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Once Upon a Time in the West

But he's not saying anything.He just plays his harmonica, rather like Silent Tongue,the...

But he's not saying anything.
He just plays his harmonica, rather like Silent Tongue,
the little Indian boy in Sam Fuller's Western
Run Of The Arrow, who's dumb and doesn't say anything,
but he just plays a mouth organ. And like Johnny with his guitar
in Johnny Guitar, this is how he communicates,
this bluesy lament. But he does keep his gun at his side.
He's a prudent guy

Full Transcript

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But he's not saying anything. He just plays his harmonica,
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rather like Silent Tongue, the little Indian boy
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in Sam Fuller's Western Run Of The Arrow,
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who's dumb and doesn't say anything, but he just plays a mouth organ.
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And like Johnny with his guitar in Johnny Guitar,
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this is how he communicates, this bluesy lament.
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But he does keep his gun at his side. He's a prudent guy.
Duration
30 seconds
Views
68
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:10
Uploaded
Jan 24, 2025
Genres
drama, western
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
So Cheyenne's men wear dusters, - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:21
So Cheyenne's men wear dusters,
The sound of the gun. Every gun makes its own tune. - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:20
The sound of the gun. Every gun makes its own tune.
Leone here using the width of the Techniscope format - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:21
Leone here using the width of the Techniscope format
Not feminine narcissism, but self-examination. - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:06
Not feminine narcissism, but self-examination.
This, you might say, is the bedroom scene with the absent husband, - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:25
This, you might say, is the bedroom scene with the absent hu...
And this famous shot anticipates the later shot in Leone's career - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:24
And this famous shot anticipates the later shot in Leone...
Wobbles, the proprietor of the local laundry, - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:25
Wobbles, the proprietor of the local laundry,
And now we're introduced, or rather Jill is introduced, to Cheyenne. - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:26
And now we're introduced, or rather Jill is introduced,...
The defining motif of the scenes between Cheyenne and Jill is coffee. - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:24
The defining motif of the scenes between Cheyenne and Jill i...
We return to Dr. Sheldon Hall. - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:31
We return to Dr. Sheldon Hall.
Here again we see the checked gingham motif - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:10
Here again we see the checked gingham motif
And in this sequence, - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:19
And in this sequence,
Jill hears once again... - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:17
Jill hears once again...
The tearing of the lace from Jill's dress suggests an overture to rape, - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:12
The tearing of the lace from Jill's dress suggests an o...
One of the remarkable things about Jill's character, - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:27
One of the remarkable things about Jill's character,
Which is quite unusual for women in Westerns. - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:22
Which is quite unusual for women in Westerns.
And here again, of course, we have the water motif. - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:09
And here again, of course, we have the water motif.
This sequence, of course, is a parallel - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:09
This sequence, of course, is a parallel
A very different outcome with the presence of Harmonica. - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:07
A very different outcome with the presence of Harmonica.
Leone is very fond - Once Upon a Time in the West 00:08
Leone is very fond