Feb 7, 2018 - Explore Julia Holmes's board "Marple Locations" on Pinterest. Location(s) used Ref(s) Spartacus: 1960 California Lutheran University Welcome to Hard Times: 1967 ... Man in the Saddle: 1951 French Ranch Conquest of Cochise: 1953 French Ranch Tall Man Riding: 1955 French Ranch The Lone Ranger: 1956 French Ranch Marcus Welby, M.D. Edit. 13 February 2016 I even attended two all-night showings, one for Blake Edwards films and the other an all-night John Wayne marathon. Could not agree more regarding Rober,I love the moment where he taunts A private deadly feud ensues when ruthless wealthy rancher Will Isham attempts a takeover of small rancher Owen Merritt's land and marries Owen's old flame, Laurie Bidwell. Pre-war he is generally better than Scott but by the end, the two are equal. But it was something Luke Short did but also Ernest Haycox in his “MAN IN THE SADDLE” but I feel really comfortable with it. Camarillo Star Free Press. Yes, that’s a Portuguese poster. I would have though The Outriders would make your top 10. I also think he was excellent in “DEAD END” (1937) & “PRIMROSE PATH” (1940). When a banker finds his stagecoach shipments of gold from Carson City are vulnerable to holdups, he commissions the building of a railroad through the mountains. ( Log Out /  Thanks, Blake. – range wars, jealousy, obsession, stampedes, storms and a love triangle! I think Randolph’s Scott’s stature as the quintessential movie “Man of the West” just keeps on rising and will continue to do so. Sedona, Arizona, USA 6 of 6 found this interesting Interesting? In the process he is caught between two women, the ambitious Laurie (Leslie) and the down-to-earth Nan (Drew). With Randolph Scott, Joan Leslie, Ellen Drew, Alexander Knox. SEE DETAILS. The others are Carson City, The Stranger Wore A Gun, Thunder Over The Plains, Riding Shotgun, The Bounty Hunter. Her marriage to Isham is strictly  a bargain, in name only. It was the first of six films Andre De Toth made with Randolph Scott. Scott made so many westerns, I wonder what would be fans’ top 5. As we have been talking about Mr. McCrea, I wonder if Jerry and Blake would like to see my review of Trooper Hook (7 years ago!) Thanks for hosting this Scott & McCrea ‘love-in’, Vienna. I preferred the half hour format. With Scott too–a number of people mentioned WESTERN UNION; yes, Scott is superb there–there’s nothing like a caring director and Fritz Lang saw more in him than most were back then. Unfortunately Clem is only in the film briefly.   |  Does anyone know for sure about this? Joan has this to say of Randolph ‘a joy to work with. CinemaRetro Deserving of a box set release. The screenplay is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Ernest Haycox. And that she was given the choice of roles. ( Log Out /  It knocked me out the first time too so many years and still has the same effect on me years later. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including AMC, Stubs, Cinemark Connections, Regal Crown Club when you link accounts. I’ve only seen it once–I respond to the subject but with Warren I mostly tend to like his writing more than his direction. Like TROOPER HOOK it’s pretty turgid (what Warren film wasm’t) but overall it’s much better. He also co-founded the Screen Writers Guild.Like Scott’s producing partnership with Harry Joe Brown, it makes sense that this writer would become familiar with the Scott formula. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. The title is quite different. Man In The Saddle is a rather nondescript title for this Randolph Scott western which has a lot going for it. Directed by André De Toth. That’s hard for me, Vienna, as 5 just isn’t enough, if you know what I mean? I was interested in your McCrea list and couldn’t fault it, but I will say I was surprised at one omission. Man in the Saddle was the first of six Western films the two men would make together, and it's a pretty impressive start.Sometimes you see words such as routine and standard attributed to a lot of Westerns from the 1950s, and Man in the Saddle is one such film that's unfairly tarred with that brush. It’s interesting to see the same two or three titles coming up. Interestingly she was given her choice of the female roles and decided to go against type and take the unsympathetic one. which John K. and Colin commented on at the time. Colin, I noted, interestingly, that yours happen to fall chronologically, though you said that might vary. It WAS a long time ago of course, Walter, but generally I believe it true to say the NFT would not have screened a film unless a good print was available. Music is by George Duning and cinematography by Charles Lawton Jr.More known and rightly lauded for the series of Western films he made with Budd Boetticher, it often gets forgotten that Randolph Scott also had a long working relationship with Andre De Toth. Merritt isn’t too happy that Laurie is marrying  Isham. Ellen Drew  is Nan Melotte whose small holding is next to Owen’s ranch. Showing all 3 items Jump to: Filming Locations (2) Filming Dates (1) Filming Locations. He is an ideal actor, always natural and unaffected. In 1950 Paramount Pictures sold 20 of the Zane Grey movies to Favorite Films for theatrical re-release, and then to Unity Television Corporation for television syndication in 1953. When I was making this up awhile ago, I was interested to compare with Joel McCrea, since the two stars are linked in my mind, for artistic stature and because they both specialized on Westerns from 1946 (I didn’t think of their prewar films but it likely would not affect things). Great also to talk about five favourite McCreas. I like this solid Randolph Scott Western and so many of the others he made. I can recommend the novel by the way. and Knox then suggested Lewis Milestone should direct but it all ended OK Just ordered Cast A Long Shadow In view of your comments on John Dehner’s role. Vienna, I made a mistake in the above. Producer Harry Joe Brown and Randolph Scott had known each other since 1941’s Western Union and The Desperadoes and continued their association from 1947 through the 1950s. I liked him in Roberta, Follow The Fleet and High Wide and Handsome. Opening credits: The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional. A private deadly feud ensues when ruthless wealthy rancher Will Isham attempts a takeover of small rancher Owen Merritt's land and marries Owen's old flame, Laurie Bidwell. Man In The Saddle was a Scott/Brown production, written by Kenneth Gamet from Ernest Haycox’s novel. Two that are never mentioned are Albuquerque and Gunfighters, shot back to back with the same leading lady Barbara Britton. The scene is already set and the viewer is dumped down in the thick of the action. At the moment, mine would be Seven Men From Now,, Hangman’s Knot, A Lawless Street, The Bounty Hunter, Carson City. The light moments come from Alphonso Bedoyo as Owen’s ranch cook. A nice appreciation of one of Scott’s best westerns. Must think about reviewing A Lawless Street. She is quite good and possess an unbeatable strength throughout the movie. Oddly enough Charles Marquis Warren at the same time as TROOPER HOOK made a 90 minute Playhouse 90 filmed episode with many of the same people and with plot elements similar to TROOPER HOOK. Scott is once again a bastion of Western coolness, more so when he throws off the bright attire he wears for the first half of film, to then switch to black clothes that signifies he's going all bad ass on those who have caused him grief.Undervalued for sure, both as a Scott picture and as a Western movie in general. Man in the Saddle is directed by Andre De Toth and adapted to screenplay by Kenneth Gamet from the novel written by Ernest Haycox. But I cannot rule out “THE DOOLINS OF OKLAHOMA”, “RETURN OF THE BADMEN” and???? Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia (Season 1 and 2) Is this interesting? I love finding photos, especially rare ones like that on the set one showing André De Toth. I have somewhat riskily gone on record as saying “Ride The High Country” is my favourite movie of all-time. Also the posters are good, especially the portuguese(am I correct?) Not that the narrative drive is out of the ordinary, the plot essentially sees Randy as a peaceful farmer forced to get nasty when evil land baron flexes his muscles, but the zest of the action, the stunt work, the colour photography (Lone Pine as always a Mecca for Western fans) and Scott, mark this out as a thoroughly entertaining production.Characterisations carry a bit more psychological smarts than your average "B" Western of the era. I will definitely watch To The Last Man. Was this review helpful to you? Looking for some great streaming picks? (1951). Showing all 8 items Jump to: Filming Locations (8) Filming Locations. The best of these, is a DVD put out by the Roan Group in 2005. The rest of the cast has Buster Crabbe, Barton MacLane(in a good guy role), Noah Beery, Gail Patrick, and a very young future star, who I won’t name. Gunfighters is ok. Dorothy Hart actually had a bigger part than Barbara Britton in the film. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Same story more or less but the lead character has been adapted quite a bit to suit Scott’s persona for the film. It occurs to me that in my 100 favourite films, Randolph Scott might feature more than any other star. (as Guinn'Big Boy'Williams). There's a four way tug-of-love-war operating that is clearly going to spell misery, pain and death for somebody, a capitalist slant that bites hard with its egotistical bully boy overtones, while the obsessive behaviour of the principal players adds another dark cloud over this part of the West. So, if not, what we still have is the raggedy prints. Review: "The Stranger Wore A Gun" (1953) Starring Randolph Scott; DVD Release From Explosive Media, Whispering Wind and the Profit Margin: A Petition, cameron mitchell 16/15 23_115-1_6=22_109 {0}, Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA, Bourke Prine He plays the Isham’s hired gun who stampedes Owen’s cattle and brings death and destruction to the peaceful ranchers. I really like this one. Jerry, you are so right about FRONTIER MARSHAL(1939). Man in the Saddle: 1951 French Ranch Conquest of Cochise: 1953 French Ranch Tall Man Riding: 1955 French Ranch The Lone Ranger: 1956 French Ranch Marcus Welby, M.D. In the process he is caught between two women, the ambitious Laurie (Leslie) and the down-to-earth Nan (Drew). A small farmer and rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerfull neighbour. It’s funny he too, like Scott, decided to concentrate on westerns. I know from past reading that John K. is not a fan of Charles Marquis Warren but the man will always have a place for me for being the creator and producer (first seasons) of “RAWHIDE”. Mine might be “THE NEVADAN”, “MAN IN THE SADDLE”, “COMANCHE STATION”, “RIDE LONESOME”, “DECISION AT SUNDOWN”. And I like your next five too. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Thanks Jerry. I very much enjoyed this appreciation of MAN IN THE SADDLE, Vienna. Always good to hear from you, Walter. Owen’s trail herd seems to be forgotten as the film progresses, or is it being tended by Tennessee Ernie Ford who plays a ranch hand and sings the title song round their campfire ! It’s always great to hear from fellow fans.Many years ago I used to think there weren’t many Scott fans. This movie has Historical significance, which I won’t be a spoiler here and spill all of the beans. The ending of the film is incredibly flat and looked as if it was rushed. Directed by Edwin L. Marin. Just caught up with Coroner Creek and have commented over at Ride The High Country.