Thunder in the Valley is a 1947 American Technicolor drama film directed by Louis King and starring Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner and Edmund Gwenn.[1] It is based on the 1898 novel Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant, which has previously been adapted into a 1938 film of the same title. The film was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox and cost a reported $1.9 million.[2] It was released in Britain under the alternative title Bob, Son of Battle.
| Thunder in the Valley | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Louis King |
| Screenplay by | Jerome Cady |
| Based on | Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant |
| Produced by | Robert Bassler |
| Starring | Lon McCallister Peggy Ann Garner Edmund Gwenn |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | Nick DeMaggio |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA crockerty old sheepherder, Adam MacAdam, loves his prize collie dog, but little else, not even his son David. But David, with the help of a neighbor's daughter, Maggie Moore, raises his own prize dog and beats out his father in a contest.
Cast
edit- Lon McCallister as David MacAdam
- Peggy Ann Garner as Maggie Moore
- Edmund Gwenn as Adam MacAdam
- Reginald Owen as James Moore
- Charles Irwin as Long Kirby
- Leyland Hodgson as Ferguson
- Norma Varden as Lady Eleanor
- J. Farrell MacDonald as McPherson - Innkeeper
- John Rogers as MacKenzie
- Houseley Stevenson as Angus MacIvor
- Jean Prescott as Mrs. Elizabeth Moore
- David Thursby as Samuel Thornton
- Edgar Norton as Parson Leggy Hornbut
- James Finlayson as Court Judge
- Al Ferguson as Bailiff
- Mae Marsh as Flower Vendor
- Douglas Gerrard as Villager
Production
editParts of the film were shot in Duck Creek, Strawberry Valley, Strawberry Point, Kanab Canyon, Navajo Lake, and Blue Springs in Utah.[3]: 288
References
edit- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "Amber cost seen near $5,000,000" Variety 30 October 1946 p 7
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: A history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
External links
edit- Thunder in the Valley at IMDb
- Thunder in the Valley at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Thunder in the Valley at the TCM Movie Database
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