Against a Crooked Sky

1975 film

  • Richard Boone
  • Stewart Petersen
  • Henry Wilcoxon
CinematographyJoe Jackman
Bernie AbramsonEdited byMarsh HendryMusic byLex de AzevedoDistributed byDoty-Dayton Releasing
Release date
  • December 1975 (1975-12)
Running time
89 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$2.3 million (US/Canada rentals)[1] or $2,273,000[2]

Against a Crooked Sky is a 1975 American Western film directed by Earl Bellamy, starring Richard Boone, Stewart Petersen, and Henry Wilcoxon.

Plot summary

The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe, and the eldest son pursues her. To secure his sister's freedom, he must sacrifice his own life by passing the test of "Crooked Sky" and shield his sister from an executioner's arrow. Along the way, he recruits a broken-down, drunk prospector and his dog to help him track down the unknown tribe and rescue his sister.

Cast

  • Richard Boone as Russian
  • Stewart Petersen as Sam Sutter
  • Henry Wilcoxon as Cut Tongue / Narrator
  • Clint Ritchie as John Sutter
  • Shannon Farnon as Molly Sutter
  • Jewel Blanch as Charlotte Sutter
  • Brenda Venus as Ashkea
  • Geoffrey Land as Temkai
  • Gordon Hanson as Chief Shumeki
  • Vince St. Cyr as Cheyenne Chief Shokobob
  • Margaret Willey as Old Hag
  • Norman Walke as Milt Adams
  • George Dale as Bob
  • Bar Killer as B'ar Killer

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Professor Valley, Martin Ranch, Pace Creek, Castle Valley, Dud's Bottom, Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point, and the Dolores River in Utah.[3]

The novelisation was issued by Eleanor Lamb and Douglas Stewart, Bantam Books, 1976.[4]

Soundtrack

Reception

See also

References

  1. ^ Variety Staff (August 17, 1993). "In winner's circle". Variety. Against a Crooked Sky (Doty-Dayton, 1975)… 2,273,000
  2. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 295. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  3. ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
  4. ^ Against a Crooked Sky Mass Market Paperback. ISBN 0553027735.

External links

  • Against a Crooked Sky at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Against a Crooked Sky is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive