Valley of the Sun

Directed by George Marshall. With Lucille Ball, James Craig, Cedric Hardwicke, Dean Jagger. In 1868, Army scout Johnny Ware is courtmartialed for helping Indians against their white oppressors, but escapes and finds himself in the hamlet of Desert Center. There, he crosses paths with Christine Larson who is about to marry one of the crooked Indian agents...but not if Johnny can help it. The film lapses frequently into comedy, with an action climax as our hero tries to head off an ...

Valley of the Sun (1942) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

An Arizona frontiersman (James Craig) steals an Indian agent's girlfriend (Lucille Ball), followed by trouble.

Though officially based on a Saturday Evening Post story by Clarence Buddington Kelland, RKO Radio's Valley of the Sun was obviously inspired by the blockbuster comedy western Destry Rides Again (indeed, both films were directed by George Marshall). James Craig stars as Indian scout Jonathan, whose pro-Native American sentiments do not rest well with crooked civilian Indian agent Jim Sawyer (Dean Jagger), who intends to benefit from an impending tribal uprising. Court-martialed on a trumped-up charge fomented by Sawyer, Jonathan escapes the stockade with the help of a friendly sergeant and rides off to Washington DC, hoping to forestall an all-out Indian war. En route, he makes the acquaintance of Sawyer's snooty fiancee Christine (Lucille Ball), forcing her into a marriage for plot reasons too complicated to go into here. After juggling comedy and melodrama for nearly eight reels, the film turns serious towards the climax, when the fate of the protagonists falls into the hands of level-headed Indian chieftan Cochise (Antonio Moreno) and his hotheaded rival Geronimo (Tom Tyler). RKO's first big-budget western in several years, Valley of the Sun lost $158,000 at the box office, temporarily discouraging any followups.

Overview of Valley of the Sun, 1942, directed by George Marshall, with Lucille Ball, James Craig, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, at Turner Classic Movies

Valley of the Sun - After an Army scout (James Craig) with sympathies toward Native Americans is betrayed by a corrupt government agent (Dean Jagger),...

Valley of the Sun is a film directed by George Marshall with Lucille Ball, James Craig, Cedric Hardwicke, Dean Jagger, .... Year: 1942. Original title: Valley of the Sun. Synopsis: In 1868, Army scout Johnny Ware is courtmartialed for helping Indians against their white oppressors, but escapes and finds himself in the hamlet of Desert Center. There, he crosses paths with ...

Valley of the Sun is a 1942 film directed by George Marshall, and starring Lucille Ball and James Craig.[2]