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Yellow Sky (1948)

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

Genre : Crime, Western

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : William A. Wellman
Writer : Lamar Trotti

Synopsis

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".

Actors

Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
James "Stretch" Dawson
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
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
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
Bartender (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Norman Leavitt
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Hank Worden
Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
William Gould
William Gould
Banker (uncredited)
Robert Adler
Robert Adler
Jed (uncredited)
Eula Guy
Eula Guy
Woman Bank Customer (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yowlachie
Colorado (uncredited)
Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst
Drunk (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Harry Carter
Cavalry Lieutenant (uncredited)
Jay Silverheels
Jay Silverheels
Indian (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
Ray Beltram
Indian (uncredited)
Norm Taylor
Norm Taylor
Indian (uncredited)
José Sáenz
José Sáenz
Indian (uncredited)

Crews

William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Director
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti
Producer
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
W.R. Burnett
W.R. Burnett
Story
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Edward B. Powell
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Joseph MacDonald
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Albert Hogsett
Albert Hogsett
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Ernest Lansing
Ernest Lansing
Set Decoration
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones
Editor
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire
Costume Supervisor
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Fred Sersen
Fred Sersen
Special Effects
Bernard Freericks
Bernard Freericks
Sound
Harry M. Leonard
Harry M. Leonard
Sound

Trailers and other movies

Yellow Sky Trailer
John Sayles on YELLOW SKY

Posters and backgrounds

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