Sierra (film)

1950 film

Sierra

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Directed by| Alfred E. Green
Written by| Milton Gunzberg (additional dialogue)
Screenplay by| Edna Anhalt
Based on| The Mountains Are My Kingdom
1937 novel
by Stuart Hardy
Produced by| Michael Kraike
Starring| Wanda Hendrix
Audie Murphy
Burl Ives
Dean Jagger
Cinematography| Russell Metty
Edited by| Ted J. Kent
Music by| Walter Scharf
Color process| Technicolor

Production
company

Universal Pictures

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* June 1, 1950 (1950-06-01)

Running time

| 83 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $620,000-$850,000 (est).[1]

Sierra is a 1950 American Western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Wanda Hendrix, Audie Murphy and Burl Ives.[2] The film was based on the 1937 novel The Mountains Are My Kingdom by Stuart Hardy.

## Plot

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Jeff Hassard (Dean Jagger) and his son Ring (Audie Murphy) lead an isolated existence in the mountains breaking horses, because Jeff is wanted for a murder he did not commit. Their lives are interrupted when they stumble upon a young woman lawyer, Riley (Wanda Hendrix). When Jeff is injured, Ring has to go into town to get help.

## Cast

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* Wanda Hendrix as Riley Martin
* Audie Murphy as Ring Hassard
* Burl Ives as Lonesome
* Dean Jagger as Jeff Hassard
* Richard Rober as Big Matt
* Tony Curtis as Brent Coulter (as Anthony Curtis)
* Houseley Stevenson as Sam Coulter
* Elliott Reid as Duke Lafferty
* Griff Barnett as Dr. Robbins
* Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Susan
* Roy Roberts as Sheriff Knudson
* Gregg Martell as Hogan
* Sara Allgood as Mrs. Jonas
* Erskine Sanford as Judge Prentiss
* John Doucette as Jed Coulter
* James Arness as Little Sam (as Jim Arness)
* Ted Jordan as Jim Coulter
* I. Stanford Jolley as Snake Willens
* Jack Ingram as Al

## Production

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Wanda Hendrix was billed over Audie Murphy in the credits. They were married when the film was made, however their marriage was short and tumultuous, and the two were separated before the film was even released. According to various interviews and articles on the film, Murphy was suffering from what would eventually come to be known as post-traumatic stress disorder, which resulted in his often erratic and unpredictable behavior.

Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Canyon, Aspen Mirror Lake, Duck Creek, Cascade Falls, and Cedar Breaks in Utah.[3]: 288

## References

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1. ^ "U's $1,470,000 Average Prod Cost Pared to 740G Per Pic in 49". Variety. April 27, 1949. p. 6.
2. ^ Sierra at Audie Murphy Memorial Site
3. ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: A history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

## External links

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* Sierra at IMDb
* Sierra at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
* Sierra at the TCM Movie Database
* Sierra at Letterboxd
* Sierra review at Variety

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