Red Canyon (1949 film)
| Red Canyon | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Screenplay by | Maurice Geraghty |
| Based on | Wildfire by Zane Grey |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | Ann Blyth Howard Duff George Brent |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Edited by | Otto Ludwig |
| Music by | Walter Scharf |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Red Canyon is a 1949 American Technicolor western film directed by George Sherman and starring Ann Blyth, Howard Duff and George Brent. It was based on the 1917 novel Wildfire by Zane Grey.
Plot
The plot revolves around Black Velvet, a wild stallion that runs rampant across the range. Two people, reformed bad man Lin Sloan (played by Howard Duff) and tomboyish farmer's daughter Lucy Bostel (Ann Blyth), think they can tame him. In the process, they tame each other.
Cast
- Ann Blyth as Lucy Bostel
- Howard Duff as Lin Sloan
- George Brent as Matthew Bostel
- Edgar Buchanan as Jonah Johnson
- John McIntire as Floyd Cordt
- Chill Wills as Brackton
- Jane Darwell as Aunt Jane
- Lloyd Bridges as Virgil Cordt
- James Seay as Joel Creech
- Edmund MacDonald as Farlane
- David Clarke as Sears
- Denver Pyle as Hutch
- Willard W. Willingham as Van (as William Willingham)
Production
Parts of the film were shot in Duk Creek, Cascade Falls, Kanab Canyon, Kanab Race Track, Aspen Mirror Lake, Paria, Tibbets Valley, and Bryce Canyon in Utah.[1]: 288
2025 Cannes Film Festival tribute
Quentin Tarantino paid tribute to Red Canyon and one other George Sherman film, Comanche Territory, by hosting special screenings of the films at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
See also
References
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: A history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
- ^ Khaldi, Tarik (May 5, 2025). "Comanche Territory and Red Canyon: Tarantino's Tribute to Westerns". 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
External links
- Red Canyon at IMDb
- Red Canyon at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Red Canyon at the TCM Movie Database