YELLOW SKY
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM A. WELLMAN
PRODUCED BY LAMAR TROTTI
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION
Information from IMDb
Plot Summary
A band of bank robbers on the run from a posse flee into the desert.
Near death from lack of water they stumble into what appears to be a ghost town,
only to discover an old prospector and his granddaughter living there.
The robbers discover that the old man has been mining gold
and set out to make a quick fortune by robbing the pair.
Their plan runs foul when the gang leader,
Stretch, falls for the granddaughter, which sets off a showdown between the entire gang.
Written by E.W. DesMarais
Full Cast
Gregory Peck ... James 'Stretch' Dawson
Anne Baxter ... Constance Mae 'Mike'
Richard Widmark ... Dude
Robert Arthur ... Bull Run
John Russell ... Lengthy
Harry Morgan ... Half Pint (as Henry Morgan)
James Barton ... Grandpa
Charles Kemper ... Walrus
Robert Adler ... Jed (uncredited)
Ray Beltram ... Indian (uncredited)
Harry Carter ... Cavalry Lieutenant (uncredited)
William Gould ... Banker (uncredited)
Eula Guy ... Woman Bank Customer (uncredited)
Paul Hurst ... Drunk (uncredited)
Victor Kilian ... Bartender (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt ... Bank Teller (uncredited)
Jay Silverheels ... Indian (uncredited)
José Sáenz ... Indian (uncredited)
Norm Taylor ... Indian (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr. ... Boy in Hayloft (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
Hank Worden ... Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie ... Colorado (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Lamar Trotti (screenplay)
W.R. Burnett (story)
Original Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Joseph MacDonald
Trivia
Gregory Peck initially felt he was miscast as the bank robber.
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 15, 1949 with Gregory Peck reprising his film role. It was directed by William A. Wellman
Jean Peters refused the female lead, calling the role 'too sexy'
Goofs
Story is set in 1867, according to the opening scene, yet all handguns in the movie
are 1873 Colt Peacemakers.
Continuity
Just before beginning to cross the salt flats after the bank robbery,
Dude pulls his saddle stirrup out to jump into it, but misses.
In the next shot he successfully mounts the horse.
During final confrontation with Dude, Stretch's shirt changes color.
Filming Locations
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Death Valley National Park, California, USA
Owens Lake, California, USA