Seven Ways from Sundown
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| Directed by | Harry Keller |
| Written by | Clair Huffaker (novel) |
| Story by | Clair Huffaker |
| Produced by | Gordon Kay |
| Starring | Audie Murphy Barry Sullivan |
| Cinematography | Ellis W. Carter |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
| Music by | Irving Gertz William Lava |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[1] |
Seven Ways from Sundown is a 1960 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy and Barry Sullivan. It is based on the novel of the same name by Clair Huffaker, who also wrote the script. Young cast member Teddy Rooney is the son of actors Mickey Rooney and Martha Vickers.[2]
Seven Jones (Murphy) is a young Texas Ranger on his first assignment, ordered to bring in outlaw Jim Flood (Sullivan), a legendary gunslinger who is something of a Western folk hero. Despite his inexperience, Jones manages to capture the outlaw, but he soon finds that transporting him to prison will not be easy. Flood, though easygoing in his manner, warns Jones that he will never be locked up again. Along the way, several people for various reasons want to kill the young ranger. And while some want to free the outlaw, others are gunning for him. As the ranger and his prisoner make their dangerous journey, they occasionally have to work together to survive. They form a grudging respect for each other, almost a friendship, but they know that in the end they are on opposite sides of the law.
Cast
- Audie Murphy as Seven Ways From Sundown Jones
- Barry Sullivan as Jim Flood
- Venetia Stevenson as Joy Karrington
- John McIntire as Texas Ranger Sergeant Henessey
- Kenneth Tobey as Texas Ranger Lieutenant Herly
- Mary Field as Mrs. Karrington
- Ken Lynch as Graves
- Suzanne Lloyd as Lucinda
- Ward Ramsey as Fogarty
- Don Collier as Duncan
- Jack Kruschen as Beeker
- Claudia Barrett as Gilda
- Teddy Rooney as Jody
- Don Haggerty as Dick Durton
- Robert Burton as Eavens
- Fred Graham as Chief Waggoner
- Dale Van Sickel as Waggoner (as Dale Van Sickle)
Production
The film was originally directed by George Sherman. Parts of the film were shot in St. George, Utah.[3] During filming in the studio, shortly after the unit had returned from location work outside Las Vegas, Sherman and Audie Murphy had an argument over a line reading, which resulted in Murphy pushing Sherman over and threatening to kill him. Sherman left the project and was replaced for the remainder of the shoot by Harry Keller. Murphy started an affair with co-star Venetia Stevenson, which lasted for a year.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Don Graham, No Name on the Bullet: The Biography of Audie Murphy, Penguin, 1989 p 291-292, 299
- ^ Seven Ways from Sundown at Audie Murphy Memorial Site
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
External links
- Seven Ways from Sundown at IMDb
- Seven Ways from Sundown at the TCM Movie Database
- Seven Ways from Sundown at AllMovie
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