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Dirty Dingus Magee

Don't watch this. It is such a waste of time. Sinatra was far too old to play in this movie, and a matter of fact, I would say this is by far his worst film. No wonder he only had one more starring role in his movie career. Dean Martin would have been a better actor to cast in this role. Dean featured the natural charm, wit, and humor, that did not come as naturally to Sinatra. Look at Dean and George Kennedy in "Something Big", a western from 1971. Not a bad film. As for George Kennedy, he doesn't do a bad job in this movie, but this plot, which is actually not so ludicrous, is made ludicrous by the unfunny and constantly overly forced humor. I've only given two movies before this a 1/10 on IMDb, and I've reviewed about 300 films, so trust me and skip it, even if you are a die hard Sinatra fan like I am.

This movie is a series of "blue" gags and poorly written slapstick mixed in with crappy stunts and a nauseating plot. I love Westerns, I love Frank Sinatra. But there's a reason it took him 7 years to appear in another movie - this picture soured everyone on him. We get two unfunny pee scenes, nymph schoolteachers, racist Indian gags, more boob jokes (T. Chest, anyone?), and even an "I got shot in the butt" vignette. Ugh. And Frank Sinatra sounds like a reject from Amos & Andy with the accent he affects. Only Jack Elam lends any real comic effect, or maybe I just think lazy eyes are funny. 96 minutes of this and you'll be wishing you were watching Seargents 3 or 4 For Texas. This movie fails on all accounts.

Yes. That's the whole movie. Sinatra tries (sometimes unsuccessfully) to have sexual relations with several Native American women. Meanwhile, the sheriff of a town full of prostitutes chases him around in search of buried treasure. Based on a true story. It has some funny lines, and there is slapstick to boot. Not a bad film if you really have nothing better to do with your time, but I wouldn't have paid money to see it when it premiered back in 1922 (even if it did only cost a half-penny for talkie). OK, seriously, this movie isn't that old, nor is it that funny. If you like westerns and Frank Sinatra, then maybe this film is for you.

As l said before Sinatra is bad actor, but not unprovided of charisma, in this movie he brings a huge cast to share a silly but enjoyable western comedy of two dumb crooks, actually George Kennedy stolen the movie for your brilliant performance, a plenty of gorgeous women raise to much especially the indiscreet Lois Nettleton as Prudence Frost and odd guys like Jack Elam and Harry Carey Jr. given the colors lights to the movie, delightful and silly, really funny a little dated for nowadays. Resume: First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 6.5

On his way to San Francisco by stagecoach, unemployed George Kennedy is robbed at a rest stop (while he's urinating) by old acquaintance Frank Sinatra as Dingus Magee, who works as an "ass breaker" (he breaks in donkeys). Kennedy takes up with Anne Jackson in the next town, Yerkey's Hole; she's both the mayor and the cathouse madam, and christens Kennedy the new sheriff after a roll in the hay (he must be a helluva lover!). Dingus is arrested (while making love to an Indian squaw), but he breaks out of jail, steals a chest full of money from a stagecoach and is captured by Apaches. The Indians in this movie, speaking in broken English and using 'funny' hand signals, are used as jokesters and punchlines, while Sinatra (in dark make-up) looks shamefaced throughout. This was probably meant to be a western lark, a goofy good time, but instead it's a visual and verbal insult. NO STARS from ****

It has been a long time since I watched the movie (at least 5 years) I thought it was quite good. Fun to watch. The movie was full of action and was amazing how it was built around a derby hat. Sure seemed that who had the derby, was in for nothing but trouble. The list of actors was quite amazing as it was full of big time actors. I would love to see it again. I am hoping my brother has the movie still. He is the one who had it to begin with. I liked the movie a lot more than my wife did. She thought it was silly. I found it caused me to laugh all threw it. It is sure a movie worth watching again. I sure do recommend that you see this movie. In my opinion, it is a good movie.

I shelled out for this dvd more as a Sinatra completist than a seeker of a successor to Citizen Kane. Any Sinatra fan is aware that when he wants to be a serious actor he is more than capable, witness The Manchurian Candidate, but against that he has a low boredom threshold and a penchant for schoolboy humour that only himself and Dino, Sammy etc find funny, witness Four For Texas, Sergeants Three, etc. Dirty Dingus Magee is definitely in the Four For Texas/Sergeants Three category in fact you could describe it as a Clan movie without the Clan. For reasons best known to himself - he couldn't have needed the money given that Catch 22 has never been out of print - Joseph Heller allowed his name to appear on the credits as a co-screenwriter but clearly saved his A-game for novels. There ARE laffs but essentially this is a one-trick pony.