Yellow Sky (1948)
Overview
In 1867, a gang led by James "Stretch" Dawson robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws come upon a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman named Mike and her grandpa. The story is a Western adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest".
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.184 |
Directed By
William A. Wellman
Crew
William A. Wellman
Lamar Trotti
W.R. Burnett
Fred Sersen
Bernard Freericks
Lyle R. Wheeler
Thomas Little
Ernest Lansing
Joseph MacDonald
Ben Nye
Harry M. Leonard
Albert Hogsett
Alfred Newman
Edward B. Powell
Harmon Jones
Lamar Trotti
Charles LeMaire
William Shakespeare
Stanley K. Scheuer
Curly Twiford
Kay Reed
Lyman Hallowell
Jock Mahoney
Martha Crawford
Til Gabani
Frank Cory
Fred Sersen
William Eckhardt
Robert R. Snody
Eugene Korman
Frank Prehoda
TOP CAST
Gregory Peck
James "Stretch" Dawson
Anne Baxter
Constance Mae 'Mike'
Richard Widmark
Dude
Robert Arthur
Bull Run
John Russell
Lengthy
Harry Morgan
Half Pint
James Barton
Grandpa
Charles Kemper
Walrus
Carlos Acosta
Indian (uncredited)
Robert Adler
Jed (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
Indian (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Cavalry Lieutenant (uncredited)
William Gould
Banker (uncredited)
Eula Guy
Woman Bank Customer (uncredited)
Paul Hurst
Drunk (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Bartender (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Jay Silverheels
Indian (uncredited)
José Sáenz
Indian (uncredited)
Norm Taylor
Indian (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie
Colorado (uncredited)
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