Yellow Sky.
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Six bank robbers take refuge in a desert ghost town, the only inhabitants of which are a girl and her gold-hoarding grandfather. Greed for the gold leads to a battle among the outlaws. Setting, Arizona in 1867.
In 1867, a gang led by James "Stretch" Dawson (Gregory Peck) robs a bank and flees into the desert. The outlaws come upon a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman called "Mike" (Anne Baxter) by her prospector grandfather (played by James Barton) Stretch is attracted to Mike. Dude tells the others that the old man is mining gold, but Stretch is unimpressed. A large band of Apaches appear while the gang is at the mine digging up the gold.
In 1867, a gang led by James "Stretch" Dawson (Gregory Peck) robs a bank and flees into the desert. The outlaws come upon a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman called "Mike" (Anne Baxter) by her prospector grandfather (played by James Barton) Stretch is attracted to Mike. Dude tells the others that the old man is mining gold, but Stretch is unimpressed. A large band of Apaches appear while the gang is at the mine digging up the gold.
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Copyright
21Dec48 L2095, renewed 24Dec75 R623648 Renewal claimant: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 21Dec48; LP2095.
Complete catalog record
YELLOW SKY. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1948. 98 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on a story by W. R. Burnett. Summary: Six bank robbers take refuge in a desert ghost town, the only inhabitants of which are a girl and her gold-hoarding grandfather. Greed for the gold leads to a battle among the outlaws. Setting, Arizona in 1867. Credits: Producer, Lamar Trotti; director, William A. Wellman; screenplay, Lamar Trotti; music director, Alfred Newman; editor, Harmon Jones. Cast: Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark, Robert Arthur, John Russell. © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 21Dec48; LP2095.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
- Wikidata · Q1614242 ↗ — country
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