El secreto del capitán O'Hara

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Movie
Original title El secreto del capitán O'Hara
Country of production Spain
original language Spanish
Publishing year 1964
length 97 minutes
Rod
Director Arturo Ruiz Castillo
script Manuel Martínez draw
José María Elorrieta
Arturo Ruiz Castillo
production Rafael Marina
José María Elorrieta
music Manuel Moreno Bundía
camera Alfonso Nieva
occupation

El secreto del capitán O'Hara is a western from 1964. The Spanish production was directed by Arturo Ruiz Castillo based on the story "El Capitán Fracasos" by Clark Carredos and has not yet been shown in German-speaking countries.

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At the time of the Civil War: Captain Richard O'Hara and a group meet Mary in the desert, whose convoy was attacked by Indians, which she survived on her own. She was on her way to the fort because she is the fiancée of Major Brush, the commandant. O'Hara and Brush meet there; they have known each other since their time together at the military academy and have been in conflict ever since; u. a. has Brush O'Hara demoted by a military tribunal for alleged cowardice and desertion. Mary falls in love with O'Hara; Another new couple in the fort and an example of peaceful coexistence is the ranger Wills and a young Indian who works as a bar girl. Blind with jealousy, vengeance and showing off, Brush sets out on the warpath against the Indian tribes; as a result, the fort is attacked by Navajos and Apaches and suffers heavy losses. After the worst could be averted through the courageous actions of O'Hara, Brush recognizes his mistakes and asks the wrongly demoted for forgiveness.

Remarks

The two film songs "Song of the Indian" and "Song of the Prairie" are interpreted by Alfonso Duran .

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