In the 1960s Oregon, two sheriff deputies arrest three teenagers for robbery but are overpowered and taken hostage while forest fires rage all around them.
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Title: Ring of Fire (1961)
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| David Janssen | ... | Sergeant Steve Walsh | |
| Joyce Taylor | ... | Bobbie 'Skidoo' Adams | |
| Frank Gorshin | ... | Frank Henderson | |
| Joel Marston | ... | Deputy Joe Pringle | |
| James Johnson | ... | Roy Anderson | |
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Ron Myron | ... | Sheriff Tom Niles, Mason County |
| Marshall Kent | ... | Deputy | |
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Frank Gorshin and his girlfriend, Joyce Taylor, are on the run from the law when apprehended and arrested by the Sherriff, David Janssen. During the transport to jail Gorshin escapes and in the ensuing chase a forest fire is started. The nearby small town is threatened and the only means of escape is by train, led by David Janssen. Written by Chas Robertson
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....MINUTE by MINUTE... MILE.....by MILE the RING OF FIRE .....closed!Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 June 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sergeant Steve Walsh: In this state they hang you.
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Footage of two real forest fires in Oregon and California were used for this film. See more »Goofs
During the initial kidnapping and drive out into the woods, a shadow of the camera equipment can be seen on the trunk of the car in shots from behind. See more »Quotes
Bobbie 'Skidoo' Adams: I don't dig that gas chamber deal. Cyanide's bad for the complexion.Sergeant Steve Walsh: In this state they hang you.
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Just caught this little gem and I must say, I was quite surprised... and entertained. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a great or even good movie, but what it lacks in acting and direction it more than makes up in well, ingenuity and effort. The basic plot is fine and the story plausible until the protagonists emerge from the forest and all hell breaks loose. There's a forest fire of massive proportions, an evacuation of equally massive proportions and disaster upon disaster. The bad guys buy it the good ones survive the good townspeople get away. What was amazing though is how many people crowded that little Rocky Mountain town. And the cars, they must have each owned a dozen. During the evacuation people kept running around, cars kept honking, and they all kept coming at you, scene after scene, with no letup. It also seemed like other than the three teenage protagonists and our hero, the town was populated by the middle aged and senior citizens. Quite spry I must admit, but where did the younger people go? It looked to me like the producers made the conscious decision to hire older actors. And then there was the forest fire. It was massive, awful, mesmerizing, utterly gigantic in scope. This must have been actual footage of a forest fire. I witnessed an unstoppable force of nature in all its awesome finality.
As for the actors, the three principals were quite good delivering their cornball lines, especially Frank Gorshen and Joyce Taylor. David Janssen was well, David Janssen. Straight faced all the way, little emotion, the picture of composure in the face of utter despair. Gorshen was fun to watch but his character was too one dimensional. Joyce Taylor on the other hand was worth the price of admission. Saucy all the way, dangerously sexy and with more than enough complexity to make her character an interesting standout. And what a fox. I was sorry to discover that her career was quite limited. Nonetheless she impressed me and I'll be looking out for more films with her.
So there you have it. Another bad film that's actually quite fun.