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Gunsight Ridge - Wikipedia

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Gunsight Ridge
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Francis D. Lyon
Screenplay by	Talbot Jennings Elisabeth Jennings
Produced by	Robert Bassler
Starring	Joel McCrea Mark Stevens Joan Weldon Addison Richards George Chandler Darlene Fields Slim Pickens Carolyn Craig I. Stanford Jolley Robert Griffin
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Edited by	Robert Golden Ellsworth Hoagland
Music by	David Raksin
Production company	Libra Productions Inc.
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	September 1957 (1957-09)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Gunsight Ridge is a 1957 American Western film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Talbot Jennings and Elisabeth Jennings. The film stars Joel McCrea, Mark Stevens, Joan Weldon, Addison Richards, Darlene Fields and Carolyn Craig.^[1]^[2] The film was released in September 1957, by United Artists.

Parts of the movie were filmed in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California.^[3]^[4]

Plot

A number of stagecoach holdups have taken place in Arizona Territory. One of them occurs when Mike Ryan, an undercover agent for the stage line, is on board—posing as a paying customer. Another passenger on that trip is the sheriff's daughter, Molly Jones. During the robbery, one of the two bandits lets his bandana slip, revealing his face, which the coach driver recognizes. Because this outlaw's identity is now known, he is killed by his partner, Velvet Clark. In town, Clark is a respectable member of the community who has a mine which barely makes money. He can also play classical music which he does not like anybody knowing about. When the townspeople become fed up with the crime spree, they call for the resignation of the Sheriff, Tom Jones. He asks to be given one more chance and, once granted, deputizes Ryan. Clark's girl, saloon girl Rosa, works out that he robbed the bank, but promises not to tell anyone. Clark thinks of killing her but she tells him that everyone would know it was him so he agrees lets her go. Clark tries to strangle Ryan in the barn but the horses make so much noise he has to leave before he gets caught. Jones finds evidence that implicates Clark. When confronted, Clark kills the sheriff and escapes with money from a train robbery. It is left for Ryan to track down Clark. The two have a showdown at Gunsight Ridge. During the ensuing gunfight, Clark is killed. Ryan returns to the Jones Ranch and expresses regret to Molly for being unable to prevent her father's murder. At the same time, he reveals that he has been offered the job of sheriff and asks her opinion. When she approves, he announces that he will accept the position, implying the two will marry and settle down.

Cast

Joel McCrea as Mike Ryan
Mark Stevens as "Velvet" Clark
Joan Weldon as Molly Jones
Addison Richards as Sheriff Tom Jones
Darlene Fields as Rosa
Carolyn Craig as Farm Girl
Robert Griffin as Herb Babcock
I. Stanford Jolley as Billy Daggett
George Chandler as Gus Withers
Slim Pickens as Hank Moss
Herb Vigran as R.B. Davis
Kitty Kelly as Mrs. Donahue
Jody McCrea as Groom
Cynthia Chenault as Bride
L. Q. Jones as Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
Morgan Woodward as "Tex"
Jim Foxx as Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
Steve Mitchell as Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
Dan Blocker as The Bartender (uncredited)

References

^ "Gunsight Ridge (1957) – Overview". Turner Classic Movies – TCM.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^ "Gunsight Ridge". TV Guide. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^ Schneider, Jerry L. (2015). Western Filming Locations Book 1. CP Entertainment Books. p. 116. ISBN 9780692561348.
^ Fleming, E.J. (2010). The Movieland Directory: Nearly 30,000 Addresses of Celebrity Homes, Film Locations and Historical Sites in the Los Angeles Area, 1900–Present. McFarland. p. 48. ISBN 9781476604329.

External links

Gunsight Ridge at IMDb

Films directed by Francis D. Lyon

Crazylegs (1953)
The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
Bailout at 43,000 (1957)
The Oklahoman (1957)
Gunsight Ridge (1957)
Escort West (1958)
South Seas Adventure (1958 - first segment)
Tomboy and the Champ (1961)
The Young and The Brave (1963)
Destination Inner Space (1966)
Castle of Evil (1966)
The Money Jungle (1967)
The Destructors (1968)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)

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