Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown
Seven Ways from Sundown
Directed by	Harry Keller
Written by	Clair Huffaker (novel)
Story by	Clair Huffaker
Produced by	Gordon Kay
Starring	Audie Murphy; Barry Sullivan
Cinematography	Ellis W. Carter
Edited by	Tony Martinelli
Music by	Irving Gertz; William Lava
Color process	Eastmancolor
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 25, 1960;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$500,000

Seven Ways from Sundown is a 1960 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy and Barry Sullivan. It is based on the novel of the same name by Clair Huffaker, who also wrote the script. Young cast member Teddy Rooney is the son of actors Mickey Rooney and Martha Vickers.^[2]

Plot[]

Seven Jones (Murphy) is a young Texas Ranger on his first assignment, ordered to bring in outlaw Jim Flood (Sullivan), a legendary gunslinger who is something of a Western folk hero. Despite his inexperience, Jones manages to capture the outlaw, but he soon finds that transporting him to prison will not be easy. Flood, though easygoing in his manner, warns Jones that he will never be locked up again. Along the way, several people for various reasons want to kill the young ranger. And while some want to free the outlaw, others are gunning for him. As the ranger and his prisoner make their dangerous journey, they occasionally have to work together to survive. They form a grudging respect for each other, almost a friendship, but they know that in the end they are on opposite sides of the law.

Cast[]

Audie Murphy as Seven Ways From Sundown Jones
Barry Sullivan as Jim Flood
Venetia Stevenson as Joy Karrington
John McIntire as Texas Ranger Sergeant Henessey
Kenneth Tobey as Texas Ranger Lieutenant Herly
Mary Field as Mrs. Karrington
Ken Lynch as Graves
Suzanne Lloyd as Lucinda
Ward Ramsey as Fogarty
Don Collier as Duncan
Jack Kruschen as Beeker
Claudia Barrett as Gilda
Teddy Rooney as Jody
Don Haggerty as Dick Durton
Robert Burton as Eavens
Fred Graham as Chief Waggoner
Dale Van Sickel as Waggoner (as Dale Van Sickle)

Production[]

The film was originally directed by George Sherman. Parts of the film were shot in St. George, Utah.^[3] During filming in the studio, shortly after the unit had returned from location work outside Las Vegas, Sherman and Audie Murphy had an argument over a line reading, which resulted in Murphy pushing Sherman over and threatening to kill him. Sherman left the project and was replaced for the remainder of the shoot by Harry Keller. Murphy started an affair with co-star Venetia Stevenson, which lasted for a year.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Don Graham, No Name on the Bullet: The Biography of Audie Murphy, Penguin, 1989 p 291-292, 299
^ Seven Ways from Sundown at Audie Murphy Memorial Site
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

External links[]

Seven Ways from Sundown at IMDb
Seven Ways from Sundown at the TCM Movie Database
Seven Ways from Sundown at AllMovie

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[Graham-1] Don Graham, No Name on the Bullet: The Biography of Audie Murphy, Penguin, 1989 p 291-292, 299

[2] Seven Ways from Sundown at Audie Murphy Memorial Site

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

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