Valley of the Sun (film)

Valley of the Sun
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Marshall
Screenplay by	Horace McCoy
Based on	Valley of the Sun 1940 serial story in The Saturday Evening Post by Clarence Budington Kelland
Starring	Lucille Ball
Cinematography	Harry J. Wild
Edited by	Desmond Marquette
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	February 6, 1942 (1942-02-06)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$646,000 [1]

Valley of the Sun is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Lucille Ball and James Craig. ^[2]

Plot

In the Arizona Territory of 1868, a fugitive army scout and a crooked Indian Agent lock horns over the treatment of the cheated Native Americans, and over the affections of a local beauty.

Cast

• Lucille Ball as Christine Larson
• James Craig as Jonathan Ware
• Cedric Hardwicke as Lord Warrick
• Dean Jagger as Jim Sawyer
• Peter Whitney as Willie
• Billy Gilbert as Judge Homer Burnaby
• Tom Tyler as Geronimo
• Antonio Moreno as Chief Cochise
• George Cleveland as Bill Yard
• Hank Bell as Hank - Shotgun Guard

References

1. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p169.
2. "Valley of the Sun – Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards". AllMovie by Rovi. Retrieved April 19, 2012.

External links

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