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".
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.981 |
Directed By
William A. Wellman
Crew
William A. Wellman
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti
W.R. Burnett
Alfred Newman
Edward B. Powell
Joseph MacDonald
Lyle R. Wheeler
Albert Hogsett
Thomas Little
Ernest Lansing
Harmon Jones
Charles LeMaire
Ben Nye
Fred Sersen
Bernard Freericks
Harry M. Leonard
William Shakespeare
Curly Twiford
Stanley K. Scheuer
Lyman Hallowell
Frank Cory
Til Gabani
Eugene Korman
Martha Crawford
Jock Mahoney
Fred Sersen
William Eckhardt
Robert R. Snody
Frank Prehoda
Kay Reed
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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