The story of a young man (Johnny Crawford) who dreams of being a cowboy in the old west, but lives in a big city in present time.The story of a young man (Johnny Crawford) who dreams of being a cowboy in the old west, but lives in a big city in present time.The story of a young man (Johnny Crawford) who dreams of being a cowboy in the old west, but lives in a big city in present time.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins total
Kristin Harmon
- The Girl
- (as Kristin Nelson)
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- TriviaJohnny Crawford met the pretty girl next door of Producer John Longenecker, Kelly Harmon. Crawford got a crush on Kelly Harmon so he often stayed in touch with Longenecker just so he could be better connected to Kelly Harmon. When Longenecker decided to produce a short film western movie at the University of Southern California Cinema Department he invited Crawford to play the lead character of Broncho Billy. Longenecker had a long time crush on Kristin Harmon, the lovely older sister of Kelly Harmon. Longenecker invited Kristin Harmon to play the lead girl character of The Artest. Johnny Crawford and Kristin Harmon agreed to work on the short film THE RESURRECTION OF BRONCHO BILLY (1970) started simply because Johnny Crawford had a crush on Kelly Harmon the girl next door to Producer John Longenecker that resulted in an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film 1970.
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Poignant portrait...
*** Spoilers*** Caught this one when PBS ran a series in the late '70's focusing on Academy Award-winning shorts. THE RESURRECTION OF BRONCO BILLY paints a poignant portrait of a lonely young man whose wistful daydreams slam head-on into harsh reality. His room is wall-papered with western posters; he imagines himself (while standing on a street corner waiting for a light to change) facing off against another gunslinger (they walk toward one another when the light changes, in classic gunfighter fashion- and then abruptly brush past each other); in the final scene, he is soundly beaten by bullies... but has a final fade-out fantasy of himself as a gallant horseman sweeping a beautiful damsel off her feet. Outstanding even among an entire series of Academy Award-winners, THE RESURRECTION OF BRONCO BILLY is the kind of short aspiring filmmakers should seek out and study.
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- poe426
- Feb 7, 2002
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- Воскрешение Бронко Билли
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- $2,500 (estimated)
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By what name was The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970) officially released in Canada in English?
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