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Utah Blaine

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Utah Blaine
Directed byFred F. Sears
Screenplay byRobert E. Kent
James B. Gordon
Based onnovel by Louis L'Amour
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringRory Calhoun
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Edited byCharles Nelson
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Clover Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 1, 1957 (1957-02-01) (United States)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Utah Blaine is a 1957 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Rory Calhoun. It was based on a novel by Louis L'Amour.[1][2][3]

Plot

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After saving a rancher from hanging, cowboy Mike "Utah" Blaine learns that his enemy Rink Witter is now a hired gun working for wealthy Russ Nevers, who is out to own every piece of land in the territory.

Utah teams up with Angie Kinyon, another murdered landowner's daughter, and rancher Mary Blake to maintain lawful ownership of their properties. He has a fistfight with Gus Ortmann, a large and popular fellow in town who misunderstands Utah's purpose. Witter then pulls a gun, but Utah's old pal Rip Coker shoots it from his hand.

Witter threatens Angie while trying to find Utah. When Gus tries to defend her while hiding in the cellar, Witter shoots him. Utah and Rip shoot some of the vigilantes but Witter and the rest escape. The townspeople rally to Utah's side so that when Nevers and Witter confront him, dozens of guns end up aimed at them. In the final shootout, Nevers is the first one killed and Utah eventually kills Witter. Utah ends up with a ranch of his own and with Angie as well.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Utah Blaine – A novel by Louis L'Amour". www.louislamour.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. ^ OSCAR GODBOUT (June 27, 1956). "M-G-M FILLS ROLES IN TWO NEW FILMS: Leslie Nielsen to Play Lead in 'Capital Offense' and Dan Dailey in 'Wings of Eagles' Teen-Agers to Be Studied Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 34.
  3. ^ Schallert, Edwin (June 27, 1956). "Drama: Calhoun Stars as Utah Blaine; Academy-Cited Mantell, Mineo Signed". Los Angeles Times. p. 15.
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