Thunder in the Valley (film)

Thunder in the Valley
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Louis King
Screenplay by	Jerome Cady
Based on	Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant
Produced by	Robert Bassler
Starring	Lon McCallister Peggy Ann Garner Edmund Gwenn
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	Nick DeMaggio
Music by	Cyril J. Mockridge
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 1, 1947 (1947-11-01)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Thunder in the Valley is a 1947 American Technicolor drama film directed by Louis King and starring Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner and Edmund Gwenn. ^[1] It is based on the 1898 novel Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant, which has previously been adapted into a 1938 film of the same title. The film was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox and cost a reported $1.9 million. ^[2] It was released in Britain under the alternative title Bob, Son of Battle.

Plot

A crockerty old sheepherder, Adam MacAdam, loves his prize collie dog, but little else, not even his son David. But David, with the help of a neighbor's daughter, Maggie Moore, raises his own prize dog and beats out his father in a contest.

Cast

• Lon McCallister as David MacAdam
• Peggy Ann Garner as Maggie Moore
• Edmund Gwenn as Adam MacAdam
• Reginald Owen as James Moore
• Charles Irwin as Long Kirby
• Leyland Hodgson as Ferguson
• Norma Varden as Lady Eleanor
• J. Farrell MacDonald as McPherson - Innkeeper
• John Rogers as MacKenzie
• Houseley Stevenson as Angus MacIvor
• Jean Prescott as Mrs. Elizabeth Moore
• David Thursby as Samuel Thornton
• Edgar Norton as Parson Leggy Hornbut
• James Finlayson as Court Judge
• Al Ferguson as Bailiff
• Mae Marsh as Flower Vendor
• Douglas Gerrard as Villager

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Duck Creek, Strawberry Valley, Strawberry Point, Kanab Canyon, Navajo Lake, and Blue Springs in Utah. ^{[3] : 288}

Peggy Cummins was initially cast in the lead female role following her being moved off the production of Forever Amber . ^[4]

References

1. BFI.org
2. "Amber cost seen near $5,000,000". Variety. 30 October 1946. p. 7.
3. D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: A history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN   9781423605874.
4. "Cummins Out Of 'Amber,' Into 'Bob,' As 20th Revamps". Variety. 8 May 1946. p. 4.

External links

• Thunder in the Valley at IMDb
• Thunder in the Valley at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Thunder in the Valley at the TCM Movie Database