Border River

Border River
Directed by George Sherman
Produced by Albert J. Cohen
Screenplay by William Sackheim
Louis Stevens
Story by Louis Stevens
Starring Joel McCrea
Yvonne De Carlo
Pedro Armendáriz
Cinematography Irving Glassberg
Edited by Frank Gross
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • January 6, 1954 (1954-01-06) (Los Angeles)
  • January 1954 (1954-01) (United States)
Running time
80 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Border River is a 1954 American Western film directed by George Sherman starring Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, and Pedro Armendáriz. It was filmed on location in Moab, Utah, in three-strip Technicolor.[1]

Plot summary

During the US Civil War, Clete Mattson arrives in Zona Libre, a small territory across the river from the USA. Ruled by General Calleja, it offers sanctuary to outlaws. Mattson wants to buy guns for the Confederacy.

Cast

Production

Joel McCrea and Yvonne de Carlo's casting was announced in April 1953.[2] George Sherman was assigned to direct.

Filming began on 3 June 1953, the same day as Universal's The Glenn Miller Story. The two films were the first movies made at Universal for four weeks.[3]

Parts of the film were shot in Colorado River, Professor Valley, and Courthouse Wash in Utah.[4]

References

  1. Haines, Richard W. (2003). Technicolor Movies: The History of Dye Transfer Printing. McFarland. p. 45. ISBN 9780786480753.
  2. By THOMAS M PRYOR Special to The New York Times. (1953, Apr 16). FOX TO MAKE FILM ON PIER ACTIVITIES. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/112829441?accountid=13902
  3. By THOMAS M PRYOR Special to The New York Times. (1953, Jun 01). UNIVERSAL CLEARS DECKS FOR ACTION. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/112809348?accountid=13902
  4. D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
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