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Prison Rodeo: Convicts Stage Western Thriller

Prison Rodeo: Convicts Stage Western Thriller
Clip: 426796_1_1
Year Shot: 1965 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1741
Original Film: 038-082-03
HD: N/A
Location: Huntsville, Texas
Timecode: 00:10:12 - 00:11:47

Film is damaged Some men do this for money - others do it for fun, but the convicts at the Huntsville, Texas, Prison stage a rodeo to let off steam and to swell their welfare fund. There's no provision for the best riders to make the rounds of the rodeo circuit - the warden has the key to that situation. First rider comes out on a bucking bronco, and the horse proves to be a lot tougher than the "con-boy". The men wear striped prison uniforms. MS - One after another the conboys come out riding the bucking broncos, and one by one the men get bucked off. The bull riders come out and once again the man gets bucked off, one by one. MS - Wild steer race. A team of prisoners ride selected bulls that keep on bucking as they are ridden. MS - Rodeo clowns come out carrying signs stating that; "The rodeo is over and all can go home" and another sign following reading, "Except you can't".