Oregon Passage Explained

Oregon Passage
Director:	Paul Landres
Producer:	Lindsley Parsons
Based On:	Rio Bravo by Gordon D. Shirreffs
Screenplay:	Jack DeWitt
Starring:	John Ericson Lola Albright Toni Gerry Edward Platt
Music:	Paul Dunlap
Cinematography:	Ellis W. Carter
Editing:	Maury Wright
Color Process:	Color by Deluxe
Studio:	Lindsley Parsons Pictures Corporation
Distributor:	Allied Artists Pictures
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Oregon Passage is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Paul Landres. The movie stars John Ericson, Lola Albright, Toni Gerry and Edward Platt. Its plot follows a clash between an army lieutenant and Shoshoni natives, in the Cascade Mountains region of Oregon, in 1871.^[1] It is based on the novel by Gordon D. Shirreffs.

Plot

A cavalry lieutenant becomes the enemy of a Shoshone chief, when he rescues an Indian maiden from the ceremonial camp.

Cast

• John Ericson as Lt. Niles Ord
• Lola Albright as Sylvia Dane
• Toni Gerry as Little Deer
• Edward Platt as Maj. Roland Dane
• Rachel Ames as Marion Erschick (as Judith Ames)
• H.M. Wynant as Black Eagle
• Jon Shepodd as Lt. Baird Dolby
• Walt Barnes as Sgt. Jed Erschick
• Paul Fierro as Nato
• Harvey Stephens as Capt. Boyson

Production

Oregon Passage was shot on location in Bend, Oregon.^[2]

Bibliography

• Book: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 . Gevinson, Alan . 1997. University of California Press. American Film Institute. 9780520209640 . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oregon Passage (1958). Turner Classic Movies. May 26, 2016.
2. Web site: Filmed in Oregon 1908-2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814050842/http://www.oregonfilm.org/docs/Oregon_Filmography.pdf . dead . August 14, 2014 . Oregon Film Council . December 27, 2015.