Sierra Baron is a 1958 American Western CinemaScope color film directed by James B. Clark and starring Brian Keith, Rick Jason and Rita Gam, from the novel by Thomas W. Blackburn.
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| Directed by | James B. Clark |
| Screenplay by | Houston Branch |
| Based on | Sierra Baron 1955 novel by Thomas W. Blackburn |
| Produced by | Plato A. Skouras |
| Starring | Brian Keith Rick Jason Rita Gam |
| Cinematography | Alex Phillips |
| Edited by | Frank Baldridge |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter |
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| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 80 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
In 1848, a rancher, Miguel Delmonte tries to protect his Princessa Spanish land grant, from American landgrabbers after his father is killed. Real estate agent Rufus Bynum, hires a Texas gunfighter Jack McCracken to kill the man. The gunfighter ends up falling in love with the rancher's sister Felicia.[1][2]
Cast
- Brian Keith as Jack McCracken
- Rick Jason as Miguel Delmonte
- Rita Gam as Felicia Delmonte
- Mala Powers as Sue Russell
- Lewis Allan as Hank Moe
- Pedro Galván as Judson Jeffers
- Fernando Wagner as Grandall
- Steve Brodie as Rufus Bynum
- Carlos Múzquiz as Andrews
- Lee Morgan as Frank Goheen
- Enrique Lucero as Anselmo
- Alberto Mariscal as Lopez
- Lynne Ehrlich as Vicky Russell
- Michael Schmidt as Ralph
- Tommy Riste as Ralph's Father
Production
The novel was published in 1955. The New York Times called it a "grade A novel".[3] In May 1956 the novel was optioned by the sons of Spyros Skouras, Plato and Spyros Jnr, who had formed a production company, Artys Co, with their cousin Charles Spyros Jnr, son of Charles Skouras. André de Toth and John Hawkins wrote a script with De Toth intending to direct; the Skouras brothers wanted Gregory Peck and Jack Palance to star.[4][5]
Eventually rights shifted to Regal Films Inc and the film was made as part of Regal's ten films in three months. De Toth did not direct.[6]
The film was shot back to back with Villa!! in Mexico, in and around Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City.[7][8]
