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An Australian sheepman comes to Montana looking for grazing space, and is opposed by local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman.An Australian sheepman comes to Montana looking for grazing space, and is opposed by local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman.An Australian sheepman comes to Montana looking for grazing space, and is opposed by local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
S.Z. Sakall
- Papa Otto Schultz
- (as S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall)
Dorothy Adams
- Kitty Maynard
- (uncredited)
Jessie Adams
- Rancher's Wife
- (uncredited)
Carl Andre
- Harvey Billings
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Monte Blue
- Charlie Penrose
- (uncredited)
William A. Boardway
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Ray Enright
- Raoul Walsh(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film was originally planned to have been made in 1941. The seven-year-plus postponement was due to the change in leading actors and actresses.
- GoofsDuring the stampede action at the canyon, the same rider is shown being shot off his horse twice, he is the first and third rider shot off his horse, he wears a light green shirt with a light brown leather vest.
- Quotes
[Repeated line]
Morgan Lane: Among other things.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Jazz on Parade 1956 nen: Uramachi no otenba musume (1956)
- SoundtracksReckon I'm in Love
Written by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston
Sung by Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith
Featured review
And you call Montana the promised land?
Montana is directed by Ray Enright and adapted to screenplay by James R. Webb, Borden Chase and Charles O'Neal from a story by Ernest Haycox. It stars Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall, Douglas Kennedy, James Brown and Ian MacDonald. A Technicolor production with cinematography by Karl Freund and music by David Buttolph.
Flynn plays an Australian sheepman who comes to Montana looking for grazing space but finds local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman are greatly opposed to his plans.
Warning! Sheepherders Passing This Point Will Be Shot On Sight.
Just how many films are out there about the Sheep Vs Cattle Wars? What an interesting subject, that cattle ranchers were convinced that sheep were detrimental to the land and therefore a threat to the beef money market. This forms the basis for Montana, a modest budgeted production that never the less has glorious Technicolor to digest and Errol Flynn as a tough handsome dude.
Much of the film is given to talking about the sheep and cattle conundrum, with some duplicitous behaviour, ulterior motives and political nest feathering thrown in for good measure. Naturally there's a fiery romance bubbling away between Flynn and Smith, where they even duet on a song, "Reckon I'm In Love", while there's fist-fights, stampedes and some buckaroo to achieve the action quotient on "B" movie par. Some bad rear projection work shows its face from time to time, a shame because there's a lot of nice scenic photography to enjoy. But the best feature away from Flynn being Flynn, is that Technicolor photography, check out Smith's flame red hair and eyes chipped from Kryptonite, a dinner sequence rich in colour composition or just how the costumes burst out of the screen. This is a beautiful movie to look at even if it's routinely scripted from the page. 6.5/10
Flynn plays an Australian sheepman who comes to Montana looking for grazing space but finds local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman are greatly opposed to his plans.
Warning! Sheepherders Passing This Point Will Be Shot On Sight.
Just how many films are out there about the Sheep Vs Cattle Wars? What an interesting subject, that cattle ranchers were convinced that sheep were detrimental to the land and therefore a threat to the beef money market. This forms the basis for Montana, a modest budgeted production that never the less has glorious Technicolor to digest and Errol Flynn as a tough handsome dude.
Much of the film is given to talking about the sheep and cattle conundrum, with some duplicitous behaviour, ulterior motives and political nest feathering thrown in for good measure. Naturally there's a fiery romance bubbling away between Flynn and Smith, where they even duet on a song, "Reckon I'm In Love", while there's fist-fights, stampedes and some buckaroo to achieve the action quotient on "B" movie par. Some bad rear projection work shows its face from time to time, a shame because there's a lot of nice scenic photography to enjoy. But the best feature away from Flynn being Flynn, is that Technicolor photography, check out Smith's flame red hair and eyes chipped from Kryptonite, a dinner sequence rich in colour composition or just how the costumes burst out of the screen. This is a beautiful movie to look at even if it's routinely scripted from the page. 6.5/10
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- Montana tierra prohibida
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- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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