lspencer534
03-09-2012, 5:18pm
Yep. Here's one you probably didn't know about, Sammy Davis, Jr.:
Alamo Fast Draw and Sammy Davis Jr. - YouTube
And Chuck Connors ("The Rifleman") [Not a quick-draw scene, but he was handy with a rifle]:
How many times did the Rifleman shoot? - YouTube
Remember the spaghetti westerns with Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef? Here's a recollection of how fast they were:
"Back in 1971 I was living in Texas and attended the University of Dallas. A friend and fellow student, Mark, had an actual fast-draw gun and holster (a "rig"). Trick shooting was a bit of a hobby and he was pretty darn fast on the draw. One day he and I got to talking about Leone and SW in general (and remember, this was at the height of the SW cycle) and he said, "Did I ever tell you about meeting Lee Van Cleef?" I said, "No! But you damn well better..."
So the story goes that about a year prior to that, Mark's next-door neighbor in Ft. Worth came by and said, "Do ya wanna meet Lee Van Cleef? He's my cousin and he's over at the house for a visit. Bring your rig." So Mark went over and met Lee and after chatting for awhile, the challenge of a mock shootout came up. Apparently Van Cleef's rig travelled with him in those days, or perhaps had it with him on the way to a film location (I can't remember which), but in any case, he had it. So the two of them checked their guns to be empty, then squared off in the back yard.
Imagine it-- a real-life showdown with Lee Van Cleef! So, was Lee fast? As Mark told it, he (Mark) never once got his gun out of the holster. Lee beat him every time, and it seemed like Lee's gun was out and "firing" in a heartbeat. [Edit: Lee could draw, ****, and fire in three frames of film--an eight of a second]
Now the footnote to all this was that after they finished up and were putting away their guns, Mark was expressing his amazement at how fast Lee had been. And Lee responded, "Well, if you think THAT was fast, you should see Clint. NO one beats Clint..." And Lee basically confirmed that what we see on film is not the result of clever editing or stand-in quick draw artists or anything else. It's all Clint, and it's all for real."
Quickdraw (http://www.clinteastwood.org/forums/index.php?topic=2543.0)
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Showdown - YouTube
Alamo Fast Draw and Sammy Davis Jr. - YouTube
And Chuck Connors ("The Rifleman") [Not a quick-draw scene, but he was handy with a rifle]:
How many times did the Rifleman shoot? - YouTube
Remember the spaghetti westerns with Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef? Here's a recollection of how fast they were:
"Back in 1971 I was living in Texas and attended the University of Dallas. A friend and fellow student, Mark, had an actual fast-draw gun and holster (a "rig"). Trick shooting was a bit of a hobby and he was pretty darn fast on the draw. One day he and I got to talking about Leone and SW in general (and remember, this was at the height of the SW cycle) and he said, "Did I ever tell you about meeting Lee Van Cleef?" I said, "No! But you damn well better..."
So the story goes that about a year prior to that, Mark's next-door neighbor in Ft. Worth came by and said, "Do ya wanna meet Lee Van Cleef? He's my cousin and he's over at the house for a visit. Bring your rig." So Mark went over and met Lee and after chatting for awhile, the challenge of a mock shootout came up. Apparently Van Cleef's rig travelled with him in those days, or perhaps had it with him on the way to a film location (I can't remember which), but in any case, he had it. So the two of them checked their guns to be empty, then squared off in the back yard.
Imagine it-- a real-life showdown with Lee Van Cleef! So, was Lee fast? As Mark told it, he (Mark) never once got his gun out of the holster. Lee beat him every time, and it seemed like Lee's gun was out and "firing" in a heartbeat. [Edit: Lee could draw, ****, and fire in three frames of film--an eight of a second]
Now the footnote to all this was that after they finished up and were putting away their guns, Mark was expressing his amazement at how fast Lee had been. And Lee responded, "Well, if you think THAT was fast, you should see Clint. NO one beats Clint..." And Lee basically confirmed that what we see on film is not the result of clever editing or stand-in quick draw artists or anything else. It's all Clint, and it's all for real."
Quickdraw (http://www.clinteastwood.org/forums/index.php?topic=2543.0)
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Showdown - YouTube