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Oregon Passage

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Oregon Passage
Theatrical poster
Directed byPaul Landres
Screenplay byJack DeWitt
Based onRio Bravo by Gordon D. Shirreffs
Produced byLindsley Parsons
StarringJohn Ericson
Lola Albright
Toni Gerry
Edward Platt
CinematographyEllis W. Carter
Edited byMaury Wright
Music byPaul Dunlap
Color processColor by Deluxe
Production
company
Lindsley Parsons Pictures Corporation
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • December 29, 1957 (1957-12-29)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Oregon Passage is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Paul Landres. The movie stars John Ericson, Lola Albright, Toni Gerry and Edward Platt. Its plot follows a clash between an army lieutenant and Shoshoni natives[1], in the Cascade Mountains region of Oregon, in 1871.[2] It is based on the novel by Gordon D. Shirreffs.

Plot

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A cavalry lieutenant becomes the enemy of a Shoshone chief, when he rescues an Indian maiden from the ceremonial camp.

Cast

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Production

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Oregon Passage was shot on location in Bend, Oregon.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gevinson 1997, p. 744.
  2. ^ "Oregon Passage (1958)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Filmed in Oregon 1908-2015" (PDF). Oregon Film Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2015.

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