Robbers roost is a 1932 american western film directed by david howard and louis king and written by dudley nichols. The region probably gained its colorful name and reputation in the 1870s when cap brown ran stolen horses through the area. Cataract canyon is a popular rapids section of the colorado river. Celeste sellers, the auburnhaired proprietor, greets me when i enter the cave. Attracted to herricks sister helen, jim decides to tell the sheriff about the raid. Zeb and josh purchase a cattle herd to bring back to the reservation, and zeb hires old friend tap henry to serve. Movies filmed in durango enjoy the best film locations in. March 18, 1926 march 14, 2010 was an american film and television actor. The roost afforded hundreds of hiding spots and was difficult to penetrate.
She grew up on a local ranch and is steeped in stories about butch cassidy and the sundance kid, who had their desert hideout, robbers roost, just. Of course, the monster is a bit laughable, but the film cleverly conceales it behind some mist most of the time. Robbers roost uploaded and posted 1 year ago the first song on robbers roosts new album sinking ship called aint nobody. I just finished watching the tom selleck version of monte walsh. Affordable motel rooms green river, ut robbers roost motel. Captian william coe, an oklahoma outlaw and the builder of. Recorded, filmed, edited and produced by robbers roost.
Impossible from 1967 to 1973 original and from 1988 to 1990 revival. Filmed in mexico by the uninspired sidney salkow twicetold tales, this eastmancolor western centers around a character played by bruce bennett sahara, a crippled. Sep 15, 2006 read about the outlaw trail 4x4 offroading from robbers roost to the canadian border in offroad magazine. She grew up on a local ranch and is steeped in stories about butch cassidy and the sundance kid, who had their desert hideout, robbers roost, just north of town. George montgomery stars as a taciturn outlaw who lands an honest job on the spread managed by. He was best known for his role as jim phelps in the cbs television series mission. Robbers roost uploaded and posted 1 year ago the first song on robbers roost s new album sinking ship called aint nobody. Dec 09, 2017 written, recorded, filmed and edited by robbers roost in tucson, az. In the movie, john carter plays a civil war captain from earth who is mysteriously transported to the planet mars, where he ultimately works to protect the planet against the loss of its atmosphere and water. Canyonlands is largely covered by cryptobiotic crust, a living soil, comprised of algae, lichens, and bacteria. The film premiered in september to early november or december 30, 1932, and was released on january 1, 1933, by fox film corporation. It is very, very bumpy so just leave your car at the dirt lot and you will be all right. Its two gangs, one run by richard boone, the other by peter. Despite taking an original novel by zane grey already filmed once before in 1933, a good cast and a stash of eastmancolor stock all the way to monterey for the use of veteran local cameraman jack draper, the result is tinny, talky and dull, the colour muddy and dull.
Zane greys 1932 novel robbers roost ran as a serial in the everett, washington newspaper the herald in 1931. Robbers roost from zane grey novel starring george obrien, maureen osullivan and reginald owen. And all this in a b movie starring goodlooking but unexciting george montgomery in his flatcrowned 1950s cowboy hats. Find similar and related movies for robbers roost 1955 sidney salkow on allmovie. The robbers roost motel is an historic building built in the 1940s that has been a family owned and operated business since that time. I ask what locals say about the outlaws uncertain fate. Where was robbers roost 1955 filmed discover the robbers. On westerns on the web, watch western movies for free. On the outlaw trail of butch cassidy and the sundance kid. Follow a germanybased film enthusiast on an extended road trip to discover the rich history of utah cinematography. Aug 24, 20 the lone gun is one of the movies in a fourfilm dvd set which also includes another montgomery western seen this week, the previously mentioned gun belt 1953. They are often reminders of longforgotten dreams, hopes, struggles, and gradual decline. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In november 2010 the utah radio station kuer conducted an interview with several local canyoneers with regards to slot canyons, bluejohn canyon, aron ralston and the movie 127 hours.
The motel is named after a historical landmark close to green river where the wild bunch i. Written, recorded, filmed and edited by robbers roost in tucson, az. John carter movie filmed at mars location capitol reef. Hays and his men clearly have bad intentions for helen, but they never say it, its just left to implication. When bennetts sister sylvia findley is kidnapped by crooked richard boone and peter graves, montgomery, seeing an opportunity to redeem himself, rides to her rescue. Ive not seen it, but the consensus is that its better overall. Planet vulcan filmed in the san rafael swell robbers.
Here, in clipped form are the collected articles with some browning, tears. Bite the bullet 1975 gene hackman, candice bergen, james. Hays is foreman on the herrick ranch and plans to rustle herricks cattle. Planet vulcan filmed in the san rafael swell posted on june 8, 2009 by admin below is an article from the salt lake tribune about a part of star trek being filmed 20 miles from here, in the beautiful san rafael swell. The film stars george montgomery, richard boone, sylvia findley, bruce bennett, peter graves and tony romano. It would be a good side trip if youre headed towards sycamore canyon. Jim tex wall george montgomery, searching for the last of the three men who raped and killed his wife, joins a gang of cattle rustlers led by. I know it was set in wyoming, but i wonder if it was filmed there too.
The acting is uniformly excellent, the plot involving and its all very believable and, as i said, robbers roost really looks great with its vivid color and rugged locations. Miller kent, hellen case back to gods country 1919 kern river valley nell shipman. How the west was won robbers roost tv episode 1978 imdb. Sidney salkow this a revengemanhunt western, mixed with a range war. Read about the outlaw trail 4x4 offroading from robbers roost to the canadian border in.
For whom the bell tolls is a 1943 american war film produced and directed by sam wood and starring gary cooper, ingrid bergman, akim tamiroff, katina paxinou and joseph calleia. Jan 17, 2020 in the mid1890s, sundance met the woman who became his companion, etta place, and later became affiliated with the wild bunch, after he and place resided in a tent near butch cassidy at robbers. Whalen robbers roost 1955, a colorful western filmed in durango, mexico with george montgomery, and a host of other familiar faces from the fifties, was a. Located in upper left corner of oklahoma panhandle. The view is cool, but i think it looks even better in panorama. It stars george montgomery, richard boone, sylvia findley, peter graves, tony romano, warren stevens and leo gordon. Read about the outlaw trail 4x4 offroading from robbers roost to the canadian border in offroad magazine. The chief virtues of vanishing point come from john a lonzo s cinematography, the dusty locations in the nevada and utah deserts, and of course the physical action as kowalski barry newman races to deliver a motor from colorado to california but although richard c sarafians cult road movie has earned itself a reference in quentin tarantinos death proof, and inspired an album by. The movie trailer of a long forgot gem from british sifi, the crawling eye originally titled the trollenberg terror which reveals astonishingly suspensful despite its appawling concept. Planet vulcan filmed in the san rafael swell robbers roost. Movies filmed in durango enjoy the best film locations. Robbers roost starring george montgomery westerns on the web. The following is a copy of that radio interview along with a video of the robbers roost area to keep you entertained while listening. The image measures 390 574 pixels and is 193 kilobytes large.
Where was robbers roost 1955 filmed durango, mexico 1 film locations jim tex wall george montgomery, searching for the last of the three men who raped and killed his wife. Oct 09, 2015 after pardon chato, a mestizo, kills a us marshal in selfdefense, a posse pursues him, but as the white volunteers advance deep in indian territory they become more prey than hunters, leading to internal strife. Jun 26, 2019 celeste sellers, the auburnhaired proprietor, greets me when i enter the cave. The nevada border is on usroute 95 south of tonopah way into central nevada. May 12, 2016 bite the bullet 1975 gene hackman, candice bergen, james coburn feature action, adventure, western. With james arness, fionnula flanagan, bruce boxleitner, kathryn holcomb. A cowboy trying to find his way through a hard, sad life finds love with a beautiful woman.
The 1955 western robbers roost was the second film version of the venerable zane grey yarn. Where was the movie monte walsh with tom selleck filmed. In fact, its legendary name was used for a 1932 movie filmed in sedona called robbers roost. Ive found all three films to be solid western entertainment. Ironically, no scenes for the movie were actually filmed there.
Robbers roost is directed by sidney salkow and salkow coadapts the screenplay from a zane grey story with john odea and maurice geraghty. Nov 06, 2014 i just finished watching the tom selleck version of monte walsh. The highest recorded flow was in 1984 at 114,900 cfs, or cubic feet per second. Canyonlands national park facts interesting facts about. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Robbers roost had been filmed once before, as a 1932 sol lesser production for fox starring george obrien as texjim wall, maureen osullivan as helen, reginald owen as herrick, and william pawley as hays.
Bordering the sycamore canyon wilderness area, robbers roost aka shamans cave has been a destination for numerous hikers and adventurers over the last century. Very beautiful area to visit mesa valley guest house. The movie was actually filmed in durango but its very attractive and very. You know, the elzy laybutch cassidy hideout in utah no butch or sundance in this story though. Their ensuing relationship turns into a nightmare of abduction, violence and hardship. They had 4,800 people and 1,600 mules living in this mining town. Robbers roost, 1932 movies art print 46 x 61 cm vintage movie poster. Captian william coe, an oklahoma outlaw and the builder of robbers roost during the 1860s a group of cattle rustlers led by a man named captain william coe operated in an area that today is known as the oklahoma panhandle. Robbers roost is a 1955 american western film directed by sidney salkow and written by john odea, sidney salkow and maurice geraghty. Robbers roostgeorge montgomery, richard boone, peter graves, sylvia findley, william hopper, bruce bennett 1955. Robbers roost definition is an outlaw hideout especially in the western u. Robbers filming locations so, i just found out that the music video for robbers was filmed in the town of taft in california.
Despite taking an original novel by zane grey already filmed. Robbers roost 1955 cast and crew an outlaw attempting to go straight while tracking down one of his wifes killers, jim tex wall george montgomery finds work on a ranch operated by disabled. As the film progresses we learn, of course, that tex isnt an outlaw like. But when his plan is overheard he is made a prisoner. Its not explicitly stated that texs wife was raped, but the implication is there enough times that they may have well just come out and said it. However, it filled the entire screen on my widescreen tv, so maybe it was. The film was released on may 30, 1955, by united artists. The zane grey novel was filmed in 1932 with george obrien and maureen osullivan.
John carter movie filmed at mars location special news the upcoming disney movie called john carter was partially filmed in an area of wayne county, utah that is referred to as mars. Filmed in mexico by the uninspired sidney salkow twicetold tales, this eastmancolor western centers around a character played by bruce bennett sahara, a crippled ranch owner. Apr 25, 2014 robbers roostgeorge montgomery, richard boone, peter graves, sylvia findley, william hopper, bruce bennett 1955. This is a map of the robbers roost area located in southcentral utah. The screenwriter dudley nichols based his script on the 1940 novel for whom the bell tolls by american novelist ernest hemingway. Throughout this adventure jim love for her grows and blossoms. With george obrien, maureen osullivan, walter mcgrail, maude eburne.
Book robbers roost motel, green river on tripadvisor. The movie was directed by sidney salkow from a screenplay by salkow, john o dea, and maurice geraghty. Buy robbers roost movie posters from movie poster shop. The area has a base station where scientists do research and study what life might be like, living on mars. George montgomery stars as a taciturn outlaw who lands an. Robbers roostgeorge montgomery, richard boone, peter graves, sylvia findley. The other montgomery western i watched this past week was robbers roost 1955. The roost is a very remote area of south eastern utah. The location work looked different from the typical western. Robbers roost definition of robbers roost by merriam. George montgomery must have been the best looking guy around in the 50s and 60s. It is based on the novel robbers roost by zane grey. Welcome to robbers roost ranch robbers roost ranch lets start in 1874 a time that everyone was hearing stories of rich mines and wealthy men in the desert. A green brontosaurus the size of a pony guards hollow mountain, a souvenirbeerbait store and gas station carved into the face of a redrock cliff in hanksville, utah.
Robbers roost was a stronghold of the wild bunch, butch cassidys motley band of bank robbers, train stickup men, and horse and cattle rustlers. There was a lot of beautiful scenery in the background. Id encourage anyone interested in the movie to give it a try, as i enjoyed it so much more than they did. George montgomery stars as a taciturn outlaw who lands an honest job on the spread managed by physically disabled bruce bennett. Canyoneering adventures in robbers roost tend to be fairly dry, and have long exits. And all this in a b movie starring goodlooking but unexciting george. Previous to 1863 there was no regular line of transportation through bannock county, the mails being carried by pony express, which made the postage on letters cost from fifty cents to one dollar each, and the few people whose business called them across southern idaho traveled singly or in groups, in the saddle, or by wagon, as suited their convenience end opportunity. The cerro gordo mines were going forward at full capacity. Boone doublecrosses graves, rustles the whole herrick herd and hides out in robbers roost. Outlaw trail robbers roost to canadian border offroad. Photos coming soon room rates are for double occupancy only. You take a very long road back to where the trail starts, but if you dont have an allterrain vehicle, you will need to walk about a mile to the trailhead. Planet vulcan filmed in the san rafael swell posted on june 8, 2009 by admin below is an article from the salt lake tribune about a part of star trek being filmed. This page is dedicated to people who enjoy visiting movie filming locations.
The stagecoach in bannock county, idaho idaho genealogy. Aug 19, 20 the location work looked different from the typical western. Situated amidst a majestic landscape, dominated by the 3000 ft. The film stars george obrien and maureen osullivan. George montgomery is stalwart as usual in this second screen adaptation of zane greys robbers roost george obrien and maureen osullivan starred in the 1932 version. Hanksville was supposedly a supply post for butch cassidy thats the real one not paul newman and the wild bunch, who would hide out at robbers roost in the desert southeast of town. Richard boone celebrity profile check out the latest richard boone photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Robbers roost 1955, a colorful western filmed in durango, mexico. On the journey home, the stagecoach carrying molly and jessie is wrecked and a dazed jessie wanders into the desert, where she meets the young navajo teelo. Chatos land 1972 charles bronson, jack palance, james.
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