Utah Blaine

Utah Blaine
Utah Blaine
Directed by	Fred F. Sears
Screenplay by	Robert E. Kent; James B. Gordon
Based on	novel by Louis L'Amour
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Rory Calhoun
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Clover Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 1, 1957 (United States);
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Utah Blaine is a 1957 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Rory Calhoun. It was based on a novel by Louis L'Amour.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

After saving a rancher from hanging, cowboy Mike "Utah" Blaine learns that his enemy Rink Witter is now a hired gun working for wealthy Russ Nevers, who is out to own every piece of land in the territory.

Utah teams up with Angie Kinyon, another murdered landowner's daughter, and rancher Mary Blake to maintain lawful ownership of their properties. He has a fistfight with Gus Ortmann, a large and popular fellow in town who misunderstands Utah's purpose. Witter then pulls a gun, but Utah's old pal Rip Coker shoots it from his hand.

Mary's cattle are stampeded and Gus is killed trying to protect her. The townspeople rally to Utah's side so that, when Nevers and Witter confront him, dozens of guns end up aimed at them. Utah ends up with a ranch of his own and with Angie as well.

Cast[]

Rory Calhoun as Utah Blaine
Susan Cummings as Angie Kinyon
Angela Stevens as Mary Blake
Max Baer as Gus Ortmann
Ray Teal as Nevers
Paul Langton as Rip Coker
George Keymas as Rink Witter

References[]

^ "Utah Blaine – A novel by Louis L'Amour". www.louislamour.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
^ OSCAR GODBOUT (June 27, 1956). "M-G-M FILLS ROLES IN TWO NEW FILMS: Leslie Nielsen to Play Lead in 'Capital Offense' and Dan Dailey in 'Wings of Eagles' Teen-Agers to Be Studied Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 34.
^ Schallert, Edwin (June 27, 1956). "Drama: Calhoun Stars as Utah Blaine; Academy-Cited Mantell, Mineo Signed". Los Angeles Times. p. 15.

External links[]

Utah Blaine at IMDb
Review of film at Variety

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[1] "Utah Blaine – A novel by Louis L'Amour". www.louislamour.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

[2] OSCAR GODBOUT (June 27, 1956). "M-G-M FILLS ROLES IN TWO NEW FILMS: Leslie Nielsen to Play Lead in 'Capital Offense' and Dan Dailey in 'Wings of Eagles' Teen-Agers to Be Studied Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 34.

[3] Schallert, Edwin (June 27, 1956). "Drama: Calhoun Stars as Utah Blaine; Academy-Cited Mantell, Mineo Signed". Los Angeles Times. p. 15.

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