Ramrod (1947)

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  • RAMROD
    DIRECTED ANDREW DE TOTH
    ENTERPRISE PRODUCTIONS
    UNITED ARTISTS



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    A cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She hires recovering alcoholic Dave Nash as foreman and a crew of Ivey's enemies. Ivey fights back with violence and destruction, but Dave is determined to counter him legally... a feeling not shared by his associates. Connie's boast that, as a woman, she doesn't need guns proves justified, but plenty of gunplay results.
    Written by Rod Crawford


    Cast
    Joel McCrea ... Dave Nash
    Veronica Lake ... Connie Dickason
    Don DeFore ... Bill Schell
    Donald Crisp ... Jim Crew
    Preston Foster ... Frank Ivey
    Arleen Whelan ... Rose Leland
    Charles Ruggles ... Ben Dickason (as Charlie Ruggles)
    Lloyd Bridges ... Red Cates
    Nestor Paiva ... Curley
    Ray Teal ... Ed Burma
    Houseley Stevenson ... George Smedley (as Housely Stevenson)
    Ward Wood ... Link Thoms (as Robert Wood)
    Ian MacDonald ... Walt Shipley
    Wally Cassell ... Virg Lea
    Sarah Padden ... Mrs. Parks
    Hal Taliaferro ... Jess Moore
    Jeff Corey ... Bice
    Victor Potel ... Burch Nellice (as Vic Potel)
    and many more...


    Directed
    André De Toth ... (as Andre de Toth)


    Writing Credits
    Luke Short ...(original story) (uncredited)
    Jack Moffitt ... (screenplay) &
    C. Graham Baker ... (screenplay) (as Graham Baker) and
    Cecile Kramer ... (screenplay)


    Produced
    Harry Sherman ... producer
    Eugene Strong ... associate producer (as Gene Strong)


    Music
    Adolph Deutsch


    Cinematography
    Russell Harlan ... director of photography


    Trivia
    At the time of filming, Veronica Lake and director André De Toth were married. This film was their first screen collaboration.


    "Ramrod" had its Gala World Premiere on Feb. 20, 1947 at both the Utah and Capitol Theaters in Salt Lake City as part of Utah's centennial celebration as a US Territory. A newspaper announcement of the day boasts that in person for the premiere would be Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Donald Crisp, Don DeFore, Preston Foster, Charles Ruggles and "15 other Hollywood Stars".


    "The Hedda Hopper Show - This Is Hollywood" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 22, 1947 with Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake reprising their film roles.


    Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake's first collaboration since Sullivan's Travels (1941), behind the scenes of which they did not get along. McCrea also turned down the lead role in I Married a Witch (1942) to avoid working with Lake again.


    Daily Variety reported that a Union Pacific locomotive called the "Ramrod Special" took 100 Hollywood celebrities to the February 21, 1947 Salt Lake City premiere. There the film was touted as the "official" motion picture of Utah's centennial celebration.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Zion National Park, Utah, USA
    Enterprise Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (interiors)
    Grafton, Utah, USA


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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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  • Ramrod is a 1947 Western film directed by Andre DeToth.
    This cowboy drama from Hungarian director DeToth was the first of several films based
    on the stories of Western author Luke Short. DeToth's first Western is often compared
    to films noir movies released around the same time.
    The film stars
    Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, who was married to director DeToth from 1944-52.


    Critical reception
    The film received a positive review from The New York Times, which said in summary "the director, scenarists and cast, many of whom are no strangers to this sort of emoting, have pitched in with vim to make this horse opera a pleasant variation on a venerable theme."


    Production
    It was the first film from the independent production company Enterprise and was Lake's first movie as a star outside Paramount. Shooting took place in Utah.


    Reception
    According to Variety the film earned $2 million, with a negative cost of $1.5 million.
    This made it one of the more successful films from the shortlived Enterprise Company



    User Review


    Underrated
    30 April 2008 | by dougdoepke (Claremont,USA)

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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