The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970 American TV series or program / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again starring Walter Brennan and Fred Astaire is a 1970 ABC Movie of the Week sequel to the Western comedy The Over-the-Hill Gang. The supporting cast includes Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, Chill Wills, Lana Wood, and Burt Mustin (all of whom, except Wood, were in The Over-the-Hill Gang). Like the 1969 original, the sequel involves a group of aging Texas Rangers and was written by Richard Carr and directed by George McCowan.
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again | |
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Written by | Richard Carr |
Directed by | George McCowan |
Starring | Walter Brennan Fred Astaire Edgar Buchanan Andy Devine Chill Wills Lana Wood |
Music by | David Raksin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Shelley Hull |
Cinematography | Fleet Southcott |
Editor | Richard W. Farrell |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Production company | Thomas-Spelling Productions |
Original release | |
Release | November 17, 1970 (1970-11-17) |
Related | |
The Over-the-Hill Gang |
Pat O'Brien had played the second lead in the first film, but his character was left out of the sequel and he was effectively replaced by Astaire, who was not in the original film.[1]
Richard Widmark played O'Brien's character in a quasi-remake two decades later entitled Once Upon a Texas Train, in which the Over-the-Hill Gang, with an entirely new cast including Stuart Whitman, played supporting roles to Willie Nelson's train robber.
This was the final film for three-time winner Academy Award-winner Walter Brennan.