round 14. On March 17, 1897, in Carson City, Nevada, British-born New Zealander prizefighter Bob Fitzsimmons met the American James ‘Gentleman Jim’ Corbett, generally recognized as the World Heavyweight Champion since he had beaten John L Sullivan in 1892. Still, he had a certain Western toughness about him. City of Bad Men is typical in that regard. In later oaters, such as Dakota Incident (1956) he managed to loosen up a bit, smile and so on, but in many of his Western pictures he has a bit stiff and formal, though I don’t say wooden. He made three in 1953 alone (this one, The Silver Whip – our last review, so click the link for that – and Devil’s Canyon – future review) and was looking very comfortable in the saddle (in fact he always rode well). It was pre- Tales of Wells Fargo Robertson’s ninth Western. There’s much gallopin’ and shootin’.Ĭity of Bad Men is a Western heist picture and not at all bad. “Johnny Ringo” is there and Dale Robertson with two guns. You wouldn’t know it, though, from the movie. One of the characters in the film says, “This isn’t the Wild West anymore”.
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