Ramrod (film)

Ramrod
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndre de Toth
Written byLuke Short (story)
Jack Moffitt
C. Graham Baker
Cecile Kramer
Produced byHarry Sherman
StarringJoel McCrea
Veronica Lake
Preston Foster
Don DeFore
CinematographyRussell Harlan
Music byAdolph Deutsch
Production
companies
Sherman Pictures
Enterprise
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 2, 1947 (1947-05-02)
Running time
95 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million[2] – $2 million[3]
Box office$2 million[2]

Ramrod is a 1947 American Western film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Preston Foster and Don DeFore. This cowboy drama from Hungarian director de Toth was the first of several films based on the stories of Western author Luke Short. De Toth's first Western is often compared to films noir released around the same time. Leading lady Veronica Lake was then married to director de Toth. The supporting cast features Donald Crisp, Charles Ruggles, Lloyd Bridges and Ray Teal.

  1. ^ "Ramrod (1947)". BBFC. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ent's Loan". Variety. July 14, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Schallert, Edwin (March 5, 1946). "Sherman Will Produce 'Ramrod' With McCrea". Los Angeles Times. p. A3.