Sunday, December 27, 2009

Calino Wants to be a Cowboy

Calino veut être cow-boy – French title
Calino Wants to be a Cowboy – English title

A 1911 French production [Gaumont (Paris)]
Producer: ?
Director: Jean Durand
Screenplay: ?
Cinematography: ? [black & white]
Running time: 7 minutes

Cast:
Calino - Mige (Clément Megé)
Joë Hamman - Joë Hamman (Jean Hamman)
with; Ernest Bourbon, Berthe Dagmar (Albertine Dagmar), Marie Dorly, Édouard Grisollet


Attracted by the life of a cowboy Calino arrives in the Far West. The cowboys show him how to make and throw a lasso, how to use a gun, how to rope a cow and ride a wild horse. When Calino begins to practice these things it becomes a disaster, and when he tries to rides a horse, it becomes even more so. Quickly Calino decides a cowboys life is not for him and returns to his normal life.

1 comment:

  1. Biltmore: add to the cast Les poulettes (bar patrons)

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