Clint Eastwood in the 1960s and Pam. Filming began at the Cinecittà studio in Rome in mid-May 1966, including the opening scene between Clint and Wallach, when The Man With No Name captures Tuco for the first time and sends him to jail. The production then moved on to Spain's plateau region, near Burgos in the north, which would double for the extreme deep south of the United States. The western scenes were again shot in Almeria in the south. This time, the production required more elaborate sets, including a town under cannon fire, an extensive prison camp and an American Civil War battlefield. For
SS Almeria Lykes (1940) then proceeding independently to Suez, Egypt. In 1942, "Empire Condor" was transferred back to the USMC. She was renamed "Almeria Lykes" and placed under the management of the Lykes Steamship Co. Her port of registry was changed to Galveston. The Code Letters WFJY were allocated and she regained her United States Official Number 239664. On 31 May 1942, "Almeria Lykes" departed Halifax, Nova Scotia as part of Convoy HX 192. the convoy arrived at Liverpool on 11 June. "Almeria Lykes" was carrying general cargo. On 2 August 1942, "Almeria Lykes" departed from the Clyde as part of Convoy WS 21S.