Dodge City | |
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Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
Screenplay by | Robert Buckner |
Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Sol Polito |
Edited by | George Amy |
Music by | Max Steiner |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,061,000[1][2][3] |
Box office | $2,532,000[1] |
Dodge City is a 1939 American Western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Ann Sheridan.[4][5] Based on a story by Robert Buckner, the film is about a Texas cattle agent who witnesses the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City, Kansas and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up. Filmed in Technicolor, Dodge City was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. This was the 5th of 8 movies that de Havilland and Flynn appeared in together.[6][7]
Various scenes were shot in Thousand Oaks, including at present day Wildwood Regional Park.[8]