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ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI – David Raksin

July 8, 2024 Leave a comment

GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Original Review by Craig Lysy

MGM Studios decided that Bernard DeVoto’s 1947 novel “Across the Wide Missouri,” which dealt with the lives of Rocky Mountain fur traders in the Upper Missouri River basin during the 1830s, could be successfully adapted for a big screen presentation. The film rights were purchased and Robert Sisk was assigned production with a $2.22 million budget. Talbot Jennings was hired to write the screenplay, and William Wellman was tasked with directing. A fine cast was assembled, which included Clark Gable as Flint Mitchell, Ricardo Montalbán as Ironshirt, John Hodiack as Brecan, James Whitmore as Old Bill, Adolphe Menjou as Pierre, and Maria Elena Marqués as Kamiah. Read more…