Take Me to Town

Take Me to Town
Take Me to Town
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Douglas Sirk
Written by	Richard Morris
Produced by	Ross Hunter
Starring	Ann Sheridan; Sterling Hayden; Phillip Reed; Lee Patrick; Lee Aaker
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Music by	Joseph Gershenson; Henry Mancini; Milton Rosen; Herman Stein
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	June 12, 1953 (Los Angeles); June 19, 1953 (New York City);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1 million (US rentals)

Take Me To Town is a 1953 American Western film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Ann Sheridan and Sterling Hayden.

Plot[]

On the lam after a robbery and needing a place to hide out, Vermilion O'Toole and her partner, Newt Cole, settle down in a new town.

Going by a new name, Mae Madison, the lady outlaw is surprised by three young boys who are looking for a new wife for their recently widowed dad, Will Hall. A complication or two arises when the new gal and Will begin to hit it off.

Cast[]

Ann Sheridan as Vermilion O'Toole aka Mae Madison
Sterling Hayden as Will Hall
Phillip Reed as Newton Cole
Lee Patrick as Rose
Lee Aaker as Corney Hall
Harvey Grant as Petey
Dustey Henley as Bucket
Larry Gates as Marshal Ed Daggett
Forrest Lewis as Ed Higgins, Storekeepers
Phyllis Stanley as Mrs. Edna Stoffer
Dorothy Neumann as Felice Pickett
Ann Tyrrell as Louise Pickett

Production[]

The film was Ross Hunter's first as a producer. The onetime actor was working as a teacher when Ann Sheridan suggested he turn to producing. He worked without salary at the Motion Picture Center to learn producing, then managed to set up the film Take Me to Town at Universal. Sheridan's normal price was $475,000 per film but she agreed to $100,000 to work with Hunter. "It was Annie who really gave me my first break," later recalled Hunter. "She was a very great lady."^[2]

In 1960, Hunter was reportedly working on a Broadway version Vermillion. It was never made.^[3]

References[]

^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
^ Norma Lee Browning (April 28, 1968). "Three Cheers For Ross Hunter". Chicago Tribune.
^ Archer, Eugene (October 16, 1960). "HUNTER OF LOVE, LADIES, SUCCESS". New York Times. p. X9.

External links[]

Take Me to Town at IMDb
Take Me to Town at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954

[2] Norma Lee Browning (April 28, 1968). "Three Cheers For Ross Hunter". Chicago Tribune.

[3] Archer, Eugene (October 16, 1960). "HUNTER OF LOVE, LADIES, SUCCESS". New York Times. p. X9.

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