another lost gold story

McKenna's Gold (1969)

This movie is a distant cousin to the legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine.

Here it is the Lost Adams, or the Canyon del Oro.

Edward G. Robinson is Adams. The Apache burned out his eyes to protect the location of the gold because of the belief that as long as the gold remained hidden, the Apache would remain strong.

Gregory Peck is the Arizona marshall named McKenna who murders an old Apache to get the treasure map.

Omar Sharif is the outlaw named Colorado.

Julie Newmar (Catwoman from the Batman TV series) is an Apache. Her nosedive off a cliff into the canyon is one of the highlights of the movie.

Ted Cassidy (Lurch from the Adams Family TV series) is another Apache who gets it in the back.

There is an all-star cast of good townspeople who all come to a bad end: Eli Wallach, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Massey, and Burgess Meredith.

Telly Savalas is a murderous Army sergeant who gets it with a tomahawk.

Entertaining if you are willing to suspend your sense of disbelief.

The scenery, partly filmed in Arizona, is breathtaking.