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Yellow Sky (1948)

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William Wellman's westerns always seemed a little claustrophobic, but in Yellow Sky the director's technique works to the film's advantage. Outlaw leader Gregory Peck takes refuge in a frontier ghost town. The only inhabitants are elderly James Barton and his pretty granddaughter Anne Baxter. Barton reveals that there's gold hereabouts, prompting a few of Peck's companions--especially Richard Widmark--to plot the old man's demise and claim the treasure for themselves. For his part, Peck is

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Western, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: William A. Wellman

Written By: Lamar Trotti, W.R. Burnett

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1948 Wide

On DVD: May 23, 2006

Cast

Gregory Peck
Stretch
Anne Baxter
Mike
Richard Widmark
Dude
Robert Arthur
Bull Run
John Russell
Lengthy
Henry Morgan
Half Pint
James Barton
Grandpa
Charles Kemper
Walrus
Robert Adler
Jed
Harry Carter
Lieutenant
Victor Kilian
Bartender
Paul Hurst
Drunk
Hank Worden
Rancher
Jay Silverheels
Indian
William Gould
Banker
Norman Leavitt
Bank Teller
Eula Guy
Woman in Bank
Chief Yowlachie
Colorado

Critic Reviews for Yellow Sky

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For seventy-odd minutes, in this scorcher from Twentieth Century-Fox, the guns blaze, fists fly and passions tangle in the best realistic Western style.

July 1, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

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Takes some unusual detours that allow it to stand out from the pack.

May 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Creative Loafing

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

This superior western is marked by an outstanding performance by Gregory Peck.

February 21, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Excellent Western where Gregory Peck plays an Outlaw with a gang who is chased across the salt flats into what appears to be a ghost town where near dying of thirst they come across the beautiful Anne Baxter who plays the granddaughter of a miner. The gang is going to steal all the old mans gold until Peck goes soft

April 23, 2010