Filmed in 1949, but released after stewarts next western, winchester 73 1950. Indian haters, of course, stir up the usual sort of trouble and stewarts bride becomes a victim with all the consequent poignancy for which the film is best. Jul 24, 2010 the first of these to be filmed was broken arrow, although it was the second to be released. The broken arrow trail, per my guide book, was part of the area where the 1950 james stewart movie broken arrow was filmed.
With james stewart, jeff chandler, debra paget, basil ruysdael. May 30, 2009 1950 comanche territory mcdonald carey, maureen ohara 1950 copper canyon ray milland, hedy lamarr 1950 eagle and the hawk john payne, rhonda fleming 1950 broken arrow james stewart, debra paget 1951 the red head and the cowboy glenn ford, rhonda fleming 1951 indian uprising george montgomery. Filming locations 16 filming dates 1 filming locations. When broken arrow was close to heading out to the world in 1950, it became known that it was scheduled to play forthwith at our primary theatre, the orpheum. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Watch broken arrow episodes online season 1 tv guide. For example, the gunsmoke tv series used a set in johnson canyon between the 1950s1970s. Winchester 73 was filmed after, but released prior to broken arrow. Broken arrow, an action film starring john travolta, christian slater and directed by john woo. Lake powell, utah, usa 11 of 11 found this interesting interesting. The first of these to be filmed was broken arrow, although it was the second to be released. Opponents of broken arrow, at flag and environs, called on white people to boycott the movie. Normally this is a heavy traffic trail but i didnt see anyone else for almost the full hike up to chicken point. Broken arrow, a canadian band featuring paul humphrey.
Broken arrow 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is extremely fun to drive and the red rock scenery is knockout beautiful. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Some filming took place in and around the mountain areas of glen canyon national recreation area in kane county, utah. Broken arrow 1950 film jump to navigation jump to search. Although not usually thought of as a western star, stewart made many westerns and they comprise a sizable piece of his filmography. The superlative drama, which focuses on the growing conflict between apaches and white settlers, featured notable performances by james stewart, as a former soldier who falls in love with an apache debra paget, and jeff chandler, as cochise. The film is based on these historical figures but fictionalizes their story in dramatized form. The lake scene with hale and terry was filmed at lake powell.
The events in broken arrow take place in 1871 and 1872, whilst those in apache pass happen in 1861 and 1862. Shot in technicolor, it was directed by delmer daves and starred james stewart as tom jeffords and jeff. Some forums can only be seen by registered members. The year is 1870, and former union soldier tom jeffords james stewart, no highway in the sky is recruited to remove a tribe of apache warriors from. Some of hollywoods most beloved westerns were filmed here, including jimmy stewarts broken arrow 1950, 20th century fox. Broken arrow 1996 was filmed mostly in utah, california and montana. Take a short walk to vistas that beg to be photographed and shared with friends. Making friends on the broken arrow trail, sedona, az. James stewart, jeff chandler, debra paget, basil ruysdael, will geer writer. This 1954 western is a powerful, exciting and fabulouslyfilmed family saga, and owes much of its narrative to shakespeares king lear. Shot in technicolor, it was directed by delmer daves and starred james stewart as tom jeffords and jeff chandler as cochise. When the first issue of sedona monthly was published in 2003, it included a story about the filming of 1950s broken arrow in red rock country. With john lupton, michael ansara, steven ritch, steve conte. This 1954 western is a powerful, exciting and fabulously filmed family saga, and owes.
In 1956, broken arrow was adapted into a tv series starring john lupton as. Where was the movie broken arrow filmed utah or arizona answers. The trail winds through coconino national forest to your second stop. Location shooting for the film was done during a sixweek period near the apache white river reservation and in the coconino national forest in arizona, as well. Elliott arnold, albert maltz, michael blankfort producer. Broken arrow was an american proword during the vietnam war. Broken arrow wasnt the first western to express sympathy for the indian side in the frontier wars devils doorway came out earlier in 1950 and filed a more scathing brief on the indians behalf, but it was davess picture that had a decisive impact on popular consciousness and effectively amended the ground rules of the genre. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show broken arrow anytime, anywhere. Check out a list of great movies that were filmed in sedona, az before your visit to a day in the west. Jun 09, 2018 westerns filmed at old tucson jun 9, 2018 jun 9, 2018. After befriending their leader cochise jeff chandler and arranging a truce, he is called upon by a u. Exclusive sedona jeep tour broken arrow extreme offroad.
Broken arrow is a 1996 american action thriller film directed by john woo, written by graham yost, and starring john travolta, christian slater, and samantha mathis. Tom jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and apaches in arizona territory. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of. The 1950s movie broken arrow james stewart along with jeff chandler starred in this movie. Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members its free and quick. Some of hollywoods most beloved westerns were filmed here, including jimmy stewarts aptly named broken arrow 1950, 20th century fox. Repeat episodes were shown by abc on sunday afternoons during the 195960 tv season and in an early evening timeslot sunday evenings from april to september 1960. Broken arrow, dvd, full frame, subtitled, dubbed, sensormatic, westerns, 024543436799. Broken arrow may not be the first western to depict native americans in a.
The 1950 s movie broken arrow james stewart along with jeff chandler starred in this movie. Westerns filmed at old tucson jun 9, 2018 jun 9, 2018. Call broken arrow, a song by at the drivein from their 2017 album inter alia other arts, entertainment, and media edit. This being a 1950 film miscegenation was frowned upon by the production code, you can guess what happens to her. Broken arrow is a western technicolor film released in 1950. Jeff chandler was under contract to universalinternational at the time. Shot in deluxe color and cinemascope, the film is a remake of house of strangers 1949 with. Then its on to sedonas famous broken arrow trail, and only pink jeep tours can take you there. This became the pilot for the broken arrow television series, starring lupton and michael ansara, which began on september 25, 1956 and ran through the 1958 season, with reruns lasting through the summer of 1960. The movie stars spencer tracy and features robert wagner, jean peters, richard widmark and katy jurado. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. A panorama of towering rock spires and unique geological formations gives you a grand sense of scale.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It was nominated for three academy awards, and won a golden globe award for best film promoting international understanding. Army general to negotiate a government peace treaty. Broken arrow, a golden globewinning western film starring james stewart. It was miscatalogued, but i was eventually sent the right one. Broken arrow 1950 cinema, filmed, hollywood, drama. The films main themes include the theft of two american nuclear weapons, the attempts of u. Broken arrow 1950 cinema, filmed, hollywood, drama user name. Broken arrow 1950 aficatalog american film institute.
Broken arrow is a 73episode western television series, a fictional account of the actual relationship between tom jeffords, an agent of the united states bureau of indian affairs, played by john lupton 19281993, and the chiricahua apache chief cochise, portrayed by michael ansara 192220. A star is born, barbra streisand, kris kristofferson 1976, frank pierson. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Broken arrow 1950 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Author elliott arnold was the story editor of the television series. Broken lance is a 1954 american technicolor western film made by twentieth centuryfox, directed by edward dmytryk and produced by sol c. While obviously dated in some respects, both buffalo bill and broken arrow stand the test of time and remain entertaining and even enlightening to this day. Together they fight white schemers and renegade indians. Its full of great classic westerns spanning 8 decades. Sedona scenic rim offroad jeep tour pink jeep tours. First, i was sent john woos broken arrow by the library, even after placing a hold on the one directed by delmer daves.
The film was shot around sedona, arizona, which has been the location for countless hollywood movies because of the dramatic landscape. Another movie set, located in paria canyon, was used in the clint eastwood classic. An indian agent battles racial injustice alongside his blood brother cochise in the 1870s southwest in a story that was first filmed by hollywood in 1950 with james stewart and jeff chandler. A very underrated film, broken arrow deftly and handily tells a great story. Indian scout tom jeffords james stewart is sent out to stem the war between the whites and apaches in the late 1870s. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Broken arrow is a western series which ran on abctv in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on tuesdays at 9 p. According to publicity for broken arrow, the film was shot in the locations where the story actually took place, and 375 apache indians appeared in the film. Many wellknown western movies and tv series were filmed on or near the empire ranch. It was directed by delmer daves and starred jimmy stewart and jeff chandler. Some of hollywoods westerns were filmed here, including jimmy stewarts aptly named broken arrow 1950.
Arizonas diverse geography make it an ideal place for making films. In the meantime, you can get reacquainted with some old movie favorites and meet some new ones, as more than 100 movies were filmed in kanab and the surrounding areas. Broken arrow full frame, subtitled, dubbed, sensormatic on. James stewarts character seemed to dislike native americans at first based on false information, but he opened his mind and eyes. Indian agent tom jeffords makes friends with chief cochise, becoming a blood brother of the apache. Old tucson studios is a studio just west of tucson where several film and television westerns were filmed, including 3. Mar 01, 2010 when the first issue of sedona monthly was published in 2003, it included a story about the filming of 1950s broken arrow in red rock country. It was produced later than broken arrow, but functions as a prequel to it. Western movies filmed in sedona i sedona monthly magazine. Watch broken arrow episodes online season 2 tv guide. The road is very bumpy and not meant for average cars. For a decade, the white settlers and the apaches have been engaged in a bloody war with no peaceful end in sight. Aug 06, 2016 broken arrow 1950 cinema, filmed, hollywood, drama. War arrow, jeff chandler, maureen ohara, jay silverheels 1953, george sherman winchester 73, james stewart, shelley winters 1950, anthony mann more information sought.