Canon City (film)

Canon City
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCrane Wilbur
Written byCrane Wilbur
Produced byBryan Foy
Robert Kane
Starring
Narrated byReed Hadley
CinematographyJohn Alton
Edited byLouis Sackin
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Bryan Foy Productions
Distributed byEagle-Lion Films
Release date
  • June 30, 1948 (1948-06-30)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$424,000[1][2] or $387,000[3]
Box office$1.2 million[1] or $2 million[3]

Canon City is a 1948 American film noir crime film written and directed by Crane Wilbur. The drama features Scott Brady, Jeff Corey, and Whit Bissell, along with prison warden Roy Best playing himself.[4][5] The film takes its name from Canon City, Colorado.[a]

  1. ^ a b Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 27
  2. ^ Crane Wilbur, Star of Silent Films, Carves New Career as Producer: Flicker Star Doing Well as Producer Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 14 Nov 1948: D1.
  3. ^ a b "EL Proves". Variety. 11 August 1948. p. 22. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ Canon City at IMDb.
  5. ^ Selby, Spencer. Dark City: The Film Noir, film listed as film noir #58 on page 134-135, 1984. Jefferson, N.C. & London: McFarland Publishing. ISBN 0-89950-103-6.


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