Against a Crooked Sky

Against a Crooked Sky
Against a Crooked Sky
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Earl Bellamy
Written by	Douglas C. Stewart (written by) &; Eleanor Lamb (written by)
Produced by	(producer); Dan Greer (associate producer)
Starring	Richard Boone; ; Henry Wilcoxon;
Cinematography	;
Edited by
Music by	Lex de Azevedo
Distributed by	Doty-Dayton Releasing
Release date	December 1975;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.3 million

Against a Crooked Sky is a 1975 American Western film directed by Earl Bellamy and starring Richard Boone, Stewart Petersen, and Henry Wilcoxon.

Plot summary[]

The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe and the eldest son pursues. In order to win back his sister's freedom, he must sacrifice his own life by passing the test of "Crooked Sky" and shield his sister from an executioner's arrow. Along the way, he recruits a broken down, drunk prospector to help him track down the unknown tribe and rescue his sister.

Cast[]

Richard Boone as Russian
as Sam Sutter
Henry Wilcoxon as Cut Tongue / Narrator
Clint Ritchie as John Sutter
Shannon Farnon as Molly Sutter
Jewel Blanch as Charlotte Sutter
Brenda Venus as Ashkea
as Temkai
Gordon Hanson as Chief Shumeki
as Cheyenne Chief Shokobob
as Old Hag
as Milt Adams
George Dale as Bob
as B'ar Killer

Production[]

Parts of the film were shot in Professor Valley, Martin Ranch, Pace Creek, Castle Valley, Dud's Bottom, Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point, and the Dolores River in Utah.^[2]

The novelisation was issued by Eleanor Lamb and Douglas Stewart, Bantam Books, 1976.^[3]

Soundtrack[]

Jewel Blanch - "Against a Crooked Sky" (Music by Lex de Azevedo, lyrics by )

Reception[]

References[]

^ Variety Staff (August 17, 1993). "In winner's circle". Variety. Against a Crooked Sky (Doty-Dayton, 1975)… 2,273,000
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
^ Against a Crooked Sky Mass Market Paperback. ISBN 0553027735.

External links[]

Against a Crooked Sky at IMDb
Against a Crooked Sky is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Variety Staff (August 17, 1993). "In winner's circle". Variety. Against a Crooked Sky (Doty-Dayton, 1975)… 2,273,000

[2] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

[3] Against a Crooked Sky Mass Market Paperback. ISBN 0553027735.

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