Yellowstone (film)

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Yellowstone
Yellowstone movie video cover 1936.jpg
Video cover of 1936 movie Yellowstone
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Written by Jefferson Parker&
Stuart Palmer
Houston Branch
Based onstory by Arthur Phillips
Produced by Val Paul (associate producer)
StarringHenry Hunter
Judith Barrett
Andy Devine
Cinematography Milton R. Krasner
Edited byMaurice Wright
Music byClifford Vaughan
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • September 1, 1936 (1936-09-01)(United States)
[1]
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Yellowstone is a 1936 American crime film set in Yellowstone National Park, directed by Arthur Lubin and released by Universal Studios. [2] [3]

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The film, starring Judith Barrett, Henry Hunter, Ralph Morgan, Alan Hale, Raymond Hatton, and Andy Devine, combines murder mystery, romance, and natural setting. The famous historic building Old Faithful Inn is featured in the film. [4]

Plot

An ex-con is murdered in Yellowstone National Park while a bank robber's son is searching for the loot his father hid there 20 years before.

Cast

Production

Filming started June 1936 with the majority taking place in the studio, with very little outdoor filming taking place in the national park. [5] [6]

Soundtrack

Reception

The Christian Science Monitor called it "an inferior mystery story". [7]

Diabolique called it "a decent thriller notable for its weak leads, robust support cast and incorporation of location photography at Yellowstone National Park." [8]

Lubin called the film "horrible", one of what he considered the "eight flops" in his career. [9]

In Grand Design, Tino Balio writes that "set in the national park, [it] wastes its scenic opportunities through unconvincing rear projection and cramped studio shots unimaginatively directed by Arthur Lubin. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Bard Composes Title Song for Drama Los Angeles Times 13 Sep 1936: C4.
  2. ↑ Hirschhorn, Clive (1983). The Universal Story. New York, New York, USA: The Crown Publishing Group. p. 95. ISBN   9780517550014.
  3. ↑ Yellowstone Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 3, Iss. 25, (Jan 1, 1936): 178.
  4. ↑ Maltin, Leonard (2015). Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition. New York, New York, USA: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 609. ISBN   9780698197299.
  5. ↑ "Advance Production Chart". Variety. New York, New York, USA: Variety Publishing Company. June 24, 1936. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Balio, Tino (1995). Grand Design, Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939. Berkeley, California, USA: University of California Press. p. 325. ISBN   978-0520203341.
  7. ↑ Monitor Movie Guide: 'Nine Days a Queen' a Tragic Tale Well Acted and Directed The Christian Science Monitor 3 Oct 1936: 17.
  8. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (September 14, 2019). "THE CINEMA OF ARTHUR LUBIN". Diabolique Magazine. Queens County, New York, USA: Dima Ballin and Greg Petaludis. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  9. ↑ Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (1975). "Arthur Lubin". In Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (eds.). Kings of the Bs : working within the Hollywood system : an anthology of film history and criticism. E. P. Dutton. p. 364.


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