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Green Grass of Wyoming
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLouis King
Screenplay byMartin Berkeley
Based onGreen Grass of Wyoming
1946 novel
by Mary O'Hara
Produced byRobert Bassler
StarringPeggy Cummins
Charles Coburn
Robert Arthur
CinematographyCharles G. Clarke
Edited byNick DeMaggio
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 3, 1948 (1948-06-03)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]
Box office$2.1 million (US rentals)[2]

Green Grass of Wyoming is a 1948 American Western film directed by Louis King and starring Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn and Robert Arthur.

The screenplay, written by Martin Berkeley, is based on the third book in the popular, "My Friend Flicka" trilogy, written by Mary O'Hara.[3] The film follows the further adventures of the McLaughlin family who live on a horse ranch in Wyoming. Marilyn Monroe appeared as an uncredited extra.

The original cast from the first two films did not reprise their roles in the third.

Plot

Beaver Greenway, a longtime horse owner, is upset when one of his mares is lured away by Thunderhead, the white stallion that his owner, Ken McLaughlin, had freed some years earlier. Greenway goes to Goose Bar Ranch to confront Rob McLaughlin, Ken's father. Greenway agrees to join the hunt for Thunderhead who has assumed his grandsire, the Albino's place in stealing mares from other ranches.

Meanwhile, Ken returns to the ranch from a horse-selling trip, but, much to his father's displeasure, has bought a mare named Crown Jewel, a trotter race horse. After his initial skepticism, Rob allows Crown Jewell to be trained for harness racing. Soon after, Crown Jewel develops altitude sickness in the Wyoming hills.

A veterinarian advises that Crown Jewel should be put down due to her congested lungs, but Beaver Greenway, a former sulky driver, recommends a treatment that works. Meanwhile, Ken and Greenway's daughter, Carey, become romantically interested.

Thunderhead, drawn to Crown Jewel, returns to the ranch for good. Once Crown Jewel is fully recovered and trained, the mare is taken to Ohio to compete in the Governor's Cup sweepstakes; Greenway has entered his own horse, Sundance. Ken drives Crown Jewel who breaks stride during the race, disqualifying her. Sundance and Greenway win the race. However, all the McLaughlins are proud of Crown Jewel's effort, particularly upon learning she is in foal and Thunderhead is the sire.[4]

Cast

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Strawberry Valley, Three Lakes, Kanab Race Track, Rockville Road, Panguitch Lake, and Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah.[5]: 288 

The final race during the last 18 minutes of the film was filmed in Lancaster, Ohio at the Fairfield County Fair Grounds.

See also

References

  1. ^ Variety 18 February 1948 p7
  2. ^ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety, 5 January 1949, p 46
  3. ^ "Green Grass of Wyoming (1948): Full Cast & Crew - Writing Credits". IMDb. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  4. ^ the book itself
  5. ^ 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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