Flaming Star (1960)

Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Clair Huffaker (screenplay) and
Nunnally Johnson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 December 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

CHOOSE!... Between your white father and your Kiowa mother !

Plot:

Sam Burton's second wife Neddy is Indian, their son Pacer a half-breed. As struggle starts between the whites and the Kiowas...

Plot Keywords:

Half Breed | Gunfight | Martial Arts | Doctor | Warrior

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Pacer Burton
Barbara Eden	...	Roslyn Pierce
Steve Forrest	...	Clint Burton
Dolores del Rio	...	Neddy Burton (as Dolores Del Rio)
John McIntire	...	Sam 'Pa' Burton
Rodolfo Acosta	...	Buffalo Horn (as Rudolph Acosta)
Karl Swenson	...	Dred Pierce
Ford Rainey	...	Doc Phillips
Richard Jaeckel	...	Angus Pierce
Anne Benton	...	Dorothy Howard
L.Q. Jones	...	Tom Howard
Douglas Dick	...	Will Howard
Tom Reese	...	Jute
Marian Goldina	...	Ph'sha Knay
Monte Burkhart	...	Ben Ford
Ted Jacques	...	Hornsby
Rodd Redwing	...	Indian Warrior
Perry Lopez	...	Two Moons
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Alder	...	Driver (uncredited)
Henry Amargo	...	Brave (uncredited)
Lon Ballantyne	...	Indian Warrior #1 (uncredited)
Barbara Beaird	...	Dottie Phillips (uncredited)
Ray Beltram	...	Indian (uncredited)
Sharon Bercutt	...	Bird's Wing (uncredited)
Joe Brooks	...	Man #5 at Crossing (uncredited)
Larry Chance	...	Indian Chief (uncredited)
Virginia Christine	...	Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Tom Fadden	...	Man #1 at Crossing (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson	...	Posseman (uncredited)
Griswold Green	...	Man #2 at Crossing (uncredited)
William Herrin	...	Man #6 at Crossing (uncredited)
Pat Hogan	...	Indian Warrior #2 (uncredited)
Foster Hood	...	Indian Warrior #3 (uncredited)
Charles Horvath	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Roy Jenson	...	Matt Holcom (uncredited)
Guy Way	...	Man #4 at Crossing (uncredited)
Red West	...	Indian (uncredited)

Directed by
Don Siegel

Writing credits
Clair Huffaker		(screenplay) and
Nunnally Johnson		(screenplay)
Clair Huffaker		(novel "Flaming Lance")

Produced by
David Weisbart	....	producer

Original Music by
Cyril J. Mockridge
Irving Gertz		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Charles G. Clarke		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hugh S. Fowler

Art Direction by
Duncan Cramer
Walter M. Simonds

Set Decoration by
G.W. Berntsen		(as Gustav Berntsen)
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by
Adele Balkan

Makeup Department
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Helen Turpin	....	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph E. Rickards	....	assistant director
Richard Talmadge	....	second unit director
Fred R. Simpson	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Warren B. Delaplain	....	sound
E. Clayton Ward	....	sound

Stunts
Eli Bo Jack Blackfeather	....	stunts (uncredited)
Charles Horvath	....	stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roy Jenson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Thomas A. Sweet	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Talmadge	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Guy Way	....	stunts (uncredited)

Music Department
Lionel Newman	....	conductor
Edward B. Powell	....	orchestrator
Jerry Goldsmith	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Leigh Harline	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Lyn Murray	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Josephine Earl	....	dances stager
Tom Parker	....	technical adviser (as Colonel Tom Parker)
Doris Drought	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Don Meyer	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century - Fox)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1960) (USA) (theatrical) (released by)
• 20th Century Fox (1961) (France) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Key Video (1987) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan for CBS/Fox Home Video)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1961) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Oy Fox Films (1961) (Finland) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (7 film set)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (7 film set)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Fox Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)

Other Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation  CinemaScope is the registered trademark of

Also Known As:

Runtime:

101 min | USA:92 min (FMC Library Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #19729) | West Germany:12 (f) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Andy Warhol's famous diptych of Elvis Presley as a cowboy came from a shot in this movie.

Quotes:

Pacer Burton:All Ma and me ever got from Whites is mean looks and don't get uppish with us.
Roslyn Pierce:Oh, that's not true.
Pacer Burton:You were the worst. You made me feel it the worst. When I was little I liked you a lot. You were the only girl I ever liked a whole lot. But ever since you've been old enough to know, you never looked at me once without saying something in the back of your head. "He's Kiowa. Clint's all right, but watch out for Pacer."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Django Unchained (2012)

Soundtrack:

A Cane And A High Starched Collar

Very good indeed

One of Elvis's best films. Legendary film director Don Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dirty Harry) gets the most out of Elvis and the King proves here that when he had something of substance to work from, he was more than capable.

This film not only has a gripping and tragic storyline, it looks and feels authentic enough in dealing with an important chapter in American history. The film is packed with emotional moments and action and an all round good cast. If Elvis had gotten more film roles like this one, he could have become one of the great movie stars. 8 out of 10.