Albuquerque (film)
| Albuquerque | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Produced by | |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on |
Dead Freight for Piute by Luke Short |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman, Jr. |
| Edited by | Howard A. Smith |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $728,000[1] |
| Box office | $1.7 million (US rentals)[2] |
Albuquerque is a 1948 American Western directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes, and Lon Chaney, Jr.. Based on the novel Dead Freight for Piute by Luke Short, with a screenplay by Gene Lewis and Clarence Upson Young, the film is about a man who is recruited by his corrupt uncle to inherit his freight-hauling empire in the southwest, and who eventually defects to his uncle's honest business rival.[3]
Plot
During a stagecoach holdup, Celia Wallace is robbed of $10,000 and little Myrtle Walton is saved from the runaway horses by a passenger, Cole Armin.
Celia is grateful until she learns Cole is coming to Albuquerque to work for his uncle, John Armin, a ruthless freight-line owner who stops at nothing to put competitors Celia and her brother Ted out of business.
Concluding that his uncle was even behind the robbery, Cole switches sides to work for the Wallaces. Armin uses a woman, Letty Tyler, to spy on his adversaries, but she resents being used when a mine is blown up and Ted is wounded by gunfire.
Cole is framed for arson and jailed. Celia, who loves him, turns against Cole until his acquittal, when Letty explains that John Armin is the man responsible. After an ambush, Cole has to shoot the corrupt sheriff and another gunman, and before the Cavalry finally arrives, John Armin is dealt with as well.
Cast
- Randolph Scott as Cole Armin
- Barbara Britton as Letty Tyler
- George "Gabby" Hayes as Juke
- Lon Chaney, Jr. as Steve Murkil
- Russell Hayden as Ted Wallace
- Catherine Craig as Celia Wallace
- George Cleveland as John Armin
- Irving Bacon as Dave Walton
- Bernard Nedell as Sheriff Ed Linton
- Karolyn Grimes as Myrtle Walton
- Russell Simpson as Abner Huggins
- Jody Gilbert as Pearl Eager
- John Halloran as Matt Wayne
- Dan White as Henchman Jackson
- Walter Baldwin as Judge Fred Martin
Production
Albuquerque was filmed on location at Iverson Ranch in Chatsworth, California, and in Sedona, Arizona.[4]
References
- ↑ Variety January 1949
- ↑ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
- ↑ "Albuquerque". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Locations for Albuquerque". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
External links
- Albuquerque at the Internet Movie Database
- Albuquerque at the TCM Movie Database
- Albuquerque at AllMovie