The Americano (1955)

“South American Western” about an American Cowboy involved in a range war in Brazil. It has an “A" Cast: Glenn Ford, Cesar Romero, Ursula Thiess, Frank Lovejoy, with a “B” plot and script. Supposedly, set in Brazil, it looks more like Austin than the Amazon - except for some Jungle/Piranha/Puma shots.  It’s the sort of studio product where piranhas devour a deer whole, and then 15 minutes later the beautiful heroine safely skinny-dips in the same river.  Summary: I’m puzzled by the low 5.6 IMDB rating – it’s not that bad! The Americano has two good performances by Romero and Glenn Ford and some South American fakery.  A painless – if predictable - 85 minutes. Rating 2,5 out of 4