Rim of the Canyon

Rim of the Canyon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John English
Produced by	Armand Schaefer Gene Autry
Screenplay by	John K. Butler
Based on	Phantom .45's Talk Loud (short story)  by Joseph Chadwick
Starring	Gene Autry Nan Leslie Thurston Hall
Music by	Paul Mertz (supervisor)
Cinematography	William Bradford
Edited by	Aaron Stell
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	August 30, 1949 (USA)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Rim of the Canyon is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and starring and co-produced by Gene Autry; featuring Nan Leslie, and Thurston Hall. Based on the short story Phantom .45's Talk Loud by Joseph Chadwick, the film is about a horse stolen by escaped convicts and the cowboy who pursues them ^[1] to a ghost town inhabited by a ghost.

Cast

• Gene Autry as Gene Autry / Marshal Steve Autry
• Champion as Champ, Gene's horse
• Nan Leslie as Ruth Lambert
• Thurston Hall as Big Tim Hanlon
• Clem Bevans as Loco John
• Walter Sande as Jake Fargo
• Jock Mahoney as Pete Reagan
• Francis McDonald as Charlie Lewis
• Alan Hale Jr. as Matt Kimbrough^[2]

Production

Filming and budget

Rim of the Canyon was filmed December 6–20, 1948. The film had an operating budget of $46,784 (equal to $465,288 today).^[3]

Filming locations

• Vasquez Rocks, Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA
• Corriganville Movie Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA^[3]

Soundtracks

• "You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven" (Gene Autry) by Gene Autry
• "Rim of the Canyon" (Hy Heath, Johnny Lange) by Gene Autry^[4]

References

Citations

1. "Rim of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
2. "Full cast and crew for Rim of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
3. Magers 2007, p. 262.
4. "Soundtracks for Rim of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 9, 2012.

Bibliography

• George-Warren, Holly (2007). Public Cowboy no. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195177466.
• Green, Douglas B. (2002). Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 978-0826514127.
• Magers, Boyd (2007). Gene Autry Westerns. Madison, NC: Empire Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0944019498.

External links

• Rim of the Canyon at the Internet Movie Database
• Rim of the Canyon at AllMovie
• Rim of the Canyon at the TCM Movie Database
• Rim of the Canyon is available for free download at the Internet Archive