Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive is a 1951 Technicolor Western film directed by Kurt Neumann starring Joel McCrea, Dean Stockwell and Chill Wills. Much of the film was shot in the Death Valley National Park, California and Paria, Utah.
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| Directed by | Kurt Neumann |
| Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Screenplay by | Lillie Hayward Jack Natteford |
| Starring | Joel McCrea Dean Stockwell Chill Wills |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Danny B. Landres |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Chester Graham Jr. (Dean Stockwell), the spoiled young son of a wealthy railroad owner, manages to get himself lost in the middle of nowhere when the train he is riding makes a water stop. He is found by a cowboy (Joel McCrea) who is part of a cattle drive. The boy learns the value of hard work, self-discipline and comradeship while working with the men on the trail to Santa Fe. The theme of a rich brat developing strength of character and losing the chip on his shoulder in the process is a remake of 1937's Oscar-winning film Captains Courageous, based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling.[1]
Cast
- Joel McCrea - Dan Matthews
- Dean Stockwell - Chester Graham Jr.
- Chill Wills - Dallas
- Leon Ames - Chester Graham Sr.
- Howard Petrie - Cap
- Bob Steele - Charlie Morgan
- Griff Barnett - Conductor O'Hara
- Lewis Martin - Winston
Production
Parts of the film were shot in Paria, Utah, and Death Valley.[2]
See also
References
- Hanfling, Barrie (2016). Westerns and the Trail of Tradition: A Year-by-Year History, 1929-1962. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7864-4500-4. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.