Mccrea served in the united states army, special services. Gunsite academy teaching responsible, safe and effective. He was married to dusty ironwing mccrea from 1976, until her death in 1996. These films include alfred hitchcocks espionage thriller foreign correspondent 1940, preston sturges comedy classics sullivans travels 1941, and the palm beach story 1942, the romance film bird of paradise 1932, the adventure. Colonel shoots a man he thinks is a poacher and believes to have killed him. Filming locations 10 filming dates 1 filming locations. In 1870, widowed farmer zachary hallock secretly joins a group of outlaws as a solution to his money problems. Escort west is a 1959 american western film directed by francis d. Back from the civil war, an exyankee officer aids a wagon train of former confederates settle in a prosperous valley marred by cattlerustling and landgrabbing feuds. The film stars joel mccrea, mark stevens, joan weldon, addison richards, darlene fields and carolyn craig. Mccrea, getting a bit long in the tooth he was 52 at the time, plays mike.
This post on gunsight ridge 1957 is my contribution to the joel mccrea blogathon being hosted this weekend by toby at 50 westerns from the 50s. Joel albert mccrea november 5, 1905 october 20, 1990 was an american actor whose career spanned almost five decades and appearances in more than 90 films. Lyon starring joel mccrea, mark steven genres western subtitles english cc. This is one of mccreas better westerns from the late 1950s, like trooper hook and gunsight ridge both also from 1957. Joel dee jody mccrea september 6, 1934 april 4, 2009, was an american film and television actor. Circumstantial evidence leads the sheriff to clark, but the latter kills him and escapes. We have a modern new campground with pavilion, laundry facilities, hot showers and hookups for travel trailers and recreational vehicles. Gunsight ridge is a strange little western, better than most of its type. Joel albert mccrea november 5, 1905 october 20, 1990 was an american actor whose career spanned almost five decades, appearing in over one hundred films. Released from prison, a trail boss is solicited by rival cattle barons to drive their respective cattle herds to fort clemson. These movies were all filmed at least in part at old tucson. Gunsight mountain is accessed most easily from anthony lake.
Lyon, and starring victor mature, faith domergue, and elaine stewart. Wagon trail complete western movie full length starring harry. On november 20, 2005, a sunday evening spent channelsurfing, the inspiration for this page struck while i watched a silent movie. An undercover agent takes the job of sheriff in order to find the men responsible for a series of stagecoach. The print i saw on amazon was both grainy and inconsistent in color, and its obviously in need of restoration. Western legend joel mccrea the gunfight at dodge city gives a compelling performance as a possibly mad cavalry commander seeking revenge for the death of his wife and kids at the hands of apaches even if it means risking the lives of his regiment by taking them to a restricted territory. Gunsight ridgejoel mccrea, mark stevens, joan weldon, addison. Gunsight ridge western 1957 joel mccrea mark stevens joan. Ryan tracks him to gunsight ridge where there is a showdown gunfight. Lyon this late joel mccrea film seems more formulaic than it ought to. Joel mccrea, mark stevens and joan weldon when a mysterious stranger, mike ryan joel mccrea, comes to the aid of the local sheriff, he is deputized and suddenly immersed in the hunt for a prolific and deadly thief, velvet clark mark stevens. Gunsight ridge is a 1957 american western film directed by francis d.
With sterling hayden, constance ford, john dehner, kent taylor. We have a variety of different ranges purposebuilt for our class offerings, including. Gunsight ridge is directed by francis lyon and written by talbot and elisabeth jennings. These films include alfred hitchcocks espionage thriller foreign correspondent 1940, preston sturges comedy classics sullivans travels 1941, and the palm beach story 1942, the romance film bird of paradise 1932, the.
This is gunsight ridge 1957 by smirnoff on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The film was released in september 1957, by united artists. Read the full synopsis of gunsight ridge, 1957, directed by francis d. Wind and weather webcams gunsight mountain windfinder. The plot rambles along, never quite sure whether it wants to focus on the hunt for the stagecoach robber, ryans wooing of the sheriffs daughter joan weldon, clarks motivation for his life of crime, or the criminal exploits of a pack of cowboys living on a ranch. Jones the wild bunch, morgan woodward cool hand luke, dan blocker bonanza, herb vigran support your local gunfighter, and i. Gunsight ridge 1957 stream and watch online moviefone. When the townspeople demand the sheriffs resignation, ryan. Gunsight mountain has two summits, the eastern one being the highest at 8342 feet. See the full list of gunsight ridge cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
Gunsight ridge 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Civil war, when a former confederate officer, played by victor mature, and his daughter help some survivors of an indian massacre. With joel mccrea, barbara hale, alex nicol, charles drake. Mccrea, getting a bit long in the tooth he was 52 at the time, plays mike ryan. This is can be hard to find now, since its not on dvd, but it is worth watching. An undercover agent takes the job of sheriff in order to find the men responsible for a series of stagecoach robberies.
Television series were also filmed here, such as bonanza, dodge city, gunsmoke, the rifleman, flaming star, the big valley and wagon train, as well as films. Gunsight mountain lies in the northern elkhorn mountains of oregon, and is one of the more easily accessible peaks in this range. Lyon and written by talbot jennings and elisabeth jennings. The ridge trail, with several ups, downs, and technical sections is just over five miles long and parallels fr3550. The film was released by united artists on january 23, 1959.
Please contact the bureau of land management henry mountains field station for more information. When the sheriffs son is placed on trial for murdering a stagecoach driver, the sheriff desperately searches for the real killer and finds the trail leads back to his boy. Gunsight ridge 1957 stage line agent investigates a series of robberies by taking the job of a deputy sheriff in a border arizona town. Rough shoot, also known as shoot first, is a 1953 british thriller film directed by robert parrish and. In this western, the trouble begins when a ruthless outlaw impersonates a mine owner. Various wild west movies were filmed here, such as davy crockett, king of the wild frontier, spartacus, gunsight ridge, the grapes of wrath, duel in the sun and wuthering heights. Apr 25, 2017 wagon trail the complete western movie full length starring harry carey. Aug 11, 2014 the article goes on to say that mccrea is currently filming stranger at soldier springs released as gunsight ridge in 1957 at the paramount sunset canejo ranch, which just happened to abut mccreas own ranch. The movie was shot at easily recognizable locations at old tucson, as well as southern. New fighting deputy uncovers respectable citizen as gang leader and faces him in a draw.
In the mix is the detective work as ryan hunts stagecoach robber velvet clark stevens whilst also enforcing law in the town. Petticoat 1957 hanged man, the 1974 hard bounty 1995 harlem globetrotters 1977 hart to hart 1980 have gun will. The blogathon, which celebrates mccreas november 5th birthday, runs all weekend. Lyon gunsmoke, james arness, dennis weaver, amanda blake, several shows 195575 tv series, various directors hombre, paul newman 1967, martin ritt. The palomino 1950, carson city 1952, the man behind the gun 1953, four guns to the border 1954, riding shotgun 1954, badlands of montana 1957, sierra stranger 1957 photo above, gunsight ridge 1957, face of a fugitive 1959, the outrage 1964, the quick gun 1964, the talisman 1966, hombre 1967, hard on the. Guns of a stranger 1973 gunsmoke 1972 1974 gunsmoke iii.
This is a map of the robbers roost area located in southcentral utah. Gunsight ridge western 1957 joel mccrea mark stevens joan weldon summary. Lyon and filmed in black and white by ernest laszlo. Movies filmed at the ranch empire ranch foundation. An ascent via the west ridge is a steep, but fun class 3 scramble. This is the webcam overview page for gunsight mountain in alaska, united states. Gunsight ridge is a singletrack mountain bike trail in government camp, oregon. It stars joel mccrea, mark stevens, joan weldon, addison richards.
One mans justice 1994 gunsmoke in tucson 1958 guns of ft. He and the attractive molly jones joan weldon are passengers on the stage to. Lyon on allmovie in this western, the trouble begins when a. Gunsight ridge western 1957 joel mccrea mark stevens joan weldon free full movie duration. Movies filmed in wildwood includes flaming star 1960 featuring elvis presley, gunsight ridge 1957, the wrapes of wrath 1940, duel in the sun 1946, wuthering heights 1939, clearing the range 1931, flaming frontier 1958, to the shores of iwo jima 1945 and the horse soldiers 1959. Gunsight ridge, joel mccrea, mark stevens 1957, francis d. Gun fever 1958 he and kandel team up to score solidly with this overlooked little caper gem. A lot of cool character actors, many at the beginning of their careers, show up in this indie western partially filmed in arizona.
Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Parts of the movie were filmed in wildwood regional park in thousand oaks, california. Westerns filmed at old tucson jun 9, 2018 jun 9, 2018. Click on this link to see the camera i used to filmed this video filmed in manhattan new york city in the. When the sheriff begins to suspect him, the bad guy kills him. With joel mccrea, mark stevens, joan weldon, addison richards. The majority of this trail is under high elevation fir and pine trees with occasional openings looking east and west. Gunsight ridge 1957 12 09011957 us western, action, adventure 1h 25m user score. Apr 09, 2014 gunsight ridgejoel mccrea, mark stevens, joan weldon, addison richards, l. Mar 06, 20 the ranch was a filming location for many movies including. Gunsites operation covers 2800 acres, with modern facilities, large classrooms, a fully stocked pro shop and a fullservice gunsmith operation for our clients only. Feb, 2017 movies filmed in wildwood includes flaming star 1960 featuring elvis presley, gunsight ridge 1957, the wrapes of wrath 1940, duel in the sun 1946, wuthering heights 1939, clearing the range 1931, flaming frontier 1958, to the shores of iwo jima 1945 and the horse soldiers 1959. Film, television, and the southern pacific railroad.
The best tv and film to watch this may bank holiday weekend 1h ago. He later briefly hosted country style, usa 195759, an armyproduced recruiting television program filmed in nashville, tennessee, featuring various country music entertainers. However, ryan is at a disadvantage, since he doesnt. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of gunsight ridge with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. This late joel mccrea film seems more formulaic than it ought to. There are less desirable spots nearby, but the lake is the real draw, so it really doesnt matter where you pitch your tent. Gunslinger mike ryan joel mccrea is intent on bringing the. Two cavalry officers clash over the colonels daughter at a remote outpost with indian troubles. The unmarked trailhead off gunsight ridge fs 3550 is difficult to find, so keep a close eye on your map or gps as you get close. Stage line agent investigates a series of robberies by taking the job of a deputy sheriff in a border arizona town.
He is survived by the stepchildren he raised, jaquet ironwing and david ironwing. With joel mccrea, virginia mayo, barry kelley, michael pate. Jun 09, 2018 westerns filmed at old tucson jun 9, 2018 jun 9, 2018. The townspeople are aroused enough over the continued robberies that they ask sheriff tom jones to resign but they agree to give him more time when he takes on ryan as a deputy. He made trooper hook 1957 and gunsight ridge 1957 with his father and was one of several young names in lafayette escadrille 1958 and the restless years 1958. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It was girl shy, starring harold lloyd, and the scene that caught my attention was a view of a southern pacific passenger train. So naturally mccrea, who described himself as a rancher with an acting hobby, rode dollar to work. Whatever his later misfortunes gunsight ridge 1957. Living in one of hollywoods bestkept secrets the echo. Gunsight ridge 1957 gunslinger mike ryan joel mccrea is intent on bringing the dangerous outlaw velvet clark mark stevens to justice. Lyon, with joel mccrea, mark stevens, joan weldon, at turner classic movies. Gunsight ridge mountain bike trail in government camp.
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