Cattle Drive (1951)

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  • CATTLE DRIVE


    DIRECTED BY KURT NEUMANN
    UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (UI)



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    The spoilt young son of a wealthy railroad owner manages to get himself lost in the middle of nowhere. He is found by a cowboy on a cattle drive and the lad must start learning the hard lessons of working in a team if he wants to make it to San Diego.
    Written by Jeremy Perkins


    Cast
    Joel McCrea ... Dan Mathews
    Dean Stockwell ... Chester Graham, Jr.
    Chill Wills ... Dallas
    Leon Ames ... Chester Graham Sr.
    Henry Brandon ...Jim Currie
    Howard Petrie ... Cap
    Bob Steele ... Charlie Morgan aka Careless
    Griff Barnett ... Conductor O'Hara
    Chuck Roberson ...Chuck Saunders (uncredited)
    and many more...


    Directed
    Kurt Neumann


    Writing Credits
    Jack Natteford ... (screenplay) and
    Lillie Hayward ... (screenplay)


    Produced
    Aaron Rosenberg


    Cinematography
    Maury Gertsman


    Trivia
    This was Dean Stockwell's last film as a child actor. His next appearance on the big screen was five years later.


    The photo of "Dan's Girl in Santa Fe" is that of Frances Dee, Joel McCrea's real-life wife.


    One of Joel McCrea's personal favorite of his films.


    Joel McCrea's trailing and capture of the black stallion is lifted from the earlier Universal film 'Red Canyon '[1949] to the point that McRea's costume matches Howard Duff's, that film's star. Equine star Highland Dale played the horse in both films.


    The film was derided as a copy of Captains Courageous (1937), albeit in a western setting.


    Goofs
    Unknown


    Filming Locations
    Death Valley National Park, California, USA
    Paria, Utah, USA


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    Cattle Drive

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • Cattle Drive is a 1951 Technicolor Western film directed by
    Kurt Neumann starring Joel McCrea, Dean Stockwell and Chill Wills.


    A couple of Duke 'Pals', to look out for
    Chill Wills, Harry Brandon, Chuck Roberson, Bob Steele



    User Review


    Unusual but excellent example of the classic Hollywood Western
    11 January 2001 | by Anthony Williams (London, England)


    Quote from anthony

    Solid script, good plot, strong performances - especially from the young Dean Stockwell - and superb scenery make for a very entertaining film. Nothing gimmicky in technique but solid and professional with a decent pace. Story has an excellent moral being the taming of a spoilt Eastern kid by a gang of experienced cowboys on a cattle drive. It is, however, not a typical kid's picture - it has a wide appeal and works for adults as well as children.


    Reviewed January 2001 on a very rare appearance on British television.

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England