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Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky

It was as if the YELLOW SKY had sought them out... where fate had forgotten them and life had left them behind!

Genres

CrimeWestern

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In 1867, a gang led by James "Stretch" Dawson robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws come upon a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman named Mike and her grandpa. The story is a Western adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest".

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

24 December 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

James "Stretch" Dawson

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Constance Mae 'Mike'

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Dude

Robert Arthur

Robert Arthur

Bull Run

John Russell

John Russell

Lengthy

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Half Pint

James Barton

James Barton

Grandpa

Charles Kemper

Charles Kemper

Walrus

Carlos Acosta

Carlos Acosta

Indian (uncredited)

Robert Adler

Robert Adler

Jed (uncredited)

Ray Beltram

Ray Beltram

Indian (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Cavalry Lieutenant (uncredited)

William Gould

William Gould

Banker (uncredited)

Eula Guy

Eula Guy

Woman Bank Customer (uncredited)

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Drunk (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

Bartender (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Bank Teller (uncredited)

Jay Silverheels

Jay Silverheels

Indian (uncredited)

José Sáenz

José Sáenz

Indian (uncredited)

Norm Taylor

Norm Taylor

Indian (uncredited)

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)

Chief Yowlachie

Chief Yowlachie

Colorado (uncredited)

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