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SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD – Hugo Friedhofer
GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Original Review by Craig Lysy
In 1951 the New York Times declared the novel “The Nine Days of Father Sierra” (1951) by Isabelle Gibson Ziegler a “brief, tender and impressive novel”. Sensing opportunity to 20th Century Fox Studios purchased the film rights and prepared for production in 1952. The project however stalled and in 1955 was reassigned for production to Robert D. Webb and his wife Barbara McLean with a $1.5 million budget. Webb would also take on directing duties, and he hired Richard L. Breen to write the screenplay. Webb brought in a fine cast, which included Richard Egan as Lieutenant José Mendoza, Anthony Quinn as Captain Gaspar de Portolà, Michael Rennie as Father Junipero Serra, Jeffrey Hunter as Matuwir, and Rita Moreno as Ula. Read more…
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