| Dodge City | |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Screenplay by | Robert Buckner |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Edited by | George Amy |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,061,000[1][2][3] |
| Box office | $2,532,000[1] |
Dodge City is a 1939 American Western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Ann Sheridan.[4][5] Based on a story by Robert Buckner, the film is about a Texas cattle agent who witnesses the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City, Kansas and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up. Filmed in Technicolor, Dodge City was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. This was the 5th of 8 movies that de Havilland and Flynn appeared in together.[6][7]
Various scenes were shot in Thousand Oaks, including at present day Wildwood Regional Park.[8]
- ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 20 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Glancy, H. Mark (1992). "MGM Film Grosses, 1924–1948: The Eddie Mannix Ledger", Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television, 12, no. 2, pp. 127–43.
- ^ "1939 Hollywood Toppers". Variety. January 3, 1940. p. 28.
- ^ Variety film review; April 12, 1939, page 13.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; April 22, 1939, page 62.
- ^ "Feature Film/TV Episode/Video/TV Movie/TV Special/TV Mini-Series/Documentary/Video Game/Short Film, with Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland (Sorted by Year Descending)". IMDb.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (November 10, 2019). "The Films of Errol Flynn: Part 2 The Golden Years". Filmink.
- ^ McKinney, John (2013). HIKE Ventura County. The Trailmaster, Inc. Page 85. ISBN 9780934161534.