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{{Short description|1950 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Sierra
| name = Sierra
| image =
| image = Sierra (film).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = [[Film poster]]
| caption =
| director = [[Alfred E. Green]]
| director = [[Alfred E. Green]]
| producer = Michael Kraike
| producer = Michael Kraike
| writer = [[Edna Anhalt]]<br>Milton Gunzberg (additional dialogue)
| writer = Milton Gunzberg (additional dialogue)
| screenplay = [[Edna Anhalt]]
| based on = novel ''The Mountains Are My Kingdom'' by Stuart Hardy
| based_on = {{Based on|''The Mountains Are My Kingdom''<br>1937 novel|Stuart Hardy}}
| narrator =
| starring = [[Wanda Hendrix]]<br>[[Audie Murphy]]<br>[[Burl Ives]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Wanda Hendrix]]<br>[[Audie Murphy]]<br>[[Burl Ives]]<br>[[Dean Jagger]]
| music = [[Walter Scharf]]
| music = [[Walter Scharf]]
| cinematography = [[Russell Metty]]
| cinematography = [[Russell Metty]]
| editing = [[Ted J. Kent]]
| editing = [[Ted J. Kent]]
| color_process = [[Technicolor]]
| studio = Universal Pictures
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1950|6|1|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|1950|6|1|}}
| runtime = 83 minutes
| runtime = 83 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $620,000-$850,000 (est).<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|url=https://archive.org/details/variety174-1949-04/page/n199/mode/1up?q=costing|title=U's $1,470,000 Average Prod Cost Pared to 740G Per Pic in 49|date=27 April 1949|page=6}}</ref>
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'''''Sierra''''' is a 1950 American [[Technicolor]] [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Alfred E. Green]] starring [[Wanda Hendrix]], [[Audie Murphy]] and [[Burl Ives]].<ref>[http://www.audiemurphy.com/movies05.htm ''Sierra''] at Audie Murphy Memorial Site</ref>
'''''Sierra''''' is a 1950 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Alfred E. Green]] and starring [[Wanda Hendrix]], [[Audie Murphy]] and [[Burl Ives]].<ref>[http://www.audiemurphy.com/movies05.htm ''Sierra''] at Audie Murphy Memorial Site</ref> The film was based on the 1937 novel ''The Mountains Are My Kingdom'' by Stuart Hardy.


==Plot==
==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.
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 lawyer, Riley ([[Wanda Hendrix]]). When Jeff is injured, Ring has to go into town to get help.


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


==Production==
==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.
[[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.

Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Canyon, Aspen Mirror Lake, Duck Creek, Cascade Falls, and Cedar Breaks in Utah.<ref>{{cite book|last1=D'Arc|first1=James V.|title=When Hollywood came to town: A history of moviemaking in Utah|date=2010|publisher=Gibbs Smith|location=Layton, Utah|isbn=9781423605874|edition=1st}}</ref>{{rp|288}}

==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0042963}}
*{{IMDb title|0042963}}
*{{AFI film|26492}}
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/90093/Sierra/ ''Sierra''] at [[TCMDB]]
*{{TCMDb title|90093}}

*{{Letterboxd film|sierra}}
*[https://archive.org/details/variety178-1950-04/page/n213/mode/2up? ''Sierra'' review] at ''Variety''
{{Alfred E. Green}}
{{Alfred E. Green}}


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Latest revision as of 08:03, 9 November 2024

Sierra
Film poster
Directed byAlfred E. Green
Written byMilton Gunzberg (additional dialogue)
Screenplay byEdna Anhalt
Based onThe Mountains Are My Kingdom
1937 novel
by Stuart Hardy
Produced byMichael Kraike
StarringWanda Hendrix
Audie Murphy
Burl Ives
Dean Jagger
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byTed J. Kent
Music byWalter Scharf
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 1, 1950 (1950-06-01)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$620,000-$850,000 (est).[1]

Sierra is a 1950 American Western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Wanda Hendrix, Audie Murphy and Burl Ives.[2] The film was based on the 1937 novel The Mountains Are My Kingdom by Stuart Hardy.

Plot

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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 lawyer, Riley (Wanda Hendrix). When Jeff is injured, Ring has to go into town to get help.

Cast

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Production

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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.

Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Canyon, Aspen Mirror Lake, Duck Creek, Cascade Falls, and Cedar Breaks in Utah.[3]: 288 

References

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  1. ^ "U's $1,470,000 Average Prod Cost Pared to 740G Per Pic in 49". Variety. April 27, 1949. p. 6.
  2. ^ Sierra at Audie Murphy Memorial Site
  3. ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: A history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
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