Ramona (1936)

Half-Indian girl brought up in a wealthy household is loved by the son of the house against his family's wishes and loves another Indian employed by the household.

Director:

Henry King

Writers:

Helen Hunt Jackson (novel), Lamar Trotti (screenplay),

Stars:

Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Kent Taylor

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Loretta Young	...	Ramona
Don Ameche	...	Alessandro
Kent Taylor	...	Felipe Moreno
Pauline Frederick	...	Señora Moreno
Jane Darwell	...	Aunt Ri Hyar
Katherine DeMille	...	Margarita (as Katherine de Mille)
Victor Kilian	...	Father Gaspara
John Carradine	...	Jim Farrar
J. Carrol Naish	...	Juan Can
Pedro de Cordoba	...	Father Salvierderra
Charles Waldron	...	Dr. Weaver
Claire Du Brey	...	Marda
Russell Simpson	...	Scroggs
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Joseph Hyar (as William Benedict)
Robert Spindola	...	Paquito

Storyline

Half-Indian girl brought up in a wealthy household is loved by the son of the house against his family's wishes and loves another Indian employed by the household.

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Plot Keywords:

rooster | fiesta | marriage proposal | dog | wedding | 

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Taglines:

In The New Perfected Technicolor

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1936 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Johnson Canyon, Kanab, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film produced by 20th Century Fox in full three-strip Technicolor. Also the first western to be produced in the same process.

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Connections

Version of Ramona (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Sunrise Hymn"
(1936) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by William Kernell
Sung by the guests the morning after the fiesta

User Reviews

Technicolor is the Real Star of "Ramona"

While Loretta Young and Don Ameche get top billing, there is no question that the real star of "Ramona" is the "new perfected technicolor" as the film's poster declared in 1936. The film was the 4th to be shot in the "perfected" 3-strip color process.

"Ramona" does looks beautiful. Its the slow-moving plot that really does the film in. I've seen travelogues from the period that have more to hold a viewer's attention. Basically, the story revolves around a taboo romance between Young (a beautiful Spanish girl) and Ameche (the friendly Indian). The most interesting aspect of the plot is the fact that the white settlers are portrayed as the villains, grabbing the land and possessions of the peaceful Indians...an unusually politically correct position for a mid 1930's movie.

If you're a fan of Loretta Young, Don Ameche, or beautiful technicolor, "Ramona" is worth a look...at least once. Repeat viewings could be painful.