Arizona Mahoney

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Arizona Mahoney
Arizona Mahoney poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by James P. Hogan
Screenplay byStuart Anthony
Robert Yost
Based on"Stairs of Sand" by Zane Grey
Produced byA.M. Botsford
Starring Joe Cook
Robert Cummings
June Martel
Buster Crabbe
Marjorie Gateson
John Miljan
Cinematography George T. Clemens
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 4, 1936 (1936-12-04)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Arizona Mahoney is a 1936 American Western film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Stuart Anthony and Robert Yost. The film stars Joe Cook, Robert Cummings, June Martel, Buster Crabbe, Marjorie Gateson and John Miljan. It is based on the short story "Stairs of Sand" by Zane Grey. The film was released on December 4, 1936, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Production

Cummings played the romantic lead. [4] The film was mostly shot on location in Big Bear in November 1936. [5]

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References

  1. "Arizona Mahoney (1936) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. Hal Erickson (2016). "Arizona-Mahoney - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  3. "Arizona Mahoney". Afi.com. December 4, 1936. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  4. Bob Cummings Is a Modern Horatio Alger in Hollywood: Young Actor Tells How He Crashed Films English and Texan Ruses of Missourian Prove Key to Cinema City. Shaffer, Rosalind. Chicago Daily Tribune October 18, 1936: e12.
  5. Stars on Location For Outdoor Film The Washington Post November 22, 1936: AA1.