History Film / OneEyedJacks

''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} directed by and starring Creator/MarlonBrando. Intended to be an adaptation of the 1956 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider, the film proved to be an InNameOnly adaptation with a story that had virtually nothing to do with the source material.[[note]] ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' is essentially a re-telling of the final days of Billy the Kid beginning with his escape from prison and leading up to his death at the hands of Pat Garrett. The book uses different names to represent the characters involved in the incident. Creator/SamPeckinpah was originally attached to the project, and years later he would go on to direct ''Film/PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid'', a film that arguably has more in the common with Charles Neider's book than the film that was allegedly based on it. Incidentally, Slim Pickens appears in both films.[[/note]]

Rio (Brando) and Dad Longworth (Creator/KarlMalden) are outlaws and partners in crime. The film opens in 1880 with Rio and Dad robbing a bank in Mexico. They make their escape but stop running too soon, and the ''rurales'' swoop down on them. Dad and Rio flee into the desert, with the cops giving chase; Rio's horse is shot. With only one horse left, Dad and Rio decide that Dad will make a break for it, get a second horse, and come back for Rio. Unfortunately for Rio, once Dad makes his escape with a good horse and a bag full of gold, he decides to keep going. Rio is arrested.

Five years pass before Rio breaks out of jail. Eventually he tracks down Dad, who has not only gone straight, but has become the sheriff of Monterey, CA. Rio pretends that there are no hard feelings but secretly plots to both rob the bank in Monterey and kill Dad. Rio's desire for revenge is complicated, however, when he falls in love with Dad's beautiful stepdaughter Louisa.

''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} directed by and starring Creator/MarlonBrando. It was supposed to be an adaptation of the 1956 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider. However, the film proved to be an InNameOnly adaptation with a story that had virtually nothing to do with the source material.[[note]] ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' is essentially a re-telling of the final days of Billy the Kid beginning with his escape from prison and leading up to his death at the hands of Pat Garrett. The book uses different names to represent the characters involved in the incident. Creator/SamPeckinpah was originally attached to the project, and years later he would go on to direct ''Film/PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid'', a film that arguably has more in the common with Charles Neider's book than the film that was allegedly based on it. Incidentally, Slim Pickens appears in both films.[[/note]]

''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} directed by and starring Creator/MarlonBrando. It was supposed to be an adaptation of the 1956 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider. However, the film proved to be an InNameOnly adaptation with a story that had virtually nothing to do with the source material.[[note]] ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' is essentially a re-telling of the final days of Billy the Kid beginning with his escape from prison and leading up to his death at the hands of Pat Garrett. The book uses different names to represent the characters involved in the incident. Creator/SamPeckinpah was originally attached to the project, and years later he would go on to direct ''Film/PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid'', a film that arguably has more in the common with Charles Neider's book than the film that was allegedly based on it. Incidentally, Creator/Slim Pickens appears in both films.[[/note]]

''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} directed by and starring Creator/MarlonBrando. It was supposed to be an adaptation of the 1956 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider. However, the film proved to be an InNameOnly adaptation with a story that had virtually nothing to do with the source material.[[labelnote:Note]] ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' is essentially a re-telling of the final days of Billy the Kid beginning with his escape from prison and leading up to his death at the hands of Pat Garrett. The book uses different names to represent the characters involved in the incident. Creator/SamPeckinpah was originally attached to the project, and years later he would go on to direct ''Film/PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid'', a film that arguably has more in the common with Charles Neider's book than the film that was allegedly based on it. Incidentally, ''Creator/SlimPickens'' appears in both films.[[/labelnote]]

Rio (Brando) and Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) are outlaws and partners in crime. The film opens in 1880 with Rio and Dad robbing a bank in Mexico. They make their escape but stop running too soon, and the ''rurales'' swoop down on them. Dad and Rio flee into the desert, with the cops giving chase; Rio's horse is shot. With only one horse left, Dad and Rio decide that Dad will make a break for it, get a second horse, and come back for Rio. Unfortunately for Rio, once Dad makes his escape with a good horse and a bag full of gold, he decides to keep going. Rio is arrested.

''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} directed by and starring Creator/MarlonBrando. It was supposed to be an adaptation of the 1956 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider. However, the film proved to be an InNameOnly adaptation with a story that had virtually nothing to do with the source material.[[labelnote:Note]] ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' is essentially a re-telling of the final days of Billy the Kid leading up to his death at the hands of Pat Garrett. The book uses different names to represent the characters involved in the incident. Incidentally, Creator/SamPeckinpah was originally attached to the project, and years later he would go on to direct ''Film/PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid'', a film that arguably has more in the common with Charles Neider's book than the film that was allegedly based on it.[[/labelnote]]

''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} directed by and starring Creator/MarlonBrando. It was supposed to be an adaptation of the 1956 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider. However, the film proved to be an InNameOnly adaptation with a story that had virtually nothing to do with the source material.[[labelnote:Note]] ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' is essentially a re-telling of the final days of Billy the Kid prior to his death at the hands of Pat Garrett. The book uses different names to represent the characters involved in the incident. Incidentally, Creator/SamPeckinpah was originally attached to the project, and years later he would go on to direct ''Film/PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid'', a film that arguably has more in the common with Charles Neider's book than the film that was allegedly based on it.[[/labelnote]]

''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} directed by and starring Creator/MarlonBrando. It was supposed to be an adaptation from the 1957 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider. However, the film proved to be an InNameOnly adaptation with a story that had virtually nothing to do with the source material.

''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} directed by and starring Creator/MarlonBrando. It was adapted from the 1957 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider.

Five years pass before Rio makes his escape. Eventually he tracks down Dad, who has not only gone straight, but has become the sheriff of Monterey, CA. Rio pretends that there are no hard feelings but secretly plots to both rob the bank in Monterey and kill Dad. Rio's desire for revenge is complicated, however, when he falls in love with Dad's beautiful stepdaughter Louisa.

''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} directed by Creator/MarlonBrando. It was adapted from the 1957 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider.

Rio (Marlon Brando) and Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) are outlaws and partners in crime. The film opens in 1880 with Rio and Dad robbing a bank in Mexico. They make their escape but stop running too soon, and the ''rurales'' swoop down on them. Dad and Rio flee into the desert, with the cops giving chase; Rio's horse is shot. With only one horse left, Dad and Rio decide that Dad will make a break for it, get a second horse, and come back for Rio. Unfortunately for Rio, once Dad makes his escape with a good horse and a bag full of gold, he decides to keep going. Rio is arrested.

Rio (Marlon Brando) and Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) are outlaws and partners in crime. The film opens in 1880 with Rio and Dad robbing a bank in Mexico. They make their escape but stop running too soon, and the ''federales'' swoop down on them. Dad and Rio flee into the desert, with the cops giving chase; Rio's horse is shot. With only one horse left, Dad and Rio decide that Dad will make a break for it, get a second horse, and come back for Rio. Unfortunately for Rio, once Dad makes his escape with a good horse and a bag full of gold, he decides to keep going. Rio is arrested.

* SpitefulSpit: The flamenco dancer does this to the corpse of Tetley the abusive dirtbag after Rio kills him.

* TimeSkip: Five years between the opening scenes and the time when Rio escapes from jail and starts looking for Dad.

* DancesAndBalls: The town dance in the public square forces a delay in the bank robbery as the banks are closed, and also gives Rio more time to fall in love with Louisa.
* FakeActionPrologue: Inverted. The first scene shows Rio sitting on a countertop, idly eating a banana, looking bored. After a little bit the camera pulls back to reveal that Rio is in a bank which he and his gang are robbing.

The lone directorial effort of its star, Creator/MarlonBrando, ''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 {{Western}} adapted from the 1957 novel ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'' by Charles Neider.

* NoHonorAmongThieves: The opening action sequence ends with Dad reneging on his promise to come back for Rio, leaving Rio to get arrested by the Mexican police.

* FakeActionPrologue: Inverted. The first scene shows Rio sitting on a countertop, idly eating a banana, looking bored. After a little bit the camera pulls back to reveal that Rio is in a bank which he and his gang are robbing.

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