Posts from ethanedwards in thread „The Nevadan (1950)“
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The Nevadan is a 1950 Cinecolor Western film directed by
Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker,
Frank Faylen, and George Macready.
Written by George W. George and George F. Slavin,
the film is about a mysterious stranger who crosses paths
with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.The Nevadan was filmed in Lone Pine, California.
User Review
"Start wearin' out your heels, you lucky creeps."
2 November 2014 | by utgard14 (USA)Quote from utgEscaped outlaw Forrest Tucker stops a stranger following him. The stranger is Randolph Scott dressed up like a greenhorn. For no good reason, Tucker decides he needs a partner and Scott fits the bill. This is the kind of plot contrivance you just have to accept from a western like this, a programmer if there ever was one. Naturally, Scott isn't who he says he is. He just wanted to fool Tucker into taking him along so he could find where Tucker hid some gold. There's also an evil rancher, George Macready, who has a pretty daughter. The daughter's played by Dorothy Malone. Of course she and Scott fall for one another. It's all serviceable enough but nothing special. If you've seen enough westerns, all of this movie's pieces will seem familiar.
Still, it's a Randolph Scott western. There are far worse ways to pass the time.
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THE NEVADAN
aka The Man from NevadaDIRECTED BY GORDON DOUGLAS
PRODUCED BY HARRY JOE BROWN/ RANDOLPH SCOTT
COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATIONINFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.Cast
Randolph Scott ... Andrew Barclay
Dorothy Malone ... Karen Galt
Forrest Tucker ... Tom Tanner
Frank Faylen ... Jeff
George Macready ... Edward Galt
Charles Kemper ... Sheriff Dyke Merrick
Jeff Corey ... Bart
Tom Powers ... Bill Martin
Jock Mahoney ... Sandy (as Jock O'Mahoney)
and many more...Directed
Gordon DouglasWriting Credits
George W. George ... (story) (screenplay)
George F. Slavin ... (story) (screenplay)
Rowland Brown ... (additional dialogue)
Produced
Harry Joe Brown ... producer
Randolph Scott ... producer (uncredited)Music
Arthur MortonCinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Trivia
Besides having a small role in the film,
Jock Mahoney also served as Randolph Scott's double in the fight scene.Goofs
Miscellaneous
At 26:50 minutes into the film, Randolph Scott is getting beaten up.
The hits to his face have no sound of impact, and they also look phony,
like they didn't really connect.Revealing mistakes
During the fight scene in the mine over the gold a partial collapse of the wooden structure
supporting the roof is caused by the Scott crashing into a column.
Pieces of the collapsed beams can be seen swinging around from the mine ceiling
on silver grip chain used to 'saftey'
and control the special effect collapse instead of falling to the ground.Filming Locations
Hoppy Cabin, Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Hidden Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA