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'''''Red Sundown''''' is a 1956 American [[Technicolor]] [[Western (genre)|western film]] directed by [[Jack Arnold (director)|Jack Arnold]] and starring [[Rory Calhoun]], [[Martha Hyer]] and [[Dean Jagger]].<ref>Pitts p.269</ref> It was produced and distributed by [[Universal-International Pictures]].<ref>Dick p.162</ref> It is based on the 1956 novel ''Back Trail'' by [[Lewis B. Patten]]. |
'''''Red Sundown''''' is a 1956 American [[Technicolor]] [[Western (genre)|western film]] directed by [[Jack Arnold (director)|Jack Arnold]] and starring [[Rory Calhoun]], [[Martha Hyer]] and [[Dean Jagger]].<ref>Pitts p.269</ref> It was produced and distributed by [[Universal-International Pictures]].<ref>Dick p.162</ref> It is based on the 1956 novel ''[[Back Trail]]'' by [[Lewis B. Patten]] and had the [[working title]] ''Decision At Durango''. |
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Revision as of 01:37, 22 June 2024
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| Directed by | Jack Arnold |
| Screenplay by | Martin Berkeley |
| Based on | Back Trail by Lewis B. Patten |
| Produced by | Albert Zugsmith |
| Starring | Rory Calhoun Martha Hyer Dean Jagger |
| Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal-International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Red Sundown is a 1956 American Technicolor western film directed by Jack Arnold and starring Rory Calhoun, Martha Hyer and Dean Jagger.[1] It was produced and distributed by Universal-International Pictures.[2] It is based on the 1956 novel Back Trail by Lewis B. Patten and had the working title Decision At Durango.
Plot
Alec Longmire (Rory Calhoun), a gunfighter, decides to change his ways after nearly losing his life. He reforms, becoming a deputy to Jade Murphy (Dean Jagger), an honest sheriff trapped between warring farmers and cattlemen. He also falls in love with the sheriff's daughter Caroline (Martha Hyer) who despises gunslingers.
Cast
- Rory Calhoun as Longmire
- Martha Hyer as Caroline
- Dean Jagger as Jade Murphy
- Robert Middleton as Rufus Henshaw
- Grant Williams as Chet Swann
- Lita Baron as Maria
- James Millican as Bud Purvis
- Trevor Bardette as Sam Baldwin
- Leo Gordon as Rod Zellman
- David Kasday as Hughie Clore
References
Bibliography
- Dick, Bernard F. City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky, 2021.ISBN 978-0813120164
- Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012. ISBN 978-0786463725
External links
- Red Sundown at IMDb
- Red Sundown at AllMovie
- Red Sundown at the TCM Movie Database
- Red Sundown at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Categories:
- 1956 films
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on Western (genre) novels
- 1956 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) films
- Films directed by Jack Arnold
- Films scored by Hans J. Salter
- Universal Pictures films
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- 1950s Western (genre) film stubs