Silver Lode (1954)

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  • SILVER LODE


    DIRECTED BY ALLAN DWAN
    PINCREST PRODUCTIONS
    RKO RADIO PICTURES



    Plot Summary
    Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode,
    has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Fred McCarty, an old acquaintance who,
    as a US Marshal, arrests Ballard for the murder of his brother and the theft of $20,000.
    Ballard seeks to stall McCarty while tracking down evidence that will prove his innocence:
    but the townspeople's loyalty to him gradually begins to waver under McCarty's accusations.
    Written by David Levene


    Cast
    John Payne ... Dan Ballard
    Lizabeth Scott ... Rose Evans
    Dan Duryea ... Fred McCarty
    Dolores Moran ... Dolly
    Emile Meyer ... Sheriff Wooley
    Robert Warwick ... Judge Cranston
    John Hudson ... Michael 'Mitch' Evans
    Harry Carey Jr. ... Johnson
    Alan Hale Jr. ... Kirk
    Stuart Whitman ... Wicker
    Frank Sully ... Paul Herbert, Telegrapher
    Morris Ankrum ... Zachary Evans
    Hugh Sanders ... Reverend Field
    Florence Auer ... Mrs. Elmwood
    and more...


    Directed
    Allan Dwan


    Writing Credits
    Karen DeWolf ... (story) (screenplay)
    Produced
    Benedict Bogeaus ... producer


    Music
    Louis Forbes
    Howard Jackson ... (uncredited)


    Cinematography
    John Alton


    Trivia
    During the McCarthyism, political messages are usually cloaked in metaphors:
    for example, the name of the villain is Fred McCarty.


    Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.


    Goofs
    Continuity
    John Payne is seen throughout the film wearing black cowboy boots,
    but when his stunt double leaps aboard a wagon,
    the double is seen to wear low shoes with white socks.


    Revealing mistakes
    When Ballard hides near a haystack outside the Evans house,
    his shadow and the shadows of his pursuers fall on to the painted backdrop,
    revealing it as canvas and not a real landscape.


    Watch the Movie


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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • Silver Lode is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by
    Allan Dwan starring John Payne, Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea.



    User Review


    John Payne, accused of murder and robbery,
    finds the whole town turned against him and pursuing him around town
    27 June 2012 | by msroz (United States)

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England