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Sierra Baron
Sierra Baron
Directed by	James B. Clark
Screenplay by	Houston Branch
Based on	Sierra Baron; 1955 novel; by Thomas W. Blackburn
Produced by	Plato A. Skouras
Starring	Brian Keith; Rick Jason; Rita Gam
Cinematography	Alex Phillips
Edited by	Frank Baldridge
Music by	Paul Sawtell; Bert Shefter
Production; company	Regal Films Inc
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date	July 1, 1958;
Running time	80 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Sierra Baron is a 1958 American Western CinemaScope color film directed by James B. Clark and starring Brian Keith, Rick Jason and Rita Gam, from the novel by Thomas W. Blackburn.

Plot

In 1848, a rancher, Miguel Delmonte tries to protect his Princessa Spanish land grant, from American landgrabbers after his father is killed. Real estate agent Rufus Bynum, hires a Texas gunfighter Jack McCracken to kill the man. The gunfighter ends up falling in love with the rancher's sister Felicia.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Brian Keith as Jack McCracken
Rick Jason as Miguel Delmonte
Rita Gam as Felicia Delmonte
Mala Powers as Sue Russell
Lewis Allan as Hank Moe
Pedro Galván as Judson Jeffers
Fernando Wagner as Grandall
Steve Brodie as Rufus Bynum
Carlos Múzquiz as Andrews
Lee Morgan as Frank Goheen
Enrique Lucero as Anselmo
Alberto Mariscal as Lopez
Lynne Ehrlich as Vicky Russell
Michael Schmidt as Ralph
Tommy Riste as Ralph's Father

Production

The novel was published in 1955. The New York Times called it a "grade A novel".^[3] In May 1956 the novel was optioned by the sons of Spyros Skouras, Plato and Spyros Jnr, who had formed a production company, Artys Co, with their cousin Charles Spyros Jnr, son of Charles Skouras. André de Toth and John Hawkins wrote a script with De Toth intending to direct; the Skouras brothers wanted Gregory Peck and Jack Palance to star.^[4]^[5]

Eventually rights shifted to Regal Films Inc and the film was made as part of Regal's ten films in three months. De Toth did not direct.^[6]

The film was shot back to back with Villa!! in Mexico, in and around Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Sierra Baron (1958) - James B. Clark | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
^ "Sierra Baron".
^ H. B. (December 4, 1955). "A year-end roundup on the western range". New York Times. ProQuest 113350761.
^ Schallert, E. (May 14, 1957). "Author favors glenn ford for 'quicksand'; skouras project afoot". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167113681.
^ "Of local origin". New York Times. May 2, 1956. ProQuest 113860842.
^ THOMAS M PRYOR (November 19, 1957). "REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON". New York Times. ProQuest 114300436.
^ Dexter, Maury (2012). Highway to Hollywood (PDF). p. 92.
^ Hopper, H. (December 5, 1957). "Looking at hollywood". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 180268347.