Yellow sky was a thoroughly enjoyable story because it felt surprisingly dynamic and even graphic for a 1940s western. Loading the bullion into their saddlebags, the robbers gallop off, the us. Yellow sky 1948 24627 movieart original film posters. Guns blaze, fists fly and passions tangle in the best realistic western style. Yellow sky subtitles 42 subtitles download movie and. His performance as atticus finch in the 1962 film to kill a mockingbird earned him the. Wellman that stars gregory peck, anne baxter, and richard widmark. Yellow sky the screen directors playhouse drama old.
The screen directors playhouse drama old time radio downloads. This movie is a classic western with great action, great sound effects, a great bw film, plus great actors. A gang of robbers, led by charismatic outlaw stretch gregory peck, hold up a bank and then flee across the desert. Mar 20, 2016 fugitive james stretch dawson gregory peck and his ring of bandits hide out in a town that has been deserted by its entire population, except for a young woman named mike anne baxter and her. Wellman avec gregory peck, anne baxter, richard widmark robert arthur, john russell, harry morgan une bande recherchee pour une atta. She wore a yellow ribbon is a 1949 technicolor western film directed by john ford and starring john wayne. Richard widmark list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Gregory peck, anne baxter, richard widmark, john russell, harry morgan, robert arthur, william wellman. Our team is working hard to regularly upload subtitles for. One of the worlds most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, peck continued to play major film roles until the late 1970s. In the film, a band of misfit bank robbers, led by james stretch dawson gregory peck, are on the run from an aggressive. Wellmans yellow sky might be one of the finest westerns of the 40s, with stunning photography, convincing dialogue and a thrilling soundtrack. Yellow sky 1948 is a western directed by william a. Us billboard 1 apr 1949 22 weeks, us 1940s 1 apr 1949 20 weeks, us 1 for 11 weeks may 1949, uk sheet music 1 for 9 weeks aug 1949, uk 40s sheet music 1 jun 1949 23 weeks, australia 1 for 5 weeks nov 1949, us invalid bb 1 of 1949, peel list 1 of 1949, pop 1 of 1949, dze 1 of 1949, ddd 6.
Wellman and starring gregory peck, richard widmark, and anne baxter. Here you can download subtitles for a wide range of the most popular movies and tv series. Gregory peck and anne baxter yellow sky anne baxter, gregory peck, old hollywood. The screen directors playhouse refers to the popular 1949 anthology series heard on both the radio and television. While yellow sky isnt in the same league as the john huston classic, both works explore the darker recesses of humanity, specifically lust for gold and how that. Gallery of 22 movie poster and cover images for yellow sky 1948. Yellow sky is a 1948 american western film directed by william a. A pistolpacking tomboy and her grandfather discover a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in the neighboring ghost town. There, they meet a tomboyish beauty named mike anne baxter and her prospector grandfather charles barton. A band of outlaws, led by tough, gruff stretch peck, find themselves knocking at deaths door after becoming lost in the treacherous western badlands only to find their salvation in a lonesome town called yellow sky, where the only inhabitants are a doddering.
Complete set of available episodes for the oldtime radio dramatic anthology series screen directors playhouse. Looking glass studios, a computer game developer originally known as blue sky productions. I watched the filmed version 20 years ago and wasnt crazy about it, but the radio version was so good that it made me go back. Yellow sky on dvd 024543240877 from 20th century fox. The screenplay concerns a band of reprobate outlaws who flee after a bank robbery and encounter an old man and his. A panel of experts selected the 100 greatest western movies of all time. The director of the film, william wellman introduces this radio version based on a book by w. Blue sky studios, an academy awardwinning computer animation studio. Ostensibly, its a western about a group of desperadoes who stumble upon a gold miner and his tomboy granddaughter in the remote desert, setting up a standoff in which the bandits make designs on a fortune in gold dust. History net offers you a chance to vote for your top choice and asks what movies were overlooked, which ones dont belong, and what is the most historically accurate western. Blue sky, a film starring jessica lange and tommy lee jones blue sky tv channel, a greek regional television station blue sky, a fictional drug in american tv series breaking bad, 2008. Yellow sky film productions is a film and television production company located at. The oscarwinning film was the second of fords cavalry trilogy films, along with fort apache 1948 and rio grande 1950. Despite an occasional spec of dirt in two or three scenes, there is little to.
In 1867, a gang led by james stretch dawson robs a bank and flees into the desert. A fine western, harshly shot by joe macdonald in death valley locations, inevitably conjuring comparisons. Outlaw leader gregory peck takes refuge in a frontier ghost town. Original movie poster for yellow sky 1948 24627 first release italian 79x55 unbacked. Released april 1st, 2001, yellow sky stars gregory peck, anne baxter, richard widmark, robert arthur the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Oct 17, 2011 yellow sky is one of those movies that is about much more than the superficial story on the screen. William wellmans westerns always seemed a little claustrophobic, but in yellow sky the directors technique works to the films advantage. Richard widmark full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Blue sky, a film starring jessica lange and tommy lee jones. With the sole exception of a goofy coda that ends the film undoubtedly a concession to the moguls of 20th century fox at the time yellow sky hits all the right notes. Yellow sky possesses all the great hallmarks of its genre. Youre lucky to have found the largest database of subtitles for movies in different languages.
The story is a western adaptation of william shakespeares the tempest. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The screen directors playhouse drama old time radio. The story is believed to be loosely adapted from william shakespeare s the tempest. As titles of westerns go, yellow sky has the ring of a horse opera under majestic, wideopen skies. At the time of filming, barton was only 57 years old. Wellman, with gregory peck, anne baxter, richard widmark, at tcm. The oscar winning film was the second of fords cavalry trilogy films, along with fort apache 1948 and rio grande 1950. I have to tell you that it is still a really great movie only now i see it through adult eyes and a better understanding of just how good a film it is. The plot centers on peck and his band of outlaws who rob a bank and flee the law by riding into the desert.
Art, entertainment, and media animation and gaming. Yellow sky is one of those movies that is about much more than the superficial story on the screen. Staring richard widmark, gregory peck, anne baxter and james barton. Aug 18, 2015 yellow sky was a thoroughly enjoyable story because it felt surprisingly dynamic and even graphic for a 1940s western. Out of water, the outlaws come upon a ghost town called yellow sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman named mike and her grandpa. The only inhabitants are elderly james barton and his pretty granddaughter anne baxter. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 22 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 makeup department 3 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 1. Fugitive james stretch dawson gregory peck and his ring of bandits hide out in a town that has been deserted by its entire population, except for a young woman named mike anne baxter and her. With gregory peck, anne baxter, richard widmark, robert arthur. Welcome to the largest multilanguage movie subtitles collection on the web.
Eldred gregory peck april 5, 1916 june 12, 2003 was an american actor. A band of outlaws led by stretch dawson gregory peck robs a bank, then seeks refuge in the small deserted arizona town of yellow sky. Grandpa, played by james barton, comments about his life 15 years earlier in yellow sky when mike was just a baby, he was 60 years old, and how hes been smoking a pipe for 60 years. Fantastic sound and production on shadow of a doubt. William wellmans westerns always seemed a little claustrophobic, but in yellow sky the directors technique works to the film s advantage. Ava gardner and gregory peck the great sinner 1949 gregory peck, ava gardner. Gregory peck, richard widmark, anne baxter, john russell in 1867, a gang led by james stretch dawson robs a bank and flees into the desert. Mar 24, 2008 richard widmark full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. In his tenth film role and tenth distinctive characterization greg peck is superb as stretch dawson the drifting exsoldier who leads a lawless gang. It was a moment for being a woman for only a womans weapon could keep her alive. Yellow sky is a 1948 dramatic western directed by william a. Yellow sky 2001 fugitive james stretch dawson gregory peck and his ring of bandits hide out in a town that has been deserted by its entire population, except for a young woman named mike. Instead, this lean 1948 western feels more akin to another movie that came out that year, the treasure of the sierra madre. Out of water, the outlaws come upon a ghost town called yellow sky and its only residents, a hostile young.
A band of outlaws, led by tough, gruff stretch peck, find themselves knocking at deaths door after becoming lost in the treacherous western badlands only to find their salvation in a lonesome town called yellow sky, where the only inhabitants are a doddering old man and his mysterious, alluring daughter. Hear classic music from yellow sky, 1948, directed by william a. It featured hollywood stars like fred astaire and lucille ball. Set in the postcivil war old west, the film begins as peck leads a band of seven masked desperadoes in a bank robbery. The remote island of the tempest becomes a desolate ghost town in william wellmans skillfully crafted western. Out of water and near death, they stumble upon yellow sky, an abandoned mining town inhabited only by an old prospector and his flinty granddaughter mike anne.