''The Ride to Hangman's Tree'' is a 1967 American
Western
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film directed by
Alan Rafkin
Alan Rafkin (born Alfred Irwin Rafkin; July 23, 1928 – August 6, 2001) was an American television director, director, television producer, producer, and actor for television.
Biography
Rafkin was born in New York City to Til and Victor R ...
and written by Luci Ward,
Jack Natteford
Jack Natteford (November 27, 1894 – January 7, 1970) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 140 films between 1921 and 1967. He was born in Wahoo, Nebraska and died in Los Angeles County, California. He was married to fellow ...
and
William Bowers
William Bowers (January 17, 1916 – March 27, 1987) was an American reporter, playwright, and screenwriter. He worked as a reporter in Long Beach, California and for ''Life'' magazine, and specialized in writing comedy-westerns. He also turn ...
. The film stars
Jack Lord
John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 – January 21, 1998), best known by his stage name, Jack Lord, was an American television, film and Broadway actor, director and producer. He starred as Steve McGarrett in the CBS television progra ...
, Melodie Johnson,
James Farentino
James Farentino (February 24, 1938 – January 24, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 100 television, film, and stage roles, among them '' The Final Countdown'', ''Jesus of Nazareth'', and ''Dynasty''.
Career
Born in Brooklyn, Ne ...
,
Don Galloway
Donald Poe Galloway (July 27, 1937 – January 8, 2009) was an American stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the long-running crime drama series '' Ironside'' (1967–1975). He reprised the ...
,
Richard Anderson
Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. Among his best-known roles was his portrayal of Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) in b ...
and
Ed Peck
Ed Peck (March 26, 1917 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor. He is best known as Officer Kirk in ''Happy Days'' (1975–1983).
Early life
Peck was born in New York City on March 26, 1917.
Career
Peck played a captain in the Broad ...
. The film was released in May 1967, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Plot
Cast
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Jack Lord
John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 – January 21, 1998), best known by his stage name, Jack Lord, was an American television, film and Broadway actor, director and producer. He starred as Steve McGarrett in the CBS television progra ...
as Guy Russell
*Melodie Johnson as Lillie Malone
*
James Farentino
James Farentino (February 24, 1938 – January 24, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 100 television, film, and stage roles, among them '' The Final Countdown'', ''Jesus of Nazareth'', and ''Dynasty''.
Career
Born in Brooklyn, Ne ...
as Matt Stone
*
Don Galloway
Donald Poe Galloway (July 27, 1937 – January 8, 2009) was an American stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the long-running crime drama series '' Ironside'' (1967–1975). He reprised the ...
as Nevada Jones
*
Richard Anderson
Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. Among his best-known roles was his portrayal of Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) in b ...
as Steven Carlson
*
Ed Peck
Ed Peck (March 26, 1917 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor. He is best known as Officer Kirk in ''Happy Days'' (1975–1983).
Early life
Peck was born in New York City on March 26, 1917.
Career
Peck played a captain in the Broad ...
as Sheriff Stewart
*Robert Yuro as Jeff Scott
*
Robert Cornthwaite as T.L. Harper
*
Paul Reed as Corbett
*Fabian Dean as Indian
*
John Pickard as Pete
*
Claudia Bryar
Hortense "Claudia" Bryar (née Rizley; May 18, 1918 – June 16, 2011) was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Emma Spool in the film '' Psycho II'' (1983).
Early years
Bryar was one of seven children of Ruby Elaine (née Seal) ...
as Mrs. Harmon
*
Robert Sorrells
Robert D. Sorrells (June 29, 1930 – June 11, 2019) was an American television actor. He died in prison while serving an indeterminate life sentence for murder.
Acting career
As an actor, Sorrells is probably best known for his role as the ba ...
as Blake
Production
Parts of the film were shot at
Cedar Breaks, Strawberry Valley, and Strawberry Point in
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
.
References
External links
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1967 films
1967 Western (genre) films
1960s English-language films
American Western (genre) films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Alan Rafkin
Films shot in Utah
1960s American films
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