Sierra (film)

Sierra
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Written by	Edna Anhalt Milton Gunzberg (additional dialogue)
Produced by	Michael Kraike
Starring	Audie Murphy Wanda Hendrix Burl Ives Dean Jagger
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Music by	Walter Scharf
Production company	Universal International
Release date	1950 (1950)
Running time	83 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Sierra is a 1950 Western film starring Audie Murphy. It is a remake of Forbidden Valley (1938). Tony Curtis and James Arness have small roles.

Plot

Jeff Hassard (Dean Jagger) and his son Ring (Audie Murphy) lead an isolated existence in the mountains breaking horses, because Jeff is wanted for a murder he did not commit. Their lives are interrupted when they stumble upon a young woman, Riley (Wanda Hendrix). When Jeff is injured, Ring has to go into town to get help.

Production

Wanda Hendrix was billed over Audie Murphy in the credits. They were married when the film was made, however their marriage was short and tumultuous, and the two were separated before the film was even released. According to various interviews and articles on the film, Murphy was suffering from what would eventually come to be known as post-traumatic stress disorder, which resulted in his often erratic and unpredictable behavior.

Cast

• Wanda Hendrix as Riley Martin
• Audie Murphy as Ring Hassard
• Burl Ives as Lonesome
• Dean Jagger as Jeff Hassard
• Richard Rober as Big Matt
• Tony Curtis as Brent Coulter (Credited as Anthony Curtis)
• Houseley Stevenson as Sam Coulter
• Elliott Reid as Duke Lafferty
• Griff Barnett as Dr. Hank Robbins
• Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Susan
• Roy Roberts as Sheriff Knudson
• Gregg Martell as Hogan
• Sara Allgood as Mrs. Jonas
• Erskine Sanford as Judge Prentiss
• John Doucette as Jed Coulter
• James Arness as Little Sam Coulter (Credited as Jim Arness)
• Ted Jordan Jim Coulter
• I. Stanford Jolley as Snake Willens
• Jack Ingram as Al

External links

• Sierra at IMDB
• Sierra at TCMDB