Yellowstone (film)

Yellowstone
Yellowstone
	Video cover of 1936 movie Yellowstone
Directed by	Arthur Lubin
Written by	Jefferson Parker&; Stuart Palmer; Houston Branch
Based on	story by Arthur Phillips
Produced by	Val Paul (associate producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Maurice Wright
Music by	Clifford Vaughan
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 1, 1936 (United States);
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Yellowstone is a 1936 American crime film set in Yellowstone National Park, directed by Arthur Lubin and released by Universal Studios.^[2]

The film, starring Judith Barrett, Henry Hunter, Ralph Morgan, Alan Hale, Raymond Hatton, and Andy Devine, combines murder mystery, romance, and natural setting. The famous historic building Old Faithful Inn is featured in the film.

Premise[]

An ex-con is murdered in Yellowstone National Park while a bank robber's son is searching for the loot his father hid there 20 years before.

Cast[]

Henry Hunter as Dick Sherwood
Judith Barrett as Ruth Foster
Andy Devine as Pay-Day
Alan Hale as Hardigan
Ralph Morgan as James Foster
Monroe Owsley as Marty Ryan
Rollo Lloyd as Franklin Ross
Raymond Hatton as Old Pete
Paul Harvey as Radell
Paul Fix as Dynamite
Michael Loring as Merritt Billing

Production[]

Filming started June 1936.^[3]

Soundtrack[]

Unknown singer and the Universal Recording Orchestra - "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" (Music by Charles Wakefield Cadman, lyrics by Nelle Richmond Eberhart)
Michael Loring - "Joggin' Along" (Music by , lyrics by Frank Loesser)

Reception[]

The Christian Science Monitor called it "an inferior mystery story".^[4]

Diabolique called it "a decent thriller notable for its weak leads, robust support cast and incorporation of location photography at Yellowstone National Park."^[5]

Lubin called the film "horrible", one of what he considered the "eight flops" in his career.^[6]

References[]

^ Bard Composes Title Song for Drama Los Angeles Times 13 Sep 1936: C4.
^ Yellowstone Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 3, Iss. 25, (Jan 1, 1936): 178.
^ "Advance Production Chart". Variety. June 24, 1936.
^ Monitor Movie Guide: 'Nine Days a Queen' a Tragic Tale Well Acted and Directed The Christian Science Monitor 3 Oct 1936: 17.
^ Vagg, Stephen (September 14, 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.
^ Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (1975). "Arthur Lubin". In Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (eds.). Kings of the Bs : working within the Hollywood system : an anthology of film history and criticism. E. P. Dutton. p. 364.

External links[]

Yellowstone at IMDb
Yellowstone at Letterbox DVD
Yellowstone is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Bard Composes Title Song for Drama Los Angeles Times 13 Sep 1936: C4.

[2] Yellowstone Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 3, Iss. 25, (Jan 1, 1936): 178.

[3] "Advance Production Chart". Variety. June 24, 1936.

[4] Monitor Movie Guide: 'Nine Days a Queen' a Tragic Tale Well Acted and Directed The Christian Science Monitor 3 Oct 1936: 17.

[5] Vagg, Stephen (September 14, 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.

[kings-6] Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (1975). "Arthur Lubin". In Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (eds.). Kings of the Bs : working within the Hollywood system : an anthology of film history and criticism. E. P. Dutton. p. 364.

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