A corrupt sheriff, who was born on Christmas Day, decides to change his ways and go against the powerful man who runs the gambling establishments in town.A corrupt sheriff, who was born on Christmas Day, decides to change his ways and go against the powerful man who runs the gambling establishments in town.A corrupt sheriff, who was born on Christmas Day, decides to change his ways and go against the powerful man who runs the gambling establishments in town.
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Reg Gillam
- Dr. Fred Carter
- (as Reginald Gillam)
Carl Rapp
- Sheriff Anderson
- (as Carl Raff)
Álvaro de Luna
- Burt Froelich
- (as Alvaro De Luna)
Dennis Kilbane
- Luke Acker
- (uncredited)
Ben Tatar
- Prosecuting Attorney
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the obituary for Tab Hunter in the "New York Times", the obituary cites how Tab Hunter wrote in his memoir that he was in Madrid in 1967 to make "The Christmas Kid" and ran into Jeffrey Hunter, who was there to make "The Cups of San Sebastian".
Figuring that the producers of either movie wouldn't know the difference between Tab and Jeffrey, they decided to switch roles. Neither the producers nor anyone else involved with the making of either movie, apparently, knew the difference either.
- Quotes
Sheriff Anderson: Well, how do you expect one to keep law and order in this town if every time I bring 'em in, you keep turning 'em loose?
Judge George Perkins: You keep the order and I'll look after the law!
Featured review
Hellraiser born on Christmas
Jeffrey Hunter and Louis Hayward co-star in this European western shot in Spain. The rest of the cast is for the most part European players who most of you have never heard of filling out the cast of The Christmas Kid.
In the title role is Hunter who was born on Christmas Day hence the title. But he hardly takes after the guy who the holiday celebrates the birth of though he once played him in a different film. Mother died at birth, father blames him for her loss and Hunter grows up without any firm foundations.
Still he's a popular hell raiser and when the small town becomes a boom town because of a rich vein of copper Hunter becomes the sheriff. A corrupt sheriff to be sure, doing the bidding of gambling hall owner Louis Hayward who arrived and built his dance hall gambling palace when the copper boom started. But soon enough Hunter stands against Hayward and for real law and order.
Both Hunter and Hayward have seen better days. Hunter was a favorite of John Ford who used him in The Searchers, The Last Hurrah, and Sergeant Rutledge. Jeff must have known this was hardly going to be a John Ford western. I believe this was the first western for Louis Hayward who could play good and bad guys equally well, but also in better films. Both these guys have the look of men waiting for their paychecks to clear.
Fans of both will be disappointed.
In the title role is Hunter who was born on Christmas Day hence the title. But he hardly takes after the guy who the holiday celebrates the birth of though he once played him in a different film. Mother died at birth, father blames him for her loss and Hunter grows up without any firm foundations.
Still he's a popular hell raiser and when the small town becomes a boom town because of a rich vein of copper Hunter becomes the sheriff. A corrupt sheriff to be sure, doing the bidding of gambling hall owner Louis Hayward who arrived and built his dance hall gambling palace when the copper boom started. But soon enough Hunter stands against Hayward and for real law and order.
Both Hunter and Hayward have seen better days. Hunter was a favorite of John Ford who used him in The Searchers, The Last Hurrah, and Sergeant Rutledge. Jeff must have known this was hardly going to be a John Ford western. I believe this was the first western for Louis Hayward who could play good and bad guys equally well, but also in better films. Both these guys have the look of men waiting for their paychecks to clear.
Fans of both will be disappointed.
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- bkoganbing
- Aug 14, 2015
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