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Showdown was shot in black and white to save money, which infuriated Murphy. Producer Gordon Kay said that the film earned no less than did other Murphy films of the period. See also. List of American films of 1963; References
Oct 29, 2023 · The supporting cast includes Strother Martin, Charles Horvath, Dabbs Greer, and Harry Lauter. Look carefully to spot early “B” Western star Bob Steele as a poker player. The movie was shot in black and white by Ellis W. Carter.
Black and White Synopsis Chris Foster and Bert Pickett, shackled to a post after a brawl in the Mexican border town of Adonde, escape along with the other prisoners, outlaws led by Lavalle.
The version I watched was in black and white, which is weird because all of the earlier Murphy westerns I saw were in color. Even another film starring Murphy by the same director released the next year was in color.
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Because it was shot in black-and-white, however, ostensibly to save money, the picturesque locations are not seen to their best advantage the way they are in Murphy's color westerns from that era (e.g. HELL BENT FOR LEATHER and SEVEN WAYS FROM SUNDOWN, both 1960).
Dec 7, 2020 · To tint a film, one would soak the black and white film sock in a colored dye to stain the emulsion. To tone a film, the silver particles of the emulsion would be replaced with colored, silver salts.
The film makes use of black and white sequences. In the audio commentary to the 2007 DVD release, Malcolm McDowell confirmed that lighting the chapel scenes for colour filming would have taken much longer than for black and white. The time they could use the school chapel was limited, so Anderson opted to not shoot those scenes in colour.
