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This is a capture of the play done by the immortal Stratford Shakespeare festival group. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation filmed each year's performances and ran them on TV, for many successive years. This one is in the Festival Theatre, which is barely large enough for the large cast and many scene-changes. In fact, the lights going down while the Jawas move furniture and sets, creates a second 'story' to watch. Done very cleverly, and with just enough levity and charm to carry through the paper-thin plot. It's quite a workout for the lead actors, and some of the lines end up shouted-out breathlessly rather than with proper control, but this also adds to the audience involvement.

Two guys who seem like bums, yet have the lazy skills to stand up to a town gang, and out-shoot and outfight all comers. They have a goofy charisma, and even though the plot doesn't go anywhere, it's fun to watch. The leader of the two; someone must have told him he looks like Henry Fonda - he keeps trying for the pursed-lips, square-jaw, far-sighted look. His sidekick has the good old goofy Italian clown look, and is forever moaning about being put upon. They keep getting handed bundles of bank-notes, which don't look very much like US currency; and always unbelievably fresh and clean-looking, like every town in the Old West had in abundance. And everyone has squared-off well-kept teeth that look like the make-up boss made everyone chew on teabags before filming. It's a bizarre look.