Sierra Baron

Sierra Baron is a 1958 Western CinemaScope color film directed by James B. Clark and starring Brian Keith, Rick Jason and Rita Gam, from the novel by Thomas W. Blackburn.

Sierra Baron
Directed byJames B. Clark
Produced byPlato A. Skouras
Screenplay byHouston Branch
Based onSierra Baron
1955 novel
by Thomas W. Blackburn
StarringBrian Keith
Rick Jason
Rita Gam
Music byPaul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
CinematographyAlex Phillips
Edited byFrank Baldridge
Production
company
Regal Films Inc
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • July 1, 1958 (1958-07-01)
Running time
80 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot summary

In 1848, a rancher, Miguel Delmonte (Rick Jason) tries to protect his Princessa Spanish land grant, from American landgrabbers after his father is killed. Real estate agent Rufus Bynum (Steve Brodie), hires a Texas gunfighter Jack McCracken (Brian Keith) to kill the man. The gunfighter ends up falling in love with the rancher's sister Felicia (Rita Gam).[1][2]

Cast

Production

The novel was published in 1955. The New York Times called it a "grade A novel".[3] In May 1956 the novel was optioned by the sons of Spyros Skouras, Plato and Spyros Jnr, who had formed a production company, Artys Co, with their cousin Charles Spyros Jnr, son of Charles Skouras. André de Toth and John Hawkins wrote a script with De Toth intending to direct; the Skouras brothers wanted Gregory Peck and Jack Palance to star.[4][5]

Eventually rights shifted to Regal Pictures Inc and the film was made as part of Regal's ten films in three months. De Toth did not direct.[6]

The film was shot back to back with Villa!! in Mexico, in and around Cherabusco Studios in Mexico City.[7][8]

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See also

References
  1. http://www.allmovie.com/movie/sierra-baron-v110076
  2. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/90094/Sierra-Baron/
  3. H. B. (Dec 4, 1955). "A year-end roundup on the western range". New York Times. ProQuest 113350761.
  4. Schallert, E. (May 14, 1957). "Author favors glenn ford for 'quicksand'; skouras project afoot". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167113681.
  5. "Of local origin". New York Times. May 2, 1956. ProQuest 113860842.
  6. THOMAS M PRYOR (Nov 19, 1957). "REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON". New York Times. ProQuest 114300436.
  7. Dexter, Maury (2012). Highway to Hollywood (PDF). p. 92.
  8. Hopper, H. (Dec 5, 1957). "Looking at hollywood". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 180268347.


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