Oregon Passage
1957 film by Paul Landres
- December 29, 1957 (1957-12-29)
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Oregon Passage is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Paul Landres and starring 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
A cavalry lieutenant becomes the enemy of a Shoshone chief when he rescues an Indian maiden from the ceremonial camp.
Cast
- John Ericson as Lt. Niles Ord
- Lola Albright as Sylvia Dane
- Toni Gerry as Little Deer
- Edward Platt as Maj. Roland Dane
- Rachel Ames as Marion Erschick (as Judith Ames)
- H.M. Wynant as Black Eagle
- Jon Shepodd as Lt. Baird Dolby
- Walt Barnes as Sgt. Jed Erschick
- Paul Fierro as Nato
- Harvey Stephens as Capt. Boyson
Production
Oregon Passage was shot on location in Bend, Oregon.[3]
References
- ^ Gevinson 1997, p. 744.
- ^ "Oregon Passage (1958)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Filmed in Oregon 1908-2015" (PDF). Oregon Film Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
Bibliography
- Gevinson, Alan (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. American Film Institute. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209640.
External links
- Oregon Paggage at IMDb
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