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Valley of the Sun (1942)

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Though officially based on a Saturday Evening Post story by Clarence Buddington Kelland, RKO Radio's Valley of the Sun was obviously inspired by the blockbuster comedy western Destry Rides Again (indeed, both films were directed by George Marshall). James Craig stars as Indian scout Jonathan, whose pro-Native American sentiments do not rest well with crooked civilian Indian agent Jim Sawyer (Dean Jagger), who intends to benefit from an impending tribal uprising. Court-martialed on a trumped-up

Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Western, Comedy

Directed By: George Marshall

Written By: Horace McCoy

On DVD: Sep 27, 1989

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