Red Sundown
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.
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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 |
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| Distributed by | Universal-International Pictures |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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
- Pitts p.269
- Dick p.162
Bibliography
External links
- Red Sundown at IMDb
- Red Sundown at AllMovie
- Red Sundown at the TCM Movie Database
- Red Sundown at the American Film Institute Catalog
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