Bullfighter and the Lady Overview:

Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Budd Boetticher and produced by John Wayne and Budd Boetticher.

SYNOPSIS

A visiting American filmmaker vacationing in Mexico convinces the area's foremost bullfighter to give him lessons so that he may impress a beautiful local senorita. Unfortunately, the romantic interlude turns into sadness when the cocky and cavalier attitude of the amorous American toward the dangerous sport accidentally causes the death of the famous matador. Tragically, the director later spent time in Mexico, as in the story, and ironically his trip ended with the accidental death of the star bullfighter Carlos Arruza.

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Academy Awards 1951 --- Ceremony Number 24 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best WritingBudd Boetticher, Ray NazarroNominated
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The scenes of Robert Stack showing Gilbert Roland how to skeet shoot parallel true life. In collage Stack was not interested in team sports, so he took up skeet shooting. In 1935, he came in 2nd in the National Skeet Shooting Championship (held in Cleveland), and in 1936 his 5-man team broke the standing record at the National Skeet Championships (held in St. Louis). In 1937, Robert Stack was the U.S. 20-gauge champion skeet marksman, and held the record for more than 350 consecutive hits. He also served as a gunnery officer in the U.S. Navy for more than three years during World War II and among other decorations, was awarded the 'Expert Rifle Ribbon', and 'Expert Pistol Ribbon'.
A Mexican stunt man was killed by a bull while filming a bullfighting sequence.
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