Celluloid Six-Guns #2 - Poster Of The Day - The Horseman and The Samurai aka The Silent Stranger (1968)

Aka what the heck is this? I was bouncing around Google, looking for interesting Western posters and found this thing. I've never even hard of this movie and I own Billy The Kid Vs Dracula. I'm going to refrain from looking at the plot summary on IMDB and just focus on this insanely awesome freaking poster.

So, we have the giant horseman (Tony Anthony) armed with what looks like a Tanegashima, a Japanese matchlock. And a frickin' Gatling gun! Those are always good for on-screen carnage. We also have some samurai wielding weapons that don't look very katana-like. More along the lines of Sinbad's scimitars. But, you get the idea. Swords and guns. Also, is tiny Tony Anthony (midway down the left side) fighting with a topless chick? Sure looks like one of the babes Tiny Tony is fighting is trying to distract him with her boobs. Maybe that's why his hat is flying off.

So, we have lots of action, the promise of sexy Kung Fu chicks, and yes, even a guy on a horse. Plus, a pretty good tagline "When he stops talking....start running!" What if he just ordered a coffee and is quietly waiting for his drink to be served? Doesn't matter, start running!

As a poster, this does work. I don't know who these people are, but the movie looks like silly fun and what could be a neat genre mash-up. Hey, wait, Western guy goes to Japan and has violent adventures...it's The Last Samurai! Noooo!!!!!!