South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis
Directed byRay Enright
Written byZachary Gold
James R. Webb
Produced byMilton Sperling
StarringJoel McCrea
Alexis Smith
Zachary Scott
Dorothy Malone
CinematographyKarl Freund
Edited byClarence Kolster
Music byMax Steiner
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 6, 1949 (1949-03-06)
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Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,601,000[2]
Box office$1.6 million[3] or $3,382,000[2]

South of St Louis is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Dorothy Malone. It chronicles the friendship between three ranchers after their ranch is destroyed by raiders led by the infamous Luke Cottrell.[4] The film was originally titled Distant Drums, but was later changed to its current title, which refers to Civil War army deserters.[5]

  1. ^ "Original Print Information". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  2. ^ 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 29 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  3. ^ "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. January 4, 1950. p. 59.
  4. ^ "South of St. Louis (1949)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 17, 2012.