Treasure of Ruby Hills

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Treasure of Ruby Hills
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Frank McDonald
Written by Tom Hubbard
Fred Eggers
Based on"The Rider of the Ruby Hills"
by Louis L'Amour
Produced by William F. Broidy
Starring Zachary Scott
Carole Mathews
Barton MacLane
Dick Foran
Lola Albright
CinematographyJohn J. Martin
Edited by Ace Herman
Music by Edward J. Kay
Production
company
William F. Broidy Productions
Distributed by Allied Artists
Release date
  • January 23, 1955 (1955-01-23)(United States)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Treasure of Ruby Hills is a 1955 American black-and-white Western film [1] directed by Frank McDonald and starring Zachary Scott, Carole Mathews, Barton MacLane, Dick Foran, and Lola Albright. [2] [3] [4] [5] The film is based on the story "The Rider of the Ruby Hills" by Louis L'Amour. [6] He wrote the story under the pen-name Jim Mayo; the story was later expanded as the novel Where the Long Grass Blows in 1976.

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Plot

The film is set in 1877 in Arlington. In the government-owned Ruby Hills Valley all the small landowners and ranchers are dispossessed of their property by two wealthy breeders, Chalk Reynolds and Walt Payne, who continue to wage war for total control of the area. Hills. Their henchmen do not hesitate to kill others to establish the supremacy of their leaders. Their war is turned upside down by the arrival of Ross Hayne, the son of a famous outlaw, who legally acquired part of the area with the only source of water capable of supplying the valley. When Hayne's partner is shot by Reynolds' henchman, Hayne goes to Ruby Hills for revenge. He discovers that a third man, Alan Doran, intends to take control of the place after the death of the two clans who are supposed to destroy each other. Hayne becomes involved in a deadly fight for land and water. [7]

Cast

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References

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  2. ↑ Hoffmann, Henryk (2009). Western Film Highlights: The Best of the West, 1914-2001. McFarland. p. 67. ISBN   9780786445011 . Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ "TREASURE OF RUBY HILLS (1955)". Turner Classic Movies . tcm.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Treasure of Ruby Hills". KinoPoisk (in Russian). kinopoisk.ru. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Treasure of Ruby Hills". FilmAffinity . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "TREASURE OF RUBY HILLS". Louis L'Amour Collector. louislamourcollector.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ Pitts, Michael R. (December 13, 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 367. ISBN   978-1-4766-0090-1 . Retrieved September 9, 2021.
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