Oregon Passage

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Oregon Passage
Oregon Passage poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Paul Landres
Screenplay by Jack DeWitt
Based onRio Bravo by Gordon D. Shirreffs
Produced by Lindsley Parsons
Starring John Ericson
Lola Albright
Toni Gerry
Edward Platt
CinematographyEllis W. Carter
Edited byMaury Wright
Music by Paul Dunlap
Color process Color by Deluxe
Production
company
Lindsley Parsons Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Allied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • December 29, 1957 (1957-12-29)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Oregon Passage is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Paul Landres and starring John Ericson, Lola Albright, Toni Gerry and Edward Platt. Its plot follows a clash between an army lieutenant and Shoshoni natives [1] in the Cascade Mountains region of Oregon in 1871. [2] It is based on the novel by Gordon D. Shirreffs.

Contents

Plot

A cavalry lieutenant becomes the enemy of a Shoshone chief when he rescues an Indian maiden from the ceremonial camp.

Cast

Production

Oregon Passage was shot on location in Bend, Oregon. [3]

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References

  1. Gevinson 1997, p. 744.
  2. "Oregon Passage (1958)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. "Filmed in Oregon 1908-2015" (PDF). Oregon Film Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2015.

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