Rim of the Canyon
| Rim of the Canyon | |
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| Directed by | John English |
| Screenplay by | John K. Butler |
| Based on | Phantom .45's Talk Loud (short story) by Joseph Chadwick |
| Produced by | Armand Schaefer Gene Autry |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | William Bradford |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
| Music by | Paul Mertz (supervisor) |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rim of the Canyon is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and starring and co-produced by Gene Autry; featuring Nan Leslie, and Thurston Hall. Based on the short story Phantom .45's Talk Loud by Joseph Chadwick, the film is about a horse stolen by escaped convicts and the cowboy who pursues them to a ghost town inhabited by a ghost.[1]
Cast
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry / Marshal Steve Autry
- Champion as Champ, Gene's horse
- Nan Leslie as Ruth Lambert
- Thurston Hall as Big Tim Hanlon
- Clem Bevans as Loco John
- Walter Sande as Jake Fargo
- Jock Mahoney as Pete Reagan
- Francis McDonald as Charlie Lewis
- Alan Hale Jr. as Matt Kimbrough[2]
Production
Filming and budget
Rim of the Canyon was filmed December 6–20, 1948. The film had an operating budget of $46,784 (equal to $599,097 today).[3]
Filming locations
- Vasquez Rocks, Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA
- Corriganville Movie Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA[3]
Soundtracks
- "You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven" (Gene Autry) by Gene Autry
- "Rim of the Canyon" (Hy Heath, Johnny Lange) by Gene Autry[4]
References
- Citations
- ^ "Rim of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ "Full cast and crew for Rim of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Magers 2007, p. 262.
- ^ "Soundtracks for Rim of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- Bibliography
- George-Warren, Holly (2007). Public Cowboy no. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195177466.
- Green, Douglas B. (2002). Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 978-0826514127.
- Magers, Boyd (2007). Gene Autry Westerns. Madison, NC: Empire Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0944019498.
External links
- Rim of the Canyon at IMDb
- Rim of the Canyon at AllMovie
- Rim of the Canyon at the TCM Movie Database
- Rim of the Canyon is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
