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"Manden fra Vesten" ("Man of the West"), United Artists 1958.
Danish Movie Herald, 1960.
Newhall, California.
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Danish movie herald (advertising handout) for the Walter Mirisch production of "Man of the West" (United Artists 1958) starring Gary Cooper. 12 pages octavo, 12x15.5 cm (4¾x6⅛ inches). "Man of the West" premiered October 1, 1958, in New York, but Danes had to wait until February 8, 1960, for "Manden fra Vesten."
The United Artists pressbook plays up the "authentic" (non-studio) locations:
"Man of the West" was filmed largely in California's
magnificent Red Rock Canyon in the Mojave desert. Opening sequences
wherein Cooper boards the train were filmed near Sonora and
Jamestown, in the heart of the '49 gold rush country along
the 57-mile track of the Sierra Railroad. The ancient train is
real — not studio constructed.
The movie bombed in theaters, but in hindsight, many critics consider it one of Gary Cooper's best performances. Cooper stars as Link Jones, a reformed outlaw who is traveling by train to find a schoolteacher for his small hometown in Texas when the train is robbed. The robbers try to convince him to revert to his old ways and help them pull one last bank job. Julie London and Arthur O'Connell are fellow travelers. Lee J. Cobb and Jack Lord ("Stoney Burke," "Hawaii Five-O") are bad guys. John Dehner, Royal Dano and Robert J. Wilke round out the credited cast. Uncredited cast includes: Joe Dominguez, Dick Elliott, Frank Ferguson, Herman Hack, Signe Hack, Ann Kunde, Tom London, Tina Menard, Emory Parnell, Glen Walters and Guy Wilkerson. Stunt performers are Chuck Roberson, Jack Williams and Jack N. Young. "Man of the West" is directed by Anthony Mann ("El Cid," "The Glenn Miller Story") from a story by Will C. Brown (novel) and Reginald Rose (screenplay). Further reading: Melody Ranch: Movie Magic in Placerita Canyon.
LW3301: Original herald purchased 2018 by Leon Worden. Download individual pages here.
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UA Pressbook 1958
Lobby Cards 1958
Window Card Used 1959
Danish Herald 1960
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