Beyond the Purple Hills
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Directed by | John English |
Written by | Norman S. Hall |
Produced by | Armand Schaefer |
Starring | Gene Autry Jo-Carroll Dennison Don Beddoe James Millican Don Reynolds Hugh O'Brian |
Cinematography | William Bradford |
Edited by | Richard Fantl |
Production company | Gene Autry Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Beyond the Purple Hills is a 1950 American Western film directed by John English and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Gene Autry, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Don Beddoe, James Millican, Don Reynolds and Hugh O'Brian. The film was released on July 25, 1950, by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot[]
When a bank robbery results in the death of the sheriff, Judge Beaumont (Roy Gordon) asks horse trainer Gene Autry (Gene Autry) to take the sheriff's place. Gene, who has helped Beaumont deal with his fractious son, Jack (Hugh O'Brian), agrees. Beaumont then reveals that he wants to rewrite his will to leave Jack out, prompting a fight between father and son. When the judge is murdered soon after, Gene is forced to arrest Jack, despite not believing that he is guilty.
Cast[]
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry
- Jo-Carroll Dennison as Mollie Rayburn
- Don Beddoe as Amos Rayburn
- James Millican as Rocky Morgan
- Don Reynolds as Chip Beaumont
- Hugh O'Brian as Jack Beaumont
- Roy Gordon as Judge Beaumont
- Harry Harvey Sr. as Sheriff Whiteside
- Pat Buttram as Mike Rawley
- Gregg Barton as Ross Pardee
- Robert J. Wilke as Jim Connors
- Ralph Peters as Tim
- Frank Ellis as Corey
- John Cliff as Dave Miller
- Sandy Sanders as Doghouse
- Frankie Marvin as Marty
- Boyd Stockman as Ed
- Maudie Prickett as Aggie
- Champion as Champ
References[]
- ^ "Beyond the Purple Hills (1950) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Beyond the Purple Hills (1950) - John English". AllMovie. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Beyond the Purple Hills". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
External links[]
- 1950 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American Western (genre) films
- 1950 Western (genre) films
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films directed by John English
- American black-and-white films
- 1950s Western (genre) film stubs