Yellowstone Kelly (1959)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Burt Kennedy (writer)
Heck Allen (novel)

Release Date:

11 December 1959 (Finland)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

A fur-trapper named Kelly, who once saved the life of a Sioux chief, is allowed to set his traps in Sioux territory during the late 1870s...

Plot Keywords:

Tenderfoot | Fur Trapper | 1870s | U.S. Army | Mountain Man

Cast

Clint Walker	...	Luther 'Yellowstone' Kelly
Edd Byrnes	...	Anse Harper (as Edward Byrnes)
John Russell	...	Gall, Sioux Chief
Ray Danton	...	Sayapi, Gall's Nephew
Claude Akins	...	Sergeant
Rhodes Reason	...	Major Towns
Andra Martin	...	Wahleeah, Sayapi's Arapaho Captive
Gary Vinson	...	Lieutenant
Warren Oates	...	Corporal

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Coconino National Forest, Arizona, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Quotes:

Anse Harper: I wish I could take that grin off his face.
Yellowstone Kelly: He's proud... counting coup on us.
Anse Harper: Coup?
Yellowstone Kelly: That stick he clubbed us with! A coup stick. Horseback Indians figure anybody can stand safe off and kill a man, but if you can get close enough to touch him and then ride away alive, that's something to tell your squaw about.

A fine cast, good story and action make this a great western

The location scenery help make this a fine picture, with TV's Cheyenne, Clint Walker as the title character. Edd (Kooky) Byrnes shows signs that he could have been a good actor in a supporting role. Only real problem is the typical Warner Brothers Indian Maiden...complete with full make-up and blue eyes. The script moves along at a fast pace, the action scenes are great, and Walker appears HUGE on the screen today. This is a fun western to watch.