Yellowstone (film)
Yellowstone is a 1936 American crime film set in Yellowstone National Park, directed by Arthur Lubin and released by Universal Studios.[2]
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Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
Produced by | Val Paul (associate producer) |
Written by | Jefferson Parker& Stuart Palmer Houston Branch |
Based on | story by Arthur Phillips |
Starring | See below |
Music by | Clifford Vaughan |
Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
Edited by | Maurice Wright |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film, starring Judith Barrett, Henry Hunter, Ralph Morgan, Alan Hale, Raymond Hatton, and Andy Devine, combines murder mystery, romance, and natural setting. The famous historic building Old Faithful Inn is featured in the film.
Premise
An ex-con is murdered in Yellowstone National Park while a bank robber's son is searching for the loot his father hid there 20 years before.
Cast
- Henry Hunter as Dick Sherwood
- Judith Barrett as Ruth Foster
- Andy Devine as Pay-Day
- Alan Hale as Hardigan
- Ralph Morgan as James Foster
- Monroe Owsley as Marty Ryan
- Rollo Lloyd as Franklin Ross
- Raymond Hatton as Old Pete
- Paul Harvey as Radell
- Paul Fix as Dynamite
- Michael Loring as Merritt Billing
Production
Filming started June 1936.[3]
Soundtrack
- Unknown singer and the Universal Recording Orchestra - "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" (Music by Charles Wakefield Cadman, lyrics by Nelle Richmond Eberhart)
- Michael Loring - "Joggin' Along" (Music by Irving Actman, lyrics by Frank Loesser)
Reception
The Christian Science Monitor called it "an inferior mystery story".[4]
Diabolique called it "a decent thriller notable for its weak leads, robust support cast and incorporation of location photography at Yellowstone National Park."[5]
Lubin called the film "horrible", one of what he considered the "eight flops" in his career.[6]
References
- Bard Composes Title Song for Drama Los Angeles Times 13 Sep 1936: C4.
- Yellowstone Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 3, Iss. 25, (Jan 1, 1936): 178.
- "Advance Production Chart". Variety. June 24, 1936.
- Monitor Movie Guide: 'Nine Days a Queen' a Tragic Tale Well Acted and Directed The Christian Science Monitor 3 Oct 1936: 17.
- Vagg, Stephen (September 14, 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.
- Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (1975). "Arthur Lubin". In Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (eds.). Kings of the Bs : working within the Hollywood system : an anthology of film history and criticism. E. P. Dutton. p. 364.
External links
- Yellowstone on IMDb
- Yellowstone at Letterbox DVD
- Yellowstone is available for free download at the Internet Archive