The Walking Hills (1950)
- Directed by
- John Sturges
- Genre
- Western film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of nine men search for an old treasure in a desert landscape. Among them are a detective chasing a fugitive and other people with secrets. A love triangle develops involving the detective, the fugitive, and a woman.
noir-tingedtensegrittydesolatesuspensefulmoodyslow-burn
What happens
The Walking Hills is a 1949 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Randolph Scott and Ella Raines. The film's plot has film noir elements in its story of a search for an old treasure by nine men including a detective tracking a fugitive, several others who have things to hide, and a love triangle involving the two leads and the fugitive. The film was shot in the Alabama Hills of California and Death Valley National Monument, locations Sturges returned to a few years later to film his classic Bad Day at Black Rock. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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