The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoy Rowland
Screenplay byLester Cole
Based onThe Romance of Rosy Ridge
1937 novel
by MacKinlay Kantor
Produced byJack Cummings
StarringVan Johnson
Thomas Mitchell
Marshall Thompson
Selena Royle
Dean Stockwell
Janet Leigh
CinematographySidney Wagner
Edited byRalph E. Winters
Music byGeorge Bassman
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 4, 1947 (1947-08-04)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,117,000[1]
Box office$2,445,000[1]

The Romance of Rosy Ridge is a 1947 American Western film directed by Roy Rowland, about a rural community bitterly divided during the aftermath of the American Civil War. It stars Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, and Janet Leigh in her film debut. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by MacKinlay Kantor.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.