I'll Sell My Skin Dearly

(1968) I'll Sell My Skin Dearly/ Vendo cara la pelle (In Spanish with English subtitles) SPAGHETTI WESTERN

The Spaghetti Western equivalent of "Shane" that starred Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur and Vane Hefflin. It opens with a land grabber, Ralph Magdalena (Dane Savours) and his three outlaw goons killing a mom, dad and their daughter in cold blood just so he can own their property. The family also happens to have an older and adult son, Shane (Mike Marshall) who was out of town seeking retribution on the landowner and the three outlaws. The first two outlaws who participated were easy especially if one of them happen to be the sheriff around the area. The whereabouts of the third outlaw became a mystery until toward the end.

During his pursuit, some other outlaw from a distance happens to injure Shane on the leg. And by chance he gets taken care of by the attractive single mother, Georgina (Michele Girardon) of a young little boy, Kristian (Valerio Bartoleschi), who has a dog. Besides being in pursuit of the men responsible for the slaughter of Shane's family, Ralph Magdalena also happens to have a right hand man named Benson (Spean Convery)

So and so western with no actual innovative action or gun moments. Watchable and yet cheesy with recognizable scenes from the movie Shane, such as the boy, Kristian and his dog peeking through bar of Shane dealing with Magdalena's right hand man, Benson. And it's main theme of the landowner, Magdalena that is similar to the 1953 version when the landowner intending to kick out farmer, Van Heflin and his family. And if the landowner could not get what he wanted, he would resort to bullying tactics, which is when mysterious stranger Shane shows up.