Taurine Films
--USA--

Until taurine film/video
files appear directly on the net , these sections will simply be a listing
of taurine-themed commercially available videos. Those entries with links
will take you to other sites that (1) describe and/or (2) offer the item
for sale.
Television
- THE
FIRST BULLFIGHT-- An episode (4 minutes, b/w animation) of "Peabody's
Improbable History," where Sherman and Mr. Peabody go back to see
how the corrida de toros began. Originally broadcast either on "Rocky
and His Friends" or "The Bullwinkle Show." Info provided
in an interesting little pocket of material concerning the voiceover artists
behind the characters in Jay Ward's cartoons.
- LUCY GOES TO
MEXICO-- (10/6/58) Thanks to some perfume Lucy buys at Maurice Chevalier's
request, she is stopped by a customs agent (Charles Lane), who discovers
a stowaway in her trunk...twice! LRFE are all detained. Ricky goes for
the second time to straighten things out, but Lucy wants to help too, and
ends up as a matador in a bullfight. From the Lucy/Desi
Comedy Hours list posted by Nancy M. Schnepp
- PASSPORT
TO ADVENTURE--(19??)--A 30-minute episode focused on the encierro and
Feria activity in Pamplona.
Feature
Films
- BLOOD
AND SAND-- (1922)
Rudolph Valentino in one of his most famous roles. "A famous toreador
is gored by 'another woman.' Silent film with organ score. 92 minutes.
Available from VIDEO IMAGES.
- BLOOD
AND SAND-- (1941)
The matador, Juan Gallardo (Tyrone Power) dumps the faithful, Carmen (Linda
Darnell) -- who, nevertheless stands by her matador -- for socialite, Dona
Sol (Rita Hayworth). Familiar story adapted from the Blasco Ibañez
novel that defined this genre.
- BOLERO--
(1984)
Feel free to doze off during Bo Derek's sexual awakening scenes ... you
won't be kicking yourself later for what you've missed.
- THE
BULLFIGHTER AND THE LADY-- (1951)
A Budd Boetticher feature--starring a blond Robert Stack (yes ... before
TV's "Unsolved Mysteries" ... and even before "The Untouchables,"
he had a short hollywood career as a leading man), Joy Page and Gilbert
Roland. Actually not a bad story, if you can keep from laughing at the
dialog. The Script was even nominated for an Academy Award. Has the added
treat of some nice taurine footage (a swarm of popular Mexican matadors
from the 50s: Luis Briones, el Soldado (Luis Castro), Ricardo Torres, Calesero
(Alfonso Ramirez), Andres Blando, Antonio Velazquez, Vizcaino (Arturo Alvarez),
Juan Estrada, Chicuelin (Manuel Jimenez), and Feliz Brinoes) in this corny
romantic story of cross-cultural seduction. Stack even does some of the
work himself with a becerro or two. 124 minutes. B/W. Available from REPUBLIC
PICTURES HOME VIDEO.
- THE
BULLFIGHTERS-- (1945)
Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy -- "south of the border" and in
deep trouble. 61 minutes. Available from PLAYHOUSE VIDEO
- BULLY
FOR BUGS-- (1953)
Nobody can resist at least one taurine episode, not even Buggs Bunny. Here
he burrows into the plaza and finds himself forced to confront a toro bravo.
Available on laser disk ("Winner by a Hare") from WARNER HOME
VIDEO.
- MAGNIFICENT
MATADOR-- (1955)
Hollywood goes to the bullfights again. This time Maureen O'Hara plays
the spoiled, rich, American preditor who falls head-over-heels for the
brooding, tormented, about-to-retire matador, Luis Santos (Anthony Quinn)
who has inexplicably run away prior to a corrida that was to occasion the
alternativa of a young, up-and-coming bullfighter (Manuel Rojas). The mystery
is solved 94 minutes later, after Maureen has conquered Tony and Tony has
saved Marueen's life by caping a toro bravo (at Pasteje -- no surprise,
since Carlos Arruza was the technical advisor on the film) with his plaid
horse blanket. Some interesting historical shots. Color. Available from
VCII.
- SAPPY
BULLFIGHTERS-- (1959)
This time it's the three stooges going taurine. The usual antics, with
a real toro bravo substituted for the "theatrical" toro expected
by matador, Curley Joe. Possibly also called "What's the Matador?"
- SEÑOR
DROOPY--(1949)
An animated cartoon in which Droopy and the Woolf stage a bullfight in
the Chili Bowl (!)
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