Gunsight Ridge

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Gunsight Ridge
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Francis D. Lyon
Screenplay by Talbot Jennings
Elisabeth Jennings
Produced by Robert Bassler
Starring Joel McCrea
Mark Stevens
Joan Weldon
Addison Richards
George Chandler
Darlene Fields
Slim Pickens
Carolyn Craig
I. Stanford Jolley
Robert Griffin
Cinematography Ernest Laszlo
Edited byRobert Golden
Ellsworth Hoagland
Music by David Raksin
Production
company
Libra Productions Inc.
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • September 1957 (1957-09)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Gunsight Ridge is a 1957 American Western film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Talbot Jennings and Elisabeth Jennings. The film stars Joel McCrea, Mark Stevens, Joan Weldon, Addison Richards, Darlene Fields and Carolyn Craig. [1] [2] The film was released in September 1957, by United Artists.

Contents

Parts of the movie were filmed in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California. [3] [4]

Plot

A number of stagecoach holdups have taken place in Arizona Territory. One of them occurs when Mike Ryan, an undercover agent for the stage line, is on board—posing as a paying customer. Another passenger on that trip is the sheriff's daughter, Molly Jones. During the robbery, one of the two bandits lets his bandana slip, revealing his face, which the coach driver recognizes. Because this outlaw's identity is now known, he is killed by his partner, Velvet Clark. In town, Clark is a respectable member of the community who has a mine which barely makes money. He can also play classical music which he does not like anybody knowing about. When the townspeople become fed up with the crime spree, they call for the resignation of the Sheriff, Tom Jones. He asks to be given one more chance and, once granted, deputizes Ryan. Clark's girl, saloon girl Rosa, works out that he robbed the bank, but promises not to tell anyone. Clark thinks of killing her but she tells him that everyone would know it was him so he agrees lets her go. Clark tries to strangle Ryan in the barn but the horses make so much noise he has to leave before he gets caught. Jones finds evidence that implicates Clark. When confronted, Clark kills the sheriff and escapes with money from a train robbery. It is left for Ryan to track down Clark. The two have a showdown at Gunsight Ridge. During the ensuing gunfight, Clark is killed. Ryan returns to the Jones Ranch and expresses regret to Molly for being unable to prevent her father's murder. At the same time, he reveals that he has been offered the job of sheriff and asks her opinion. When she approves, he announces that he will accept the position, implying the two will marry and settle down.

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ "Gunsight Ridge (1957) – Overview". Turner Classic Movies – TCM.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Gunsight Ridge". TV Guide. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ Schneider, Jerry L. (2015). Western Filming Locations Book 1. CP Entertainment Books. p. 116. ISBN   9780692561348.
  4. ↑ Fleming, E.J. (2010). The Movieland Directory: Nearly 30,000 Addresses of Celebrity Homes, Film Locations and Historical Sites in the Los Angeles Area, 1900–Present. McFarland. p. 48. ISBN   9781476604329.
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