Underplayed Gems

Escort West (1958)

Escort West poster
Directed by
Francis D. Lyon
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

After the Civil War, a former Confederate officer and his daughter travel west. They encounter survivors of an Indian attack and try to help them.

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What happens

Escort West is a 1959 American Western film directed by Francis D. Lyon, and starring Victor Mature, Faith Domergue, and Elaine Stewart. The movie is set after the U.S. Civil War, when a former Confederate officer, played by Victor Mature, and his daughter help some survivors of an Indian massacre. The film was released by United Artists on January 23, 1959. It was the second of two co-productions between Batjac and Romina Productions. Their first was China Doll (1957). The movie was filmed largely on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California, with additional footage shot on the nearby Bell Moving Picture Ranch. The site of the Bell Ranch location shoot remained a mystery for decades until it was discovered on an expedition by film location researchers in early 2015. The researchers found the location by using information from "Escort West" and the first Elvis Presley movie, Love Me Tender, which filmed its climactic sequence at the same site, known as the "Rocky Hill." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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