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Copper Canyon

  • 1950
  • Passed
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Hedy Lamarr and Ray Milland in Copper Canyon (1950)
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Performing sharpshooter Johnny Carter is asked to help a beleaguered group of copper miners.Performing sharpshooter Johnny Carter is asked to help a beleaguered group of copper miners.Performing sharpshooter Johnny Carter is asked to help a beleaguered group of copper miners.

  • Director
    • John Farrow
  • Writers
    • Richard English
    • Jonathan Latimer
  • Stars
    • Ray Milland
    • Hedy Lamarr
    • Macdonald Carey
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    737
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Farrow
    • Writers
      • Richard English
      • Jonathan Latimer
    • Stars
      • Ray Milland
      • Hedy Lamarr
      • Macdonald Carey
    • 30User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Hedy Lamarr and Ray Milland in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)
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    Hedy Lamarr and Ray Milland in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Hedy Lamarr and Ray Milland in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Hedy Lamarr and Ray Milland in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)

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    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Johnny Carter
    Hedy Lamarr
    Hedy Lamarr
    • Lisa Roselle
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • Deputy Lane Travis
    Mona Freeman
    Mona Freeman
    • Caroline Desmond
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Lt. Ord
    Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    • Mullins
    Hope Emerson
    Hope Emerson
    • Ma Tarbet
    Taylor Holmes
    Taylor Holmes
    • Theodosius Roberts
    Peggy Knudsen
    Peggy Knudsen
    • Cora
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Jeb Bassett
    Percy Helton
    Percy Helton
    • 'Scamper' Joad
    Philip Van Zandt
    Philip Van Zandt
    • Sheriff Wattling
    • (as Philip van Zandt)
    Francis Pierlot
    Francis Pierlot
    • Moss Balfour
    Ernö Verebes
    Ernö Verebes
    • Professor
    Paul Lees
    • Bat Laverne
    Bobby Watson
    Bobby Watson
    • Bixby
    • (as Robert Watson)
    Georgia Backus
    Georgia Backus
    • Martha Bassett
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Mr. Henderson
    • Director
      • John Farrow
    • Writers
      • Richard English
      • Jonathan Latimer
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Debut of actress Joanne Linville.
    • Goofs
      When Johnny Carter (Ray Milland) rides into a creek on his horse near the end of the story, both horse and rider completely submerge, but when they come out, Carter's shirt is mostly dry with a small wet patch.
    • Quotes

      Deputy Lane Travis: Remember when I told you once about never having to dodge bullets from a dead man? Well, that still goes.

    • Connections
      Referenced in El Litri y su sombra (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      COPPER CANYON
      Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

      Sung in background

    User reviews30

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    Never been a big fan of westerns, but here goes.
    First off, I love Ray Milland. He's so cool and collected. The man can wear golden hoop earrings and fend off Marlene Dietrich without looking the slightest bit unnerved (see "Golden Earrings"). He's calm in this also, and he doesn't even attempt to let you in on the whole "Is he the guy or isn't he?" conflict that runs through this film. (I also enjoy the COMPLETELY different "Is she or isn't she?" of "Johnny Guitar," but that's another story.) I rarely discuss the plot (I'm usually distracted) but Ray Milland is approached to help some former Rebels who are being cheated by former Yankees. Sort of a "You killed my son so I won't buy your product" thing. That gives Ray a chance to deliver a disgustingly sappy speech direct from Abraham Lincoln. Discrimination of any kind is a touchy subject, and it is difficult to get it into a film without offending someone, so A for effort on that point.

    Hedy "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" Lamarr is the good-bad girl. Or is it the bad-good girl? She's the seemingly bad girl who proves to be good in the end. There we go. She's gorgeous in color, and that's definitely the highlight of her performance. There has never been any reason to have women in westerns--I've always hated that. They just stand around looking delicate and lovely (how they managed to do that in the old West where the ratio of men to women was staggering I'll never know). They're something to fight over, but that's it. Hedy tries to worm her way into the plot, but when the action starts she's out of the running. "Johnny Guitar" isn't like that, but those aren't regular "women" in the usual sense of the word. I for one desperately wanted to see Hedy pick up her shotgun and blow her corrupt not-boyfriend right out of the saddle. But no. She had to stand on the porch and watch the action from afar. She did blow him out of the saddle a few times, but that was different, and of course sex-related.

    I think I would have appreciated this film more had Ray Milland been a simpering entertainer and Barbara Stanwyck a rough-and-ready female rancher with bone to pick with everyone. Not that Hedy Lamarr's bad, but this isn't her thing. (I also love the obligatory explanation of her accent. In this, she's from New Orleans, where everyone has an accent of some kind. In "Come Live With Me," she's naturally from Austria. They can't just let us wonder why a foreign-accented beauty turns up in Nevada and starts playing poker with the sheriff.)

    All in all, it's entertaining, but don't roll out the red carpet yet.
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    • sadie_thompson
    • Oct 3, 2003

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1950 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flammendes Tal
    • Filming locations
      • Cathedral Rock, Sedona, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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