Arizona Raidersis a 1965 AmericanTechniscopeWesternfilm directed byWilliam Witneyand starringAudie Murphy.[2]
| Arizona Raiders | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Witney |
| Screenplay by | Alex Gottlieb Mary Willingham Willard W. Willingham |
| Story by | Frank Gruber Richard Schayer |
| Produced by | Grant Whytock |
| Starring | Audie Murphy |
| Cinematography | Jacques R. Marquette |
| Edited by | Grant Whytock |
| Music by | Richard LaSalle |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Admiral Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $400,000[1] |
Plot
editClint Stewart (Audie Murphy) is aConfederatewar hero who has gone out West to join a renegade band,Quantrill's Raiders,and ends up captured by the law.
Sent to prison with his friend Willie Martin (Ben Cooper), for riding with Quantrill (Fred Graham), the two go along with a jailbreak plan masterminded by former U.S. Army Captain Andrews (Buster Crabbe), who now heads the Arizona Rangers, to grant the men a full pardon if they help the Rangers stop a band of raiders who once rode with Quantrill. Clint has an old score to settle with Montana Smith (George Keymas), one of the Raiders, but plans to take off on his own until both his younger brother and his pal Willie are killed by the raiders.
Cast
edit- Audie Murphyas Clint
- Michael Danteas Brady
- Ben Cooperas Willie Martin
- Buster Crabbeas Captain Andrews of theArizona Rangers
- Gloria Talbottas Martina
- Ray Stricklynas Danny 'nobhead' Bonner
- George Keymasas Montana
- Fred Kroneas Matt Edwards
- Willard Willingham as Eddie
- Red Morganas Tex
- Fred Grahamas Quantrell/Quantrill
Production
editMurphy's salary for the film was $45,000.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abGraham, Don (1989).No Name on the Bullet: The Biography of Audie Murphy.New York City:Penguin Publishing.p.296.ISBN978-0670815111.
- ^Arizona Raidersat the Audie Murphy Memorial Site
External links
edit- Arizona RaidersatIMDb
- Arizona RaidersatTCMDB
- Arizona RaidersatAllMovie
- Arizona Raidersat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Arizona Raiders at Apacheland Movie RanchArchivedAugust 4, 2013, at theWayback Machine
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