Hardcase (1972 film)

Hardcase is a 1972 American made-for-television western film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Clint Walker. It was the first fully live-action feature film of the Hanna-Barbera studios.[1] The movie appeared on the ABC Movie of the Week on February 1, 1972 [2] where it was a ratings surprise; becoming the seventh most popular show of the week.[3]

Hardcase
GenreWestern
Written byHarold Jack Bloom
Sam Rolfe
Directed byJohn Llewellyn Moxey
StarringClint Walker
Theme music composerPatrick Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
ProducerMatthew Rapf
CinematographyRoberto Solano
Rosalío Solano
EditorsStanley Frazen
John Loeffler
Michael Pozen
Running time74 minutes
Production companyHanna-Barbera Productions
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original release
  • February 1, 1972 (1972-02-01)

Plot

Jack Rutherford has returned to his ranch in Texas after soldiering in the Spanish–American War. Because he was presumed dead, his wife Rozaline remarried a Mexican revolutionary leader named Simon Fuegus. Rozaline also sold Jack's ranch and belongings to buy weapons for Simon's band. Jack travels to Mexico to get his share of the proceeds of the sale but gets nothing. Taking matters into his own hands, Jack decides to raise income by kidnapping Simon for $10,000 ransom to be paid either by Simon's band or the Mexican Federal Government who wish to get their hands on Simon.

Cast

Production

In 1967, Hanna-Barbera was acquired by Taft Broadcasting. Iwao Takamoto recalled that Taft was thinking of getting rid of their animation operations with Joe Barbera using the opportunity for the studio to begin live action feature film productions.[4] The film was shot in Mexico and was the feature film debut of Alex Karras as a fictional character (he previously appeared as himself in the 1968 film Paper Lion). Hal Needham was stunt coordinator on the film.

See also

References
  1. Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 257. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. pp. 77 Karol, Michael The ABC Movie of the Week Companion: A Loving Tribute to the Classic Series iUniverse, 2008
  3. p.66 McKenna, Michael The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen Scarecrow Press, 22 Aug 2013
  4. pp.159-160 Takamoto, Iwao & Mallory, Michael Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2009


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