La Ville abandonnée (1948)
Sept hors-la-loi dirigés par Stretch cambriolent la banque de Rameyville et prennent la fuite, poursuivis par un détachement de cavalerie. Avec la erte d’un des membres, les bandits sont obligés de s’engager dans un désert de sel sans fin. Brûlés par le soleil, exténués et assoiffés, les six survivants sortent de cette suffocante fournaise pour atteindre la ville fantôme de Yellow Sky. Ils y trouvent de l’eau mais aussi, dans une cabane au bout de la rue principale, un grand-père et sa petite-fille prénommée Mike, une jeune femme téméraire qui ne souhaite pas se laisser intimider. Les bandits sont persuadés que ces derniers cachent de l’or car sinon, que feraient-ils seuls dans ce trou perdu visité régulièrement par les Apaches ?
Directeur:
William A. Wellman
écrivain:
Lamar Trotti
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Gregory Peck as James "Stretch" Dawson |
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Anne Baxter as Constance Mae 'Mike' |
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Richard Widmark as Dude |
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Robert Arthur as Bull Run |
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John Russell as Lengthy |
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Harry Morgan as Half Pint |
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James Barton as Grandpa |
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Charles Kemper as Walrus |
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Carlos Acosta as Indian (uncredited) |
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Robert Adler as Jed (uncredited) |
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Ray Beltram as Indian (uncredited) |
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Harry Carter as Cavalry Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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William Gould as Banker (uncredited) |
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Eula Guy as Woman Bank Customer (uncredited) |
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Paul Hurst as Drunk (uncredited) |
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Victor Kilian as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Norman Leavitt as Bank Teller (uncredited) |
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Jay Silverheels as Indian (uncredited) |
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José Sáenz as Indian (uncredited) |
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Norm Taylor as Indian (uncredited) |
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Hank Worden as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited) |
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Chief Yowlachie as Colorado (uncredited) |
| Directing | William A. Wellman | Director |
| Production | Lamar Trotti | Producer |
| Writing | Lamar Trotti | Screenplay |
| Writing | W.R. Burnett | Story |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ernest Lansing | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Harmon Jones | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Fred Sersen | Special Effects |
| Sound | Bernard Freericks | Sound |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Crew | Curly Twiford | Animal Coordinator |
| Directing | Stanley K. Scheuer | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Lyman Hallowell | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Frank Cory | Grip |
| Camera | Til Gabani | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Eugene Korman | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Martha Crawford | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jock Mahoney | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects Camera |
| Directing | William Eckhardt | Assistant Director |
| Production | Robert R. Snody | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Prehoda | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Reed | Hairstylist |