Ring of Fire (1961 film)
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Ring of Fire | |
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Directed by | Andrew L. Stone |
Screenplay by | Andrew L. Stone |
Produced by | Andrew L. Stone |
Starring | David Janssen Joyce Taylor Frank Gorshin |
Cinematography | William H. Clothier |
Edited by | Virginia L. Stone |
Music by | Duane Eddy |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Ring of Fire is a 1961 Metrocolor Drama directed by Andrew L. Stone, starring David Janssen, Joyce Taylor and Frank Gorshin. The film was shot in Vernonia, Oregon and Wynoochee River, Washington, featuring footage from two real forest fires.[1] The title song was written and performed by Duane Eddy.
Plot[]
A deputy sheriff, Steve Walsh, encounters a trio of young people in Washington between Shelton and Aberdeen in rural Mason County forest and is taken hostage when the girl, Bobbie, produces a gun. Bobbie later tries to seduce Walsh, who is twice her age and resists. Her companion, Roy, tries to push Walsh off a cliff, but plummets to his own death instead.
When a search party comes to Walsh's rescue, one of his captors, Frank, accuses the lawman of having improper relations with Bobbie, who is a minor. Before the matter can be resolved, a cigarette carelessly tossed by Frank earlier sets the forest ablaze.
Townspeople are evacuated, led by Walsh, who knows the region better than most. He successfully herds them aboard a train that leads across a bridge to safety, but Frank, trying to flee, falls from the trestle and is killed. Steve tells Bobbie she is special to him and professes his love for her by kissing her.
Cast[]
- David Janssen as Sergeant Steve Walsh
- Joyce Taylor as Bobbie 'Skidoo' Adams
- Frank Gorshin as Frank Henderson
- as Deputy Joe Pringle
- as Roy Anderson
- as Sheriff Tom Niles, Mason County
- Marshall Kent as Deputy
- Doodles Weaver as Mr. Hobart
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Ring of Fire at IMDb
- Ring of Fire at AllMovie
- Ring of Fire at the TCM Movie Database
- 1961 films
- English-language films
- 1961 crime drama films
- American films
- American crime drama films
- Films directed by Andrew L. Stone
- Films about fires
- Films set in forests
- Films set in Oregon
- Films shot in Oregon
- Films shot in Washington (state)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1960s drama film stubs