The Nevadan (1950)

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  • THE NEVADAN
    aka The Man from Nevada


    DIRECTED BY GORDON DOUGLAS
    PRODUCED BY HARRY JOE BROWN/ RANDOLPH SCOTT
    COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.


    Cast
    Randolph Scott ... Andrew Barclay
    Dorothy Malone ... Karen Galt
    Forrest Tucker ... Tom Tanner
    Frank Faylen ... Jeff
    George Macready ... Edward Galt
    Charles Kemper ... Sheriff Dyke Merrick
    Jeff Corey ... Bart
    Tom Powers ... Bill Martin
    Jock Mahoney ... Sandy (as Jock O'Mahoney)
    and many more...


    Directed
    Gordon Douglas


    Writing Credits
    George W. George ... (story) (screenplay)
    George F. Slavin ... (story) (screenplay)
    Rowland Brown ... (additional dialogue)
    Produced
    Harry Joe Brown ... producer
    Randolph Scott ... producer (uncredited)


    Music
    Arthur Morton


    Cinematography
    Charles Lawton Jr.

    Trivia
    Besides having a small role in the film,
    Jock Mahoney also served as Randolph Scott's double in the fight scene.


    Goofs
    Miscellaneous
    At 26:50 minutes into the film, Randolph Scott is getting beaten up.
    The hits to his face have no sound of impact, and they also look phony,
    like they didn't really connect.


    Revealing mistakes
    During the fight scene in the mine over the gold a partial collapse of the wooden structure
    supporting the roof is caused by the Scott crashing into a column.
    Pieces of the collapsed beams can be seen swinging around from the mine ceiling
    on silver grip chain used to 'saftey'
    and control the special effect collapse instead of falling to the ground.


    Filming Locations
    Hoppy Cabin, Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
    Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
    Hidden Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
    Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • The Nevadan is a 1950 Cinecolor Western film directed by
    Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker,
    Frank Faylen, and George Macready.
    Written by George W. George and George F. Slavin,
    the film is about a mysterious stranger who crosses paths
    with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.


    The Nevadan was filmed in Lone Pine, California.



    User Review


    "Start wearin' out your heels, you lucky creeps."
    2 November 2014 | by utgard14 (USA)

    Quote from utg

    Escaped outlaw Forrest Tucker stops a stranger following him. The stranger is Randolph Scott dressed up like a greenhorn. For no good reason, Tucker decides he needs a partner and Scott fits the bill. This is the kind of plot contrivance you just have to accept from a western like this, a programmer if there ever was one. Naturally, Scott isn't who he says he is. He just wanted to fool Tucker into taking him along so he could find where Tucker hid some gold. There's also an evil rancher, George Macready, who has a pretty daughter. The daughter's played by Dorothy Malone. Of course she and Scott fall for one another. It's all serviceable enough but nothing special. If you've seen enough westerns, all of this movie's pieces will seem familiar.


    Still, it's a Randolph Scott western. There are far worse ways to pass the time.

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England