The King and Four Queens

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The King and Four Queens
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Directed by Raoul Walsh
Produced by David Hempstead
Screenplay by Margaret Fitts
Richard Alan Simmons
Starring Clark Gable
Eleanor Parker
Barbara Nichols
Jo Van Fleet
Music by Alex North
Cinematography Lucien Ballard
Edited by David Bretherton
Louis R. Loeffler
Distributed by United Artists
Release dates
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  • December 26, 1956 (1956-12-26)
Running time
86 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $2.25 million[1]

The King and Four Queens is a 1956 American Western adventure comedy/mystery film starring Clark Gable and Eleanor Parker. Directed by Raoul Walsh, the film is based on a story written by Margaret Fitts, who also wrote the screenplay along with Richard Alan Simmons.[2]

Plot

The story involves a middle-aged cowboy adventurer (Clark Gable) who learns that a stolen fortune remains buried on a ranch that serves as home to four gorgeous young widows and their battle-axe mother-in-law; the drifter turns on the charm.

Cast

Production notes

At Clark Gable's request, the film was shot on location in southern Utah because he was familiar with the area, having hunted there for years. Footage was shot near St. George, Utah in Snow Canyon State Park and at the Santa Clara River.[3] Additional footage was shot in Calabasas, California.

Book version

In 1956, Theodore Sturgeon novelized the original screen story by Margaret Fitts for Dell Books, which published it in December 1956 as a 25-cent paperback.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30
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