The Purple Hills
1961 film by Maury Dexter
- November 1961 (1961-11)
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The Purple Hills (originally titled "The Vanishing Frontier") is a 1961 American Western film directed by Maury Dexter and written by Russ Bender and Edith Cash Pearl. The film stars Gene Nelson, Kent Taylor, Danny Zapien, Medford Salway, Russ Bender and Joanna Barnes. The film was released in November 1961, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
After killing wanted outlaw A.J. Beaumont, a claim for a $8,225 reward is put in by Gil Shepard, then also by Johnny Barnes, the dead man's partner. While the sheriff tries to decide whose claim is valid, teenaged Martin Beaumont turns up, looking to avenge his brother's death. They also meet Amy Carter, who is attracted to Shepard.
After a discovery that Beaumont had been doing business with Apaches, it's clear even to Martin that his brother was a lawbreaker. Barnes shoots the sheriff, but Shepard gets the better of him and also gets the girl.
Cast
- Gene Nelson as Gil Shepard
- Kent Taylor as Johnny Barnes
- Danny Zapien as Chito
- Medford Salway as Young Brave
- Russ Bender as Deputy Marshal
- Joanna Barnes as Amy Carter
- Jerry Summers as Martin Beaumont
- Jack Carr as A.J. Beaumont
Production
The movie was one of the first three in a new eight-picture deal between API and 20th Century Fox, the others being Desire in the Dust and Freckles.[5]
The Purple Hills was a remake of a 1915 film.[6]
It was shot in Apacheland, Arizona.[7] Dexter called it "a very simple little trek Western."[8]
References
- ^ "The Purple Hills (1961) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "The-Purple-Hills – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "The Purple Hills". Afi.com. September 20, 1961. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "PURPLE HILLS, the". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 30. 1963. p. 120. ProQuest 1305833175.
- ^ Scheuer, P. K. (April 28, 1960). "Laughs ill-timed in college comedy". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167694965.
- ^ Collector, T. (November 8, 2007). "Setting sail with a sailor boy jar". The Berkshire Eagle. ProQuest 379867461.
- ^ Dexter, Maury (2012). Highway to Hollywood (PDF). p. 112.
- ^ Weaver, Tom (April 18, 2014). I Talked with a Zombie: Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-fi Films and Television. McFarland. p. 115. ISBN 9780786452682.
External links
- The Purple Hills at IMDb
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Films of Maury Dexter
- The High Powered Rifle (1960)
- Walk Tall (1960)
- The Purple Hills (1961)
- Womanhunt (1962)
- Air Patrol (1962)
- The Firebrand (1962)
- Young Guns of Texas (1962)
- The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963)
- Police Nurse (1963)
- The Young Swingers (1963)
- House of the Dammed (1963)
- Harbor Lights (1963)
- Surf Party (1964)
- Raiders from Beneath the Sea (1964)
- Wild on the Beach (1965)
- The Naked Brigade (1965)
- Django the Condemned (1967)
- The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968)
- Maryjane (1968)
- The Young Animals (1968)
- Hell's Belles (1969)
- A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970) (uncredited)
- Frontier Gun (1958)
- The 3rd Voice (1960)
- The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961)
- The Yellow Canary (1963)
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