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January 5, 2009

Charro is not in Charro! [Original Trailer: Elvis Presley is Jess Wade]

This western saga finds Jess Wade (Elvis Presley) as a reformed gunfighter who is stalked and captured by his former band of outlaws. Vince (Victor French) is the heavy who orders Jess' cheek to be branded with a hot iron. The gang terrorizes a small town by threatening to use a gold-plated and jewel-encrusted Mexican cannon on the innocent population. Presley sings only one song (the title track) in the last dramatic role of his career. The feature has the look and feel of the popular spaghetti westerns of the time. This routine western would be followed by the truly gaugeable The Trouble With Girls and Change Of Habit. Presley revived his live performing career soon after the forgettable last two films and continued touring until his death on August 16th, 1977.

Elvis Presley - Jess Wade
Ina Balin - Tracey
Victor French - Vince
Lynn Kellogg - Marcie
Barbara Werle - Sara Ramsey
Solomon Sturges - Billy Roy
Paul Brinegar - Opie Keetch
James B. Sikking - Gunner
Harry Landers - Heff
Tony Young - Lt. Rivera
James Almanzar - Sheriff Ramsey
Charles H. Gray - Mody
Rodd Redwing - Lige
Garry Walberg - Martin Tilford
Duane Grey - Gabe
J. Edward McKinley - Henry Carter
John M. Pickard - Jerome Selby
Robert Luster - Will Joslyn
Christa Lang - Christa
Robert Karnes - Harvey
Jacqui Brandt - Bit Girl
Kathleen Darc - Bit Girl
Charlie Hodge - Mexican Peon
Megan Timothy - Bit Girl

Confession of Love: 愛の告白 ai no kokuhaku [Japanese]

A look at a particularly fun phrase in Japanese: 愛の告白 ai no kokuhaku - Confession of Love

Cleopatra: Love Affair with Mark Antony

Learn about the political alliance and tragic love story of Mark Antony and Cleopatra

Comedian Frank Skinner: Special Edition [BBC: Panorama]

Skinner to examine swearing on TV

Frank Skinner
Skinner says swearing should be used sparingly on TV

Comedian Frank Skinner is to make a special edition of BBC's Panorama programme about swearing, and taste and decency, on television.

Skinner, who has experimented with dropping swearing from his act, has spoken to all the major broadcasters for the show.

The 51-year-old's programme will be aired in early February.

It follows a call last month from ITV head Michael Grade for broadcasters to cut down on "indiscriminate" swearing.

He spoke in the wake of a row over offensive calls made by presenters Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand on Brand's Radio 2 show.

The pair left lewd voicemail messages for 78-year-old Andrew Sachs about the Fawlty Towers actor's granddaughter, Georgina Baillie.

'Back off'

Last month, Skinner told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he had performed a gig without using bad language, as an experiment to freshen up his act.

I don't want people using so much swearing that there's a blanket ban because there won't be then any room for the clever swearing - the beautiful, eloquent swearing
Frank Skinner

As a result, he has now cut down significantly on the amount swearing he uses in his performances.

He also told Today he agreed with Grade that there was now too much swearing on TV.

"I don't want people using so much swearing that there's a blanket ban because there won't be then any room for the clever swearing - the beautiful, eloquent swearing," he said.

"So I just think we need to back off on the stuff that's not necessary."

Panorama producers believe this stance makes him highly qualified to examine the issue.

They say it is rare for non-journalists to make Panorama programmes and that celebrities are only asked to front the show when they can bring their own perspective to an issue.

Previous such programme makers have included Blur bassist Alex James, who looked at the cocaine industry in Colombia, and writer Bill Bryson, who investigated the UK's attitude to littering.