| Utah Blaine | |
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| Directed by | Fred F. Sears |
| Screenplay by | Robert E. Kent James B. Gordon |
| Based on | novel by Louis L'Amour |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Rory Calhoun |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Clover Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Utah Blaine is a 1957 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Rory Calhoun. It was based on a novel by Louis L'Amour.[1][2][3]
Plot
After saving a rancher from hanging, cowboy Mike "Utah" Blaine learns that his enemy Rink Witter is now a hired gun working for wealthy Russ Nevers, who is out to own every piece of land in the territory.
Utah teams up with Angie Kinyon, another murdered landowner's daughter, and rancher Mary Blake to maintain lawful ownership of their properties. He has a fistfight with Gus Ortmann, a large and popular fellow in town who misunderstands Utah's purpose. Witter then pulls a gun, but Utah's old pal Rip Coker shoots it from his hand.
Witter threatens Angie while trying to find Utah. When Gus tries to defend her while hiding in the cellar, Witter shoots him. Utah and Rip shoot some of the vigilantes but Witter and the rest escape. The townspeople rally to Utah's side so that when Nevers and Witter confront him, dozens of guns end up aimed at them. In the final shootout, Nevers is the first one killed and Utah eventually kills Witter. Utah ends up with a ranch of his own and with Angie as well.
Cast
- Rory Calhoun as Utah Blaine
- Susan Cummings as Angie Kinyon
- Angela Stevens as Mary Blake
- Max Baer as Gus Ortmann
- Ray Teal as Russ Nevers
- Paul Langton as Rip Coker
- Ken Christy as Joe Neal
- George Keymas as Rink Witter
References
- ↑ "Utah Blaine – A novel by Louis L'Amour". www.louislamour.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ↑ OSCAR GODBOUT (June 27, 1956). "M-G-M FILLS ROLES IN TWO NEW FILMS: Leslie Nielsen to Play Lead in 'Capital Offense' and Dan Dailey in 'Wings of Eagles' Teen-Agers to Be Studied Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 34.
- ↑ Schallert, Edwin (June 27, 1956). "Drama: Calhoun Stars as Utah Blaine; Academy-Cited Mantell, Mineo Signed". Los Angeles Times. p. 15.
External links
- Utah Blaine at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety