The Painted Hills (1951)
After years of prospecting, Jonathan finally strikes gold. He returns to town only to discover that his partner has since died and left Tommy fatherless. He decides to leave Shep with Tommy to cheer him up. Meanwhile, Jonathan's new partner isn't interested in sharing the gold, and lures Jonathan to his death.
Director:
Harold F. Kress
Writer:
True Eames Boardman
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Gary Gray as Tommy Blake |
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Paul Kelly as Jonathan Harvey |
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Bruce Cowling as Lin Taylor |
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Art Smith as Pilot Pete |
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Ann Doran as Martha Blake |
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Chief Yowlachie as Bald Eagle |
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Andrea Virginia Lester as Mita |
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Brown Jug Reynolds as Red Wing |
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Mitchell Lewis as Mark Miller (uncredited) |
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Charles Watts as Steve (uncredited) |
| Directing | Harold F. Kress | Director |
| Writing | Alexander Hull | Novel |
| Production | Chester M. Franklin | Producer |
| Sound | Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Alfred Gilks | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Harold Lipstein | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Newell P. Kimlin | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Leonid Vasian | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Sid Sidman | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Sound |
| Crew | Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Writing | True Eames Boardman | Screenplay |