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The Left Handed Gun is a 1958 American western film and the film directorial debut of Arthur Penn
starring Paul Newman as Billy the Kid and John Dehner as Pat Garrett.
The screenplay was written by Leslie Stevens from a teleplay by Gore Vidal,
which he wrote for the television series The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse 1955 episode

"The Death of Billy the Kid", in which Newman also played the title character.
Vidal revisited and revised the material in 1989 with a TV-movie entitled Billy the Kid.
The title refers to the belief that Billy the Kid was left handed,
and he shoots left handed in the film, though it is possible that this was a false conclusion
drawn from a reversed photograph.

The film attempts to portray Billy the Kid as a misunderstood youth
who got mixed up in a cattle war and was dragged down by the hostile population of New Mexico.

The film was a flop in the United States, but was praised by French film critics
for its bold experimentation with the stereotyped American Western genre.
In 1961 it won the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Film Critics Association



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Billy the Kid Story
3 February 2016 | by Claudio Carvalho (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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While wandering in a desert area with the saddle of his deceased horse on his back, the drifter William "Billy the Kid" Bonney (Paul Newman) stumbles with the cattle owner John "The Englishman" Tunstall (Colin Keith-Johnston) that asks him what he wants and William asks for a job. Tunstall hires him to help to bring his cattle to Lincoln to sell the herd to the army and William befriends him. However, the local Sheriff Brady (Robert Foulk) ambushes Tunstal with the rancher Morton (Robert Griffin), his Deputy Moon (Wally Brown) and Hill (Bob Anderson) and kill the cattleman to avoid the business and steal his herd. Billy the Kid promises revenge against the men and together with his friends Charlie Boudre (James Congdon) and Tom Folliard (James Best), he kills Brady and Morton. Billy hides at McSween's house that is burnt down to ashes and Billy is assumed dead by the population. He flees to Madeiro where he meets his friends Pat Garret (John Dehner), Saval (Martin Garralaga) and his daughter Celsa (Lita Milan) that loves Billy. Soon Governor Lew Wallace proclaims amnesty in the New Mexico Territory and Billy is free from any charge. However Moon and Hill are still alive and Billy still wants to revenge his friend.

"The Left Handed Gun" is a western that tells one version of the Billy the Kid story. Directed by Arthur Penn, the film is uneven, alternating good with silly moments. However, it is mandatory for fans of Paul Newman, Arthur Penn and westerns in general. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Um de Nós Morrerá" ("One of Us Will Die")

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Plot Summary
William Bonney - Billy the Kid - gets a job with a cattleman known as 'The Englishman,' and is befriended by the peaceful, religious man. But when a crooked sheriff and his men murder the Englishman because he plans to supply the local Army fort with his beef, Billy decides to avenge the death by killing the four men responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him - Tom and Charlie, two hands he worked with; Pat Garrett, who is about to be married; and the kindly Mexican couple who take him in when he's in trouble - into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.
Written by Gary Dickerson

Cast
Paul Newman ... Billy The Kid
Lita Milan ... Celsa
John Dehner ... Pat Garrett
Hurd Hatfield ... Moultrie
James Congdon ... Charlie Boudre
James Best ... Tom Folliard
Colin Keith-Johnston ... Tunstall
John Dierkes ... McSween
Robert Anderson ... Hill (as Bob Anderson)
Wally Brown ... Deputy Moon
Ainslie Pryor ... Joe Grant
Martin Garralaga ... Saval
Denver Pyle ... Ollinger
Paul Smith ... Smith
Nestor Paiva ... Pete Maxwell
Jo Summers ... Bride
Robert Foulk ... Sheriff Brady
Anne Barton ... Mrs. Hill
Boyd 'Red' Morgan ... Soldier (uncredited)
and many more...

Directed
Arthur Penn

Writing Credits
Leslie Stevens ... (screenplay)
Gore Vidal ... (play)

Produced
Fred Coe ... producer

Music
Alexander Courage

Cinematography
J. Peverell Marley

Trivia
Paul Newman was widely felt to be miscast as Billy the Kid since at 33 he was considerably older than the character. Billy was supposed to be 18 at the beginning of the film.

The movie was a flop at the US box office.

The film originally was to have been made in 1956 with James Dean in the lead role.

Interestingly, the title of this movie promotes a common misconception that was proved untrue in 1986. Two almost identical tintypes of Billy the Kid were taken at the same time in 1880. The original of one tintype disappeared years ago. The second original tintype was preserved for years in the Sam Diedrick family and came to light only in 1986. Since tintypes are reversed images, the picture from the first tintype led to the myth of the left-handed gun. After the second tintype came to light, the reversed image was reversed to show the Kid as he actually posed, with a Winchester carbine in the left hand and his holstered Colt single-action on his right hip. See Utley, Robert M., Billy the Kid, A Short and Violent Life, University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Statement following page 110 alongside the picture of Billy the Kid.

The character of "Tunstall" was based on a real person, John Henry Tunstall, an English immigrant who was murdered in 1878, aged 24 or 25 at time of death, under circumstances very similar to those portrayed in this film. However, in this, and every other film in which there's a portrayal of "Tunstall" [this film], "Henry Tunstall" [Chisum (1970)], or "John Tunstall" [Young Guns (1988)], not only is a different version of Tunstall's name used, but the actors portraying the Tunstall character have been double (or more) the age of the real life Tunstall at the time of his death. At the time of production of this film, Colin Keith-Johnston was approximately 61 years old; at the time of production of Chisum, Patric Knowles was approximately 58 years old; and at the time of production of Young Guns, Terence Stamp was approximately 49 years old.

The sets for the town of Medaro were actually left over from Warners' 1939 epic Juarez (1939). Although they were in state of great disrepair, parts of them were salvaged for use in "The Left-Handed Gun."

Cinematic directorial debut of Arthur Penn.

Gore Vidal greatly disliked this well-received film version of his television play, "The Death Of Billy The Kid", once describing it as "a film only someone French could like." He was greatly annoyed when director Arthur Penn expressed criticisms of his original script and brought in Leslie Stevens for rewrites. In 1990, the TV movie "Billy The Kid" was made, not only as a remake of this film, but as a rebuttal of it, written and largely controlled by Vidal himself. He declared himself pleased with it, but the 1958 film remains better-known.

Warner Bros. reportedly interfered with the production and would not allow Penn to shoot the ending he wanted. In addition, the director was cut out of the editing process.

First film for producer Fred Coe.

Shot in only 23 days.

Goofs
Factual errors
The film is about western outlaw Billy the Kid, who was in fact right-handed.

The "Englishman" describes his origins as from Ayrshire, a county in South West Scotland. In that case he would be a Scot and not English.

Miscellaneous
Billy and the others are at a lake. You see the reflection of the moon in the water. One of them shouts "the moon" and they start shooting the reflection of the moon. When the camera zooms out, you see Billy and his pals are facing the camera, so the moon was in their back all the time. Hence there couldn't have been a reflection of the moon.

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Filming Locations
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
Laramie Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Stage 2,27,27A,28,28A Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

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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

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

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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.

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

Ballad of Gregorio Cortez was a 1982 American western directed by
Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos,James Gammon and Tom Bower

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The Ballad of an Innocent Man
16 July 2015 | by charlywiles (United States)

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This is a heartbreaking true story of a miscarriage of justice as well as an examination of racism and prejudice in early 1900's Texas. Edward James Olmos is outstanding in the title role and gives one of the finest performances in this underrated actor's career. The film also has a fine supporting cast of Western character actors headed by Bruce McGill as a reporter following the posse, James Gammon as a dedicated sheriff and Barry Corbin as the lawyer who takes up Cortez' case. The prison, courtroom and post-trial scenes are emotionally powerful. This is a low budget effort which probably explains the poor lighting and sometimes shaky camera work, but this largely unknown and underrated gem deserves to be discovered for its fine acting and compelling story.

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Plot Summary
After he is accused of murdering a lawman in 1901 Texas,
a Mexican-American farmer flees and manages to elude a large posse for two weeks before he is finally captured.

Cast
Edward James Olmos ... Gregorio Cortez
James Gammon ... Sheriff Frank Fly
Tom Bower ... Boone Choate
Bruce McGill ... Reporter Blakely
Brion James ... Captain Rogers
Alan Vint ... Mike Trimmell
Timothy Scott ... Sheriff Morris
Pepe Serna ... Romaldo Cortez
Michael McGuire ... Sheriff Glover
William Sanderson ... Cowboy
Barry Corbin ... B.R. Abernathy
Jack Kehoe ... Prosecutor Pierson
Rosanna DeSoto ... Carlota Muñoz
Ned Beatty ... Lynch Mob Leader

Directed
Robert M. Young

Writing Credits
Américo Paredes ... (book)
Victor Villaseñor
Robert M. Young

Produced
H. Frank Dominguez ... executive producer
Moctesuma Esparza ... producer
Michael Hausman ... producer
David Ochoa ... executive producer
Edward James Olmos ... associate producer
Richard Soto ... executive producer
David Wisnievitz ... associate producer

Music
W. Michael Lewis
Edward James Olmos ... (music composed and adapted by)

Cinematography
Reynaldo Villalobos

Trivia
Unknown

Goofs
Unknown


Filming Locations
Texas, USA
New Mexico, USA
Colorado, USA

The Kid from Texas is a 1950 American Technicolor Western film directed by
Kurt Neumann starring Audie Murphy and Gale Storm

Production
The film fictionalises the true events of the Lincoln County War but follows the basic facts.
Jameson (Shepperd Strudwick) is based on John Tunstall and Alexander Kain (Albert Dekker) on Alexander McSween.

Murphy was cast after his performance as a juvenile delinquent in Bad Boy,
with Billy the Kid being depicted as a 19th-century juvenile delinquent.
J. Edgar Hoover offered to narrate the film.

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Good shootouts, a lot of action and a great Billy
Author: alexandre michel liberman (tmwest) from S. Paulo, Brazil
31 March 2005

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Audie Murphy was the best Billy the Kid. It is not easy for a young man with a baby face to play a famous outlaw and be convincing. The fact that Murphy was a hero in the second world war must have given him that confidence. The story starts as Billy begins working for an Englishman (Tunstall, with his name changed to Jameson), but his partner Kain does not like Billy who also becomes fascinated with Kain's wife (Gale Storm). Governor Lew Wallace who is present in this film more than in any other about Billy, tries desperately to stop the Lincoln County War. Billy ends up on the wrong side of the law and his gang here is reduced to two guys, one is a Mexican and the other does not stop singing "Streets of Laredo". Murphy is very fast when he draws, he must have done a lot of training. Even though not an ambitious production as the 1941 film with Robert Taylor, overall this is much better. There are good shootouts, a lot of action and a great Billy.

INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
Billy the Kid becomes embroiled in Lincoln County, NM, land wars. When rancher who gave him a break is killed by rival henchman, Billy vows revenge. New employer takes advantage of his naivety to kill rivals, lets the Kid take rap. Kid takes to the hills with friends until caught. Escapes hanging but remains in area to be near employer's young wife with whom he's infatuated.
Written by Rita Richardson

Cast
Audie Murphy ... William Bonney ('Billy the Kid')
Gale Storm ... Irene Kain
Albert Dekker ... Alexander Kain
Shepperd Strudwick ... Roger Jameson
Will Geer ... O'Fallon
William Talman ... Minninger
Martin Garralaga ... Morales
Robert Barrat ... General Lew Wallace (as Robert H. Barrat)
Walter Sande ... Crowe
Frank Wilcox ... Sheriff Pat Garrett
Dennis Hoey ... Major Harper
Ray Teal ... Sheriff Rand
Don Haggerty ... Morgan
Paul Ford ... Sheriff Copeland
John Phillips ... Sid Curtis
Harold Goodwin ... Matt Curtis
Zon Murray ... Lucas
Tom Trout ... Denby
Rosa Turich ... Maria
Dorita Pallais ... Lupita
Pilar Del Rey ... Marguarita
and many more...

Directed
Kurt Neumann

Writing Credits
Robert Hardy Andrews ... (screenplay) (story)
Karl Kamb ... (screenplay)

Produced
Paul Short ... producer
George C. Bertholon ... associate producer (uncredited)

Cinematography
Charles Van Enger

Trivia
Unknown

Goofs
Unknown

Memorable Quotes

Filming Locations
Jack Garner Ranch - State Highway 74, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA


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Run of the Arrow is a 1957 western film written, directed and produced by
Samuel Fuller and starring Rod Steiger, Brian Keith, Ralph Meeker, Jay C. Flippen
and a young Charles Bronson.

Set at the end of the American Civil War, the movie was filmed in Technicolor.

Production notes
Run of the Arrow was the first film to use blood squibs to simulate realistic bullet impacts. The movie was filmed at St. George, Utah.

Originally produced by RKO Radio Pictures, the studio ended its distribution activities before the movie was released. Universal Pictures handled the distribution.

Sara Montiel's voice is dubbed by Angie Dickinson.

At the time of its release, critics commented favorably on director
Samuel Fuller's decision to concentrate on feet in the "run of the arrow" scene
rather than showing the actors in full. Fuller later explained that Steiger had badly sprained his ankle just before the scene was to be shot and was unable to walk, so he had one of the Indian extras run in Steiger's place.[citation needed]

The movie is currently available through the Warner Archive Collection.

Look out for Duke 'Pals', Jay C. Flippen, Olive Carey,Tim McCoy
Chuck Hayward ,Chuck Roberson, Carleton Young
and hear Angie Dickinson dubbing Yellow Moccasin (voice) (uncredited)

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Much better than similar 'Dances With Wolves'
18 December 2000 | by amolad (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Jaw-droppingly similar to DANCES WITH WOLVES in story and overall theme, this is a clearer, simpler, shorter, and in every way better movie. Fuller is one of the most visual, cinematic directors who ever worked, and he starts with a premise that is itself utterly visual: Steiger, a Southerner at the end of the Civil War, is so alienated now with both the North and the South that he does the only thing he can -- head West. And so he does, eventually finding himself caught between another war of cultures -- the Indian vs the white man.

Like all of Fuller's movies, this one is hard-hitting, brutal, emotional and stimulating. It does not sentimentalize the Indians or offer any easy choices for its characters. This is one of Fuller's rare pictures -- not often shown on TV -- but it is highly recommended.

INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
A Rebel vet, O'Meara has refused to surrender when Lee does at Appomattox. O'Meara travels west and after escaping from, he joins the Sioux and takes a wife. After denouncing himself as an American, he must make a choice when the Army and Sioux go to battle.
Written by Buxx Banner

Cast
Rod Steiger ... O'Meara
Sara Montiel ... Yellow Moccasin (as Sarita Montiel)
Brian Keith ... Capt. Clark
Ralph Meeker ... Lt. Driscoll
Jay C. Flippen ... Walking Coyote
Charles Bronson ... Blue Buffalo
Olive Carey ... Mrs. O'Meara
H.M. Wynant ... Crazy Wolf (as H. M. Wynant)
Neyle Morrow ... Lt. Stockwell
Frank DeKova ... Red Cloud (as Frank De Kova)
Tim McCoy ... Gen. Allen (as Colonel Tim McCoy)
Stuart Randall ... Col. Taylor
Frank Warner ... Banjo Playing Singer
Billy Miller ... Silent Tongue
Chuck Hayward ... Corporal
Chuck Roberson ... Sergeant
Angie Dickinson ... Yellow Moccasin (voice) (uncredited)
Carleton Young ... Surgeon (uncredited)
and many more...

Directed
Samuel Fuller

Writing Credits
Samuel Fuller ... (written by)

Produced
Samuel Fulle

Music
Victor Young

Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc

Trivia
At the time of its release, many critics commented favorably on director Samuel Fuller's "artistic" decision to concentrate on the feet of the participants in the actual "run of the arrow" rather than showing them in their entirety. In an interview, Fuller said there was a very simple reason for his decision: star Rod Steiger had badly sprained his ankle just before the scene was to be shot and wasn't able to walk, let alone run, so Fuller got one of the Indian extras who was built somewhat like Steiger to run in his place, which is why he shot only feet instead of close-ups or medium shots.

Sara Montiel's voice is dubbed by Angie Dickinson.

This was completed in mid-June 1956, but not released until mid-July 1957.

The film was originally distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, but afterwards Universal-International bought it from RKO and distributed it as a Universal-International picture.

Although a January 23, 1957, "Hollywood Reporter" news item reports that a song called "The Purple Hills," with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Milton Berle and Buddy Arnold, had been written for this film, the song was not heard in the viewed print.

Crazy Credits
The movie closes with the following statement: "The end of this story can only be written by you."

Goofs
unknown

Memorable Quotes

Filming Locations
St. George, Utah, USA

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Kansas Raiders is a 1950 Technicolor Western film directed by
Ray Enright and starring Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman and Scott Brady.
It is set during the American Civil War
and involves Jesse James coming under the influence of William Quantrill.

User Review

More recruits for the butcher brigade.
3 January 2012 | by Spikeopath (United Kingdom)

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Kansas Raiders is directed by Ray Enright and written by Robert Richards. It stars Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, Scott Brady and Tony Curtis. A Technicolor production, music is by Milton Rosen and cinematography by Irving Glassberg. Plot has it that the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton, join Quantrill's Raiders after witnessing at first hand Redleg atrocities. However, after believing they would be fighting soldiers for the war effort, the men find themselves participating in equally worse war crimes. Something that deeply affects the young Jesse James.

OK, it's very fanciful in its telling of a bitter and sad period of American history. Facts of the period and the characters are jettisoned in favour of making an exciting 1950 Oater. Any hope of a depth strewn historical take on William Quantrill's Raiders will lead to disappointment, something that is all too evident with many of the venomous reviews of the film out in internet world. Yet judged on its own unfussy entertaining terms, film scores high for the casual Western fan as shoot-outs, knife fights and stand-offs keep the film perky.

The ominous black flag of Quantrill.

As a story the film provides enough of an edge to make its point, we are left in no doubt about the "atrocity exhibition" dealt out by Quantrill's Raiders. There's also a neat thread within about the corruption of youth. Yes, for sure it's a picture low on accuracy, but it doesn't soft soap the subject to hand. This is a 1950 production after all and the makers at least manage to leave us in no doubt about the nature of the crimes committed by certain factions in the Civil War. In fact a couple of scenes really leave indelible images, and from an action viewpoint the "sacking of Lawrence" is excellent in construction and impact garnered.

Production wise it's also good value, Glassberg's Technicolor photography is gorgeous, not just for the Garner Valley and Kanab locations, but also for bringing out the quality of the set decoration (Russell A. Gausman/Ruby R. Levitt) and Bill Thomas' costuming. Cast are fine without pulling up any trees. Donlevy is the class act on show, but here as Quantrill he gets by on presence alone, the absence of outright character nastiness is sadly felt. The latter of which, however, is provided by the solid Brady as Bill Anderson. Murphy as young Jesse James has youthful exuberance and bravado down pat, while Curtis as Kit Dalton is enjoyable in amongst the five group dynamic. Marguerite Chapman (Coroner Creek) as Kate Clarke (Quantrill's girl) has the tough task of playing the sole female in the film, and although well older than the character in real life, she does a nice line in sexy and wise older woman for the scenes shared with Murphy's James. 7/10

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Plot Summary
Audie Murphy plays a young Jesse James falling under the Svengali-like spell
of the outlaw William Quantrill, played by Brian Donlevy.
Jesse and his youthful gang join the rebels to avenge the death of his parents
only to become disillusioned with the senseless violence and looting of innocent civilians.
Goaded by Quantrill's girl to leave, Jesse vacillates until the Yankess close in.
Quantrill forces Jesse to leave and faces the Yankess gunfire alone.
Jesse rides off with his gang and the rest is history.
Written by Rita Richardson

Cast
Audie Murphy ... Jesse James
Brian Donlevy ... Col. William Clarke Quantrill
Marguerite Chapman ... Kate Clarke
Scott Brady ... Bill Anderson
Tony Curtis ... Kit Dalton
Richard Arlen ... Union Captain
Richard Long ... Frank James
James Best ... Cole Younger
John Kellogg ... Red Leg leader
Dewey Martin ... James Younger
George Chandler ... Willie
Charles Delaney ... Pell
Richard Egan ... First Lieutenant
David Wolfe ... Rudolph Tate (as Dave Wolfe)
and many more...

Directed
Ray Enright

Writing Credits
Robert L. Richards ... (story and screenplay)

Produced
Ted Richmond ... producer
George C. Bertholon ... associate producer (uncredited)

Music
Milton Rosen ... (uncredited)

Cinematography
Irving Glassberg

Trivia
Unknown

Goofs
Factual errors
Seems most of the actors are using handguns invented after the Civil War. Quantrill is not using French Pinfire revolvers and his uniform is the wrong style - incorrect button pattern for a Confederate Officer.

Although brother Frank did join Quantrill, there is no evidence that Jesse, less than 16 at the time, ever joined the guerrilla raiders in Kansas.

The reviewer did not take in that the story is a fictional so the goofs he mentioned are not important. When you write a fictional story but having it in a real historical place you can use whatever characters that you want.

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Filming Locations
Garner Valley, California, USA
Kanab, Utah, USA

The Ride Back is a 1957 American Western film directed by
Allen H. Miner and written by Antony Ellis.
The film stars Anthony Quinn, William Conrad, Lita Milan, Victor Millan and Jorge Treviño.
The film was released on April 29, 1957, by United Artists.



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No Travel Lodge in These Parts
22 July 2009 | by dougdoepke (Claremont,USA)

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I may have missed someone, but by my count only six actors have lines in this ultra-spare Western. The production comes from respected director Robert Aldrich's independent company with William Conrad himself producing. That may account for Quinn's appearance in a cheapie so soon after his Oscar for Lust for Life (1956)—plus, the likelihood that the streamlined production could be shot in less than 2 weeks.

As a Western, it's an offbeat concept— Sheriff Conrad returning fugitive Quinn from Mexico to stand trial. The narrative is basically two nervous guys riding across the great outdoors with some drunken Apaches lurking in the background. No wonder the sheriff can't relax. However, the movie comes across as more interesting than suspenseful, mainly because crucial compromises are made with Quinn's character. He's simply made too likable and respected to generate the kind of tension needed, which may have been the price of putting a headliner like Quinn in the lead. It's really Conrad's resolute sheriff that holds interest as a number of surprising self-doubts begin to unfold. His nicely shaded performance shows how much more than a great radio voice Conrad was. Anyway, it's an entertaining little programmer with a rare distinction. It's the only film I've seen with more untranslated lines outside English than in English—an unusual effect. So, unless you speak Spanish, you may have to do a lot of inferring.

(In passing—it's probably a matter of taste, but to my ear the title tune may be the worst of the era, bellowed out by a decidedly untuneful Eddie Albert.)

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Plot Summary
A Sheriff goes into Mexico in search of a man wanted back in the States. Finding him, he starts back. But it's a long way back, he has a reluctant captive, and there are unfriendly Indians along the way. The Sheriff admits his life has been a failure but this mission he plans to accomplish.
Written by Maurice VanAuken

Cast
Anthony Quinn ... Bob Kallen
William Conrad ... Sheriff Chris Hamish
Lita Milan ... Elena
Victor Millan ... Father Ignatius
Jorge Treviño ... Border Guard (as George Trevino)
Ellen Hope Monroe ... Little Girl
Joe Dominguez ... Luis
Louis Towers ... Boy
and many more...

Directed
Allen H. Miner
Oscar Rudolph ... (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Antony Ellis

Produced
Walter Blake ... associate producer
William Conrad ... producer
Robert Aldrich ... producer (uncredited)

Music
Frank De Vol ... (as Frank Devol)

Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc ... (as Joseph Biroc)

Trivia
The film was based on a story originally written for the radio version of "Gunsmoke" in 1952, which also starred William Conrad at the time.

Second-unit director Oscar Rudolph replaced Allen H. Miner and directed ten days of the film, uncredited.

Goofs
unknown

Memorable Quotes

Filming Locations
Janss Conejo Ranch, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Melody Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
Mexico

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Saskatchewan, titled in the UK,
is a 1954 American Technicolor Northern/Western film directed by
Raoul Walsh starring Alan Ladd and Shelley Winters.
The title refers to Fort Saskatchewan in modern Alberta.
Shooting was in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, not far from the headwaters of the Saskatchewan River.

Production
It was Alan Ladd's second starring vehicle for Universal, for whom he had made Desert Legion.
The arrangement was made in England, where Ladd was shooting Hell Below Zero.
The film was to be shot on location in Canada, enabling Ladd to get a tax exemption from the US government

"I see absolutely no reason why I should not avail myself of the exemption because it is a law," said Ladd.

Shelley Winters was his co-star in June. She contracted an eye infection
when she arrived on location at Lake Louise but was able to make the film.
Filming started August 1953


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Mounties, Cree and the Sioux.
15 January 2012 | by Spikeopath (United Kingdom)

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Saskatchewan is directed by Raoul Walsh and written by Gil Doud. It stars Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, J. Carrol Naish, Hugh O'Brian, Jay Silverheels, George Lewis and Robert Douglas. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography in Technicolor is by John F. Seitz.

Saskatchewan River Country, Spring 1877, and Mountie Sergeant O'Rourke (Ladd), who was reared by the Cree Indians, sets about trying to prevent the Cree from joining forces with the Sioux who have crossed the border into Canada after massacring General Custer at Little Bighorn.

Competent story with muscular direction for the action sequences, Saskatchewan is undoubtedly reliant on the beautiful visuals to keep the viewer enthralled. Plot is one of those that telegraphs the outcome right from the off, thus any genuine suspense is hard to garner, while the characterisations are drawn as standard. Male cast members are mostly fine, with Ladd always watchable when doing stoicism, but Winters, in a character desperately trying not to be a token, is sadly miscast. However, the action is of high standard, with lots of extras and horses whizzing about to create excitement, and the photography in and around Banff National Park in Alberta is sublime. Whether it's the wonderful mountains, the angled trees or the shimmering river (the latter providing a truly breath taking reflection at one point), Seitz's (The Lost Weekend/Sunset Boulevard) work for this film is reason enough to seek it out. 6/10

The Pegasus Region 2 DVD release is presented in 4:3 full frame and the picture quality is good to fair, if a little grainy for the very light scenes.

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Plot Summary
O'Rourke and his Cree half brother Cajou are returning from a northern Canadian trapping trip when they encounter a burned wagon train and sole survivor Grace. Naive Mountie commander Benton believes it to be a Cree attack. The Sioux from across the border are trying to force the Cree into being allies in their struggle with the U.S. 7th Cavalry. O'Rourke must mutiny to save the men. He must also aid Grace, in whom Marshal Smith has both official and unprovoked amorous interests.
Written by Ed Stephan

Cast
Alan Ladd ... Thomas O'Rourke
Shelley Winters ... Grace Markey
J. Carrol Naish ... Batoche
Hugh O'Brian ... Carl Smith
Robert Douglas ... Benton
George J. Lewis ... Lawson
Richard Long ... Abbott
Jay Silverheels ... ajou
Antonio Moreno ... Chief Dark Cloud
Frank Chase ... Keller
Lowell Gilmore ... Banks
Anthony Caruso ... Spotted Eagle
Henry Wills ... Merrill
Bob Herron ... Brill (as Robert D. Herron)
and many more...

Directed
Raoul Walsh

Writing Credits
Gil Doud ... (story)(screenplay)

Produced
Aaron Rosenberg ... producer

Music
William Lava ... (uncredited)
Henry Mancini ... (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter ... (uncredited)
Frank Skinner ... (uncredited)
Herman Stein ... (uncredited)

Cinematography
John F. Seitz ... director of photography (as John Seitz)

Trivia
Canadian Big Band leader Moxie Whitney and his musicians were extras many times in this movie. They played the bad guys, the good guys as well as mounties.

On the set of this film, Alan Ladd became seriously ill with an infection, but insisted to continue his work on the movie.

Goofs
Continuity
When Batouche spots the Cree and Sioux following, he sees them by looking down from a high point. However, when O'Rourke looks at them through the binoculars he sees them from front on, at ground level.

Errors in geography
There are no mountains in Saskatchewan.

Shelley Winters asks the Mountie guarding the jail in Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan how far the fort is from Montana. The guard answers "the border is about 18 to 20 miles south of here". The U.S. border is about 40 miles (65 km) south of Fort Walsh.

Movie is titled Saskatchewan but that province does not have the Rocky Mountains which dominate this film. Prettier, yes, but not factual, as the film was supposed to be based on a true story.

Factual errors
The Northwest Mounted Police did not fight any battles with the Sioux. In fact the Sioux foray into Canada after Custer's Last Stand was quite peaceful.

Sioux chief Crazy Horse did not flee to Canada after Custer's Last Stand.

Memorable Quotes

Filming Locations
Alberta, Canada (Stoney Indian Reserves)
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (Crowfoot Glacier)

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User Review

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Although it's a good-looking Technicolor western; this film attempts to explore the effect war has on one man, a colonel, (played by Glenn Ford) and those who fall foul of his obsessive behaviour. Although Ford is a bit one-note in his portrayal of an officer unhinged by power and blood-lust, it's interesting to see him play a nutter, while his friend, William Holden, is (for the most part) a bland good guy. I have a feeling that this western - one of the earliest with a "psychological" theme - wanted to say a lot more about the way people are deranged by the horrors of war, but it was probably constricted by the need to tell a box-office yarn. The direction is stolid; the colour is lavish, and there are some excellent confrontational scenes between Ford and the victims of his mania. Ellen Drew doesn't have much to do as the girl loved by both Ford and Holden. The ending is suitably melodramatic. It's just a shame we aren't able to see a little further into why Ford has turned into a monster; or the circumstances which have led him to his state. There's a bit too much of him twitching and glaring every time someone suggests he might be a bit loopy - we're always on the outside; if we were more on the inside it could have been a touching tragedy.