The Walking Hills 1949 DVD - Randolph Scott, Ella Rainse, John Ireland FILM NOIR

Description: Item Description "YOU MESSED UP A PRETTY GOOD HAND, KID." In the backroom of a tequila bar in a sleazy border town, a penny-ante poker game between several shady characters goes on. Among them are horse breeder Jim Carey (Randolph Scott), private detective Frezee (John Ireland), Willy (Edgar Buchanan), and Johnny (Jerome Courtland). Willy tells the group about a legend of a wagon train that was loaded with gold which went missing in the desert near them 100 years ago, the famed Walking Hills. Johnny remarks that the Walking Hills, while providing a shortcut through the desert, are notoriously dangerous and best avoided. He then tells the group how he was riding through recently and his horse tripped on an old wagon wheel and threw him... Silence as everyone exchanges glances, and they pressure Johnny into taking them to where his horse bucked him. The quest for gold is on, but the party is plagued by paranoia, distrust, greed, duplicity, and betrayal. In the desert amid the shifting sand dunes, the group struggles to locate the gold while weathering a vicious sandstorm and their own greed. There are a couple of surprises and director John Sturges maintains tension throughout this suspenseful, 75-minute, black & white saga. In 1948 the blockbuster movie John Huston's "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" hit the big screen. This cinematic masterpiece took the entertainment world by storm and spawned several copies and variations including this early John Sturges flick. Randolph Scott headlines as the more or less moral center of the group, even if his intentions and actions seem to defy that description. For a slightly less than "A" feature, the film boasts an admirable cast of characters, among them Ella Raines, John Ireland, Arthur Kennedy, Edgar Buchanan (scene stealing as usual) and blues/folk revivalist singer Josh White whose musical contributions to the film capture a legendary performer for posterity. William Bishop, a young man whom Columbia was grooming for stardom (but who failed to click and would soon "descend" to mostly TV work) is the least familiar perhaps of the major actors, but he's impressive enough here for one to wish he had done better within the ten years that he had left before cancer took him at 41. In a book on the Films of Randolph Scott there's a story told about Ella Raines's husband Ransom Olds who was an air ace from the recent war and would be one again in Korea and Vietnam. It seems as though for a joke he buzzed the company on location. He thought it was funny, but the roaring jet passing over frightened all the horses and the wranglers spent the rest of the day rounding them up. Ella was not amused either, nor I'm sure was Harry Cohn. REGION 0 - WILL PLAY WORLDWIDE INTERACTIVE MENUS / SCENE SELECTION 1949 / Black & White / 4:3 Ratio / ENGLISH / 75 MIN DVD ART WITH INSERT AS SHOWN. A GREAT COLLECTOR'S ITEM - AND A GREAT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF CLASSIC FILMS! PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRODUCTION HAS NEVER BEEN AVAILABLE ON DVD AND IS NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES. This is not an "official" release or copy thereof. All media came from public domain sources. This is a good-quality copy with interactive menus and packaging designed by myself. This DVD is boxed exactly as pictured above, and is brand new and factory shrink-wrapped. All screenshots are taken directly from the DVD. All files used in the production of this DVD are not in violation of copyright laws or Ebay guidelines. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DVD is professionally assembled & shipped to you! Any defective disks happily replaced! Please allow 3 business days for shipment to be sent out. Orders within the United States will usually arrive within one week of purchase but I have seen it take up to 10-15 days during Christmas time. International orders can sometimes take up to 14 to 21 business days. If you are unhappy for any reason, please contact me before posting negative feedback! I have a 100% satisfaction policy and will gladly iron out problems. I love these neglected films and have spent years tracking down quality copies! I aim to give these films the loving attention they deserve, with quality packaging and interactive menus. I'm always on the hunt for rare & neglected gems so check back often! I'm happy to answer any and all questions you may have! Just drop me a line!

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