Sierra (film)

Sierra
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Produced by Michael Kraike
Written by Edna Anhalt
Milton Gunzberg (additional dialogue)
Based on novel The Mountains Are My Kingdom by Stuart Hardy
Starring Wanda Hendrix
Audie Murphy
Burl Ives
Music by Walter Scharf
Cinematography Russell Metty
Edited by Ted J. Kent
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • June 1, 1950 (1950-06-01) (United States)
Running time
 83 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Sierra is a 1950 American Technicolor Western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Wanda Hendrix, Audie Murphy and Burl Ives.[1]

Plot

Jeff Hassard (Dean Jagger) and his son Ring (Audie Murphy) lead an isolated existence in the mountains breaking horses, because Jeff is wanted for a murder he did not commit. Their lives are interrupted when they stumble upon a young woman, Riley (Wanda Hendrix). When Jeff is injured, Ring has to go into town to get help.

Cast

Production

Wanda Hendrix was billed over Audie Murphy in the credits. They were married when the film was made, however their marriage was short and tumultuous, and the two were separated before the film was even released. According to various interviews and articles on the film, Murphy was suffering from what would eventually come to be known as post-traumatic stress disorder, which resulted in his often erratic and unpredictable behavior.

Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Canyon, Aspen Mirror Lake, Duck Creek, Cascade Falls, and Cedar Breaks in Utah.[2]:288

References

  1. ↑ Sierra at Audie Murphy Memorial Site
  2. ↑ 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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