A Stranger in Town (1967)

MGM
Directed by Luigi Vanzi
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

A gunfighter rides into a dusty western town, apparently abandoned. Bandits have taken over and soon appear, along with Mexican troops which they massacre in the town square. He approaches the leader of the gang with a plan to steal gold from American troops heading to the town. They agree and the plan succeeds. However, when he demands half for payment they scoff and try to kill him. He steals the gold and saves a local girl whom the bandits had taken hostage. The bandits pursue and he is taken hostage himself, but later escapes. Just when it looks like he is home free, the bandits appear for one last shootout. Entertaining if typical spaghetti western, helped by a twangy Benedetto Ghiglia soundtrack and some inventively lit scenes. Lead actor Tony Anthony, though, lacks the charisma to carry the film.