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	Henry Hunter; Judith Barrett; Andy Devine
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]^[3]

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.^[4]

Plot

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 with the majority taking place in the studio, with very little outdoor filming taking place in the national park.^[5]^[6]

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 Irving Actman, lyrics by Frank Loesser)

Reception

The Christian Science Monitor called it "an inferior mystery story".^[7]

Diabolique called it "a decent thriller notable for its weak leads, robust support cast and incorporation of location photography at Yellowstone National Park."^[8]

Lubin called the film "horrible", one of what he considered the "eight flops" in his career.^[9]

In Grand Design, Tino Balio writes that "set in the national park, [it] wastes its scenic opportunities through unconvincing rear projection and cramped studio shots unimaginatively directed by Arthur Lubin.^[6]

References

^ Bard Composes Title Song for Drama Los Angeles Times 13 Sep 1936: C4.
^ Hirschhorn, Clive (1983). The Universal Story. New York, New York, USA: The Crown Publishing Group. p. 95. ISBN 9780517550014.
^ Yellowstone Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 3, Iss. 25, (Jan 1, 1936): 178.
^ Maltin, Leonard (2015). Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition. New York, New York, USA: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 609. ISBN 9780698197299.
^ "Advance Production Chart". Variety. New York, New York, USA: Variety Publishing Company. June 24, 1936. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Balio, Tino (1995). Grand Design, Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939. Berkeley, California, USA: University of California Press. p. 325. ISBN 978-0520203341.
^ 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. Queens County, New York, USA: Dima Ballin and Greg Petaludis. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ 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 viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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

[2] Hirschhorn, Clive (1983). The Universal Story. New York, New York, USA: The Crown Publishing Group. p. 95. ISBN 9780517550014.

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

[4] Maltin, Leonard (2015). Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition. New York, New York, USA: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 609. ISBN 9780698197299.

[5] "Advance Production Chart". Variety. New York, New York, USA: Variety Publishing Company. June 24, 1936. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

[balio-6] Balio, Tino (1995). Grand Design, Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939. Berkeley, California, USA: University of California Press. p. 325. ISBN 978-0520203341.

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

[8] Vagg, Stephen (September 14, 2019). "THE CINEMA OF ARTHUR LUBIN". Diabolique Magazine. Queens County, New York, USA: Dima Ballin and Greg Petaludis. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[kings-9] 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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