Oregon Passage

Oregon Passage
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Paul Landres
Screenplay by	Jack DeWitt
Based on	Rio Bravo by Gordon D. Shirreffs
Produced by	Lindsley Parsons
Starring	John Ericson Lola Albright Toni Gerry Edward Platt
Cinematography	Ellis W. Carter
Edited by	Maury 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
Country	United States
Language	English

Oregon Passage is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Paul Landres. The movie stars 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.

Plot

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

Cast

• John Ericson as Lt. Niles Ord
• Lola Albright as Sylvia Dane
• Toni Gerry as Little Deer
• Edward Platt as Maj. Roland Dane
• Rachel Ames as Marion Erschick (as Judith Ames)
• H.M. Wynant as Black Eagle
• Jon Shepodd as Lt. Baird Dolby
• Walt Barnes as Sgt. Jed Erschick
• Paul Fierro as Nato
• Harvey Stephens as Capt. Boyson

Production

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

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.

Bibliography

• Gevinson, Alan (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. American Film Institute. University of California Press. ISBN   9780520209640.

External links

• Oregon Passage at IMDb