Barbed Wire (1952 film)
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Barbed Wire | |
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Directed by | George Archainbaud |
Written by | Gerald Geraghty |
Produced by | Armand Schaefer |
Starring |
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Cinematography | William Bradford |
Edited by | James Sweeney |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $58,874.36[1] |
Barbed Wire is a 1952 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry, Anne James, and William Fawcett. Written by Gerald Geraghty, the film is about a cattle buyer who goes to Texas to investigate why the cattle trails to Kansas are blocked.[2]
Plot
A cattle buyer, a federal agent, and a newswoman become involved in a railroad plot against the backdrop of a rancher vs. homesteader war.
Cast
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry
- Anne James as Gay Kendall
- Pat Buttram as "Buckeye" Buttram
- Leonard Penn as Steve Ruttledge
- William Fawcett as John S. 'Uncle John' Copeland
- Michael Vallon as Homesteader August Gormley[3]
Production
Filming and budget
Barbed Wire was filmed December 10–20, 1951. The film had an operating budget of $58,874.36 (equal to $691,090 today).[1]
Filming locations
Soundtrack
- "Mexicali Rose" (Jack Tenney, Helen Stone) by Gene Autry
- "Old Buckaroo" by Gene Autry[5]
References
- Citations
- ^ a b Magers 2007, p. 315.
- ^ "Barbed Wire". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Full cast and crew for Barbed Wire". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Filming locations for Barbed Wire". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Soundtracks for Barbed Wire". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- Bibliography
- George-Warren, Holly (2007). Public Cowboy no. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195177466.
- Green, Douglas B. (2002). Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 978-0826514127.
- Magers, Boyd (2007). Gene Autry Westerns. Madison, NC: Empire Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0944019498.
External links
- Barbed Wire at IMDb
- Barbed Wire at the TCM Movie Database
- Barbed Wire at AllMovie
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