All Faces West

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All Faces West
Directed by Raymond K. Johnson
Written by George W. Pyper
Raymond K. Johnson
Produced by Lewis H. Moomaw
W. Ray Johnston
Starring Ben Lyon
Marie Prevost
Anders Randolf
CinematographyHobart H. Brownell
King D. Gray
Edited by George McGuire
Music byJames G. Henshel
Production
company
Pioneer Film Corporation
Distributed bySyndicate Film Exchange
Release date
  • March 2, 1929 (1929-03-02)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish (sound version)
English intertitles (silent version)
Budget$650,000

All Faces West is a 1929 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and starring Ben Lyon, Marie Prevost and Anders Randolf. [1] It was shot in late 1928 on location in Utah. It premiered in Salt Lake City as a silent film, but was re-edited in 1931 with added music and sound effects for re-release as a sound fim under the alternative title Call of the Rockies.

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Plot

Mormon pioneers settle in Utah in the mid-nineteenth century.

Cast

Production

The film began production in early September, 1928 and was filmed under the working title The Exodus. [2] After several weeks spent filming in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company left for Twin Falls, Idaho to shoot on the Snake River. [3] While filming in Salt Lake City, De Vere Childs, the construction manager for Pioneer Film, was struck by the propeller of a wind machine. He underwent surgery and was expected to recover. [4] The Film Daily reported that as of early November, 1928, the film was complete. [5] The budget had been reported by Variety as $250,000. [6]

References

  1. ↑ D'Arc, p. 266.
  2. ↑ Motion Picture News. New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc. September 1, 1928. p. 731.
  3. ↑ Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World. Chicago: Quigley Publishing Company. October 6, 1928. p. 46.
  4. ↑ The Film Daily. New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. September 13, 1928. p. 2.
  5. ↑ The Film Daily. New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. November 14, 1928. p. 2.
  6. ↑ Variety. New York City: Variety Publishing Company. September 26, 1928. p. 20.

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