Show I Moab Plays Host to Movie Group h f. f 1 t 7 r r I h r- r ii f. f P tJ t J. J J. J 11 Ii t o L L r Y f t to r I t Li f tt 1 K R hn L Director John Ford discusses scene with R RIchard Rl- Rl I chard who portrays a U U. U S S. S Cavalry Cavalry alry airy Captain I sent to bring run-away run Indian I tribe b back ck to the reservation Bing fling Russell Russe listens in on the famous directors director's w F r A JY tv 3 t 1 r Hollywood film stars Richard and David Miller shown in scene of the movie I taken at an ancient cabin on the George r White ranch pushed into use as part of the movie set for Cheyenne Autumn 3 r t a x e R 1 c g r rs r's I 3 4 s r s 's I 3 2 SS W vs sK L v r rJ J J N to toN toS S p t L arm I S- S wa w a M t 0 p n I Director John Ford In typical scene at the Cheyenne Autumn movie set at the George White ranch up the Colorado river near Moab Cast members pause for Instructions rn s Jo L around the camera equipment used in the I Background shows portion of red rock scenery scent ery that lures the film companies to Moab The move to Moab finally arrived for the cast of Cheyenne Chey they enne Autumn as they moved into the city over the week week- and to filming scenes cenes for the Warr Warner r Brothers Brothers Bro production here The Tho cast of have been In Monument Valley for the past three weeks filming scenes for the western movie Publicity director Don Boutyette Bouty- Bouty ette said the dally daily chant of the group has been When are arc we going to Moab About are here for the filming project he said Most of the studded star list of players in the film are here lor or the filming Spencer Tracy and James Stewart will not appear in scenes filmed in this area area however Many of the too stars in Moab are arc familiar having made previous pre films here On the list listIs listis listis is Richard Carroll Baker Daker Carl Mauldin Sal Min Mm eo eo Dolores Del Rio RIcardo Gilbert Roland and arid Arthur Kennedy Costars Costars Co Co- stars are Pat Wayne Elizaboth Elizabeth Eliza beth both Allen John Carradine George OBrien O'Brien Mike Mazurki Mazurki Mazur Mazur- ki kit and Victor Jory Introduced ed in the film is 5 year old arold Moonbeam Morton ad adopted Indian child of a a. Hollywood family The Cheyenne Autumn story story sto sto- sto ry Is s based on the historical narrative by the tire same name written by Mart Marl Sandoz The story I revolves around the one thousand Indians who were taken from their native country country country coun coun- try t-ry ri near ar Yellowstone In 1877 1877 and transplanted to an Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa reservation Here they I found themselves In the midst II of a barren wasteland where no hunting nor fishing was available for and i two thirds s of the tribe died I the first year from malnutrition malnutrition malnutrition and other diseases I Finally disillusioned with the white mans man's promises the remaining women children chU chil- dien dren and warriors set out for fora a 1500 mile trek to th their lr homeland Cheyenne Autumn Autumn Is the story of their theft J courage sous ous flight in in- their their attempt 1 to return to Yellowstone j lr Ir Dramatic Interest In the film is is supplied by Richard rd as Cavalry tr troop op i captain sent to stop the flight of the Indians He Is in love with a Quaker school schoolteacher schoolteacher schoolteacher teacher on the reservation played by Carroll Baker who whoso f so 0 loved the Indian children she joined their trek Throughout Through out the film she cares for a n wounded Indian child played by little Moonbeam Morton Spencer Tracy plays a sympathetic sympathetic sympathetic sym sym- pathetic Secretary of the Interior Interior In In- who jeopardizes his own career to help the Indians James Stewart portrays the famous Dodge City mayor Wyatt Earp Carl Mauldin plays Captain I who commands Fort FortI Robertson where the Indians I are captured Gilbert Roland Rolandis is Chief Dull Knife Dolores Del Rio his wife and Sal Mineo Red Shirt their fiery young oung son Ricardo nIcardo is Little LittleWolf LittleWolf LittleWolf Wolf Arthur Kennedy Doc Doe Holiday Victor Jory Tall Tree free Pat Wayne John Waynes Wayne's son portrays a young West WestPoInt WestPoint WestPoint Point Lieutenant who gets his practical training the hard bard way George OBrien O'Brien famous western star of a decade ago returns to the screen in Cheyenne Chey Chey- Cheyenne enne Autumn after a year 10 I absence from films The 6 G million western is described as John Fords Ford's most ambitious production to date Filming FUming began last September at Hollywood studios and will wUl not be completed until January January January Jan Jan- uary next year A group of Indians from this thus area have been engaged engaged en en- for the film tum and are arc camped at the LIons Wons club park on the Colorado river during the filming here Film sets have been completed completed com corn i at the George White ranch Onion creek near Fisher Fi Ft- f slier her row Towers rs and Fisher Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon you or Nine Mile where a mile 3 railroad track has hasI been constructed for tor the set I Another scene is being comI contemplated com com- in the confines of I the Arches national ment meat area Mr tte said the Moab site was chosen for tor the fUming filming filming film fUm- ing because of its versatile scenery scenery- The Che nn Autumn Autumn Autumn Aut Aut- story covers a 1500 mile mite trek Near Moab is found much scenery typical of the valleys valleys valleys val val- original route green leys river dyer scenery arid rock country Its It's all here Cheyenne Autumn Is b a aJohn aJohn aJohn John Ford-Bernard Ford Smith pro pro- duc due tion for tor Warner Brothers I |