Rocky Mountain (1950)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

William Keighley

Writers:

Winston Miller (screenplay) and
Alan Le May (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 November 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Western

Tagline:

Gun-violence echoes across the Dangerland of the West!

Plot:

A Confederate troop, led by Captain Lafe Barstow, is prowling the far ranges of California and Nevada...

Plot Keywords:

Indian Attack | Honor | Indians | Patrol | Old South

Cast

Errol Flynn	...	Capt. Lafe Barstow (CSA)
Patrice Wymore	...	Johanna Carter
Scott Forbes	...	Lt. Rickey (USA)
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams	...	Pap Dennison (CSA) (as Guinn Williams)
Dickie Jones	...	Jim (Buck) Wheat (CSA) (as Dick Jones)
Howard Petrie	...	Cole Smith / California Beal
Slim Pickens	...	Plank (CSA)
Chubby Johnson	...	Gil Craigie, Stagedriver
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	...	Kip Waterson (CSA) (as Buzz Henry)
Sheb Wooley	...	Kay Rawlins
Peter Coe	...	Pierre Duchesne (CSA)
Rush Williams	...	Jonas Weatherby (CSA)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yakima Canutt	...	Trooper Ryan (USA) (uncredited)
Steve Dunhill	...	Sgt. Ash (USA) (uncredited)
Alex Sharp	...	Barnes (uncredited)
Nakai Snez	...	Chief Man Dog (uncredited)
Marianne Stone	...	Stage Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by
William Keighley

Writing credits
Winston Miller		(screenplay) and
Alan Le May		(screenplay)
Alan Le May		(story "Ghost Mountain")

Produced by
William Jacobs	....	producer

Original Music by
Max Steiner

Cinematography by
Ted D. McCord		(as Ted McCord)

Film Editing by
Rudi Fehr

Art Direction by
Stanley Fleischer

Set Decoration by
L.S. Edwards

Costume Design by
Marjorie Best

Makeup Department
George Bau	....	makeup artist
Harlan W. Phillips	....	makeup artist
Myrl Stoltz	....	hair stylist
Henry Vilardo	....	makeup artist (as Henry E. Vilardo)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Mattison	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Stanley Jones	....	sound

Stunts
Charles Brunner	....	stunts (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alex Sharp	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
William Classen	....	grip (uncredited)
Ellsworth Fredericks	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Lee Wilson	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Jack Woods	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department
Murray Cutter	....	orchestrations

Other crew
Howard Hohler	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1950) (USA) (theatrical)
• Nostalgia Collectibles (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Nostalgia Collectibles (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Rocky Mountain Trail (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #14684) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Gallup, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Ronald Reagan reportedly lost the lead role in this film to Errol Flynn because Warner Brothers somehow felt that Reagan was responsible for the financial failure of a previous collaboration, That Hagen Girl (1947).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The pistols used were not made until after the Civil War.

An Underrated Movie

Errol Flynn was outstanding in this film. An underrated actor, if given the right material, Flynn gave very affecting performances. This is one of those movies. It is realistic and reminiscent of "Little Big Horn", starring John Ireland and Lloyd Bridges.

As a confederate officer fighting a lost war, Errol and his companions save stranded stage coach travelers from Indians on the warpath. He has a sympathetic role in which he showed heroic characteristics without going "over the top". I wish this movie were available in video and hope that the Western Channel will show it. I heartily recommend this film with a rating of 9.