They Came to Cordura was my first Rita Hayworth movie! I saw it because it starred Coop; Rita was a delicious extra. I think she looked even better than in the '40s pinups some education-oriented FReeepers were so kind as to post. IIRC, she wore a small, round, black hat at an angle, and walked, cool as a cucumber, on the tracks, as Coop was forced by rogue soldiers (including Tab Hunter, cast against type) to drag a flat railroad car (I think it was a broken relay car, the kind you normally pumped yourself), all by himself.
Since it's 30 years since I saw the flick, I won't vouch for the accuracy of the above -- excepting for the impression that R.H.'s startling beauty made on me.
And did I mention, that she was a serious actress?
"Since it's 30 years since I saw the flick, I won't vouch for the accuracy of the above -- excepting for the impression that R.H.'s startling beauty made on me." Your recollections are accurate in every respect.
Which is to say, they precisely correspond with my own...
They Came to Cordura was my first Rita Hayworth movie! I saw it because it starred Coop; Rita was a delicious extra...Speaking of which (well, sort of) not too long ago I saw Rita Hayworth in the musical "You Were Never Lovelier" w/ Fred Astaire. Man, not only was she a knock out but could she dance! (And in heels!)