Thunder in the Valley (film)

1947 directed by Louis King

Thunder in the Valley
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Louis King
Screenplay by	Jerome Cady
Based on	Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant
Produced by	Robert Bassler
Starring	Lon McCallister Peggy Ann Garner Edmund Gwenn
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	Nick DeMaggio
Music by	Cyril J. Mockridge
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 1, 1947 (1947-11-01)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Thunder in the Valley is a 1947 American Technicolor drama film directed by Louis King and starring Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner and Edmund Gwenn. It is based on the 1898 novel Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant, which has previously been adapted into a 1938 film of the same title. The film was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox and cost a reported $1.9 million. It was released in Britain under the alternative title Bob, Son of Battle.

Plot

A crockerty old sheepherder, Adam MacAdam, loves his prize collie dog, but little else, not even his son David. But David, with the help of a neighbor's daughter, Maggie Moore, raises his own prize dog and beats out his father in a contest.

Cast

Lon McCallister as David MacAdam
Peggy Ann Garner as Maggie Moore
Edmund Gwenn as Adam MacAdam
Reginald Owen as James Moore
Charles Irwin as Long Kirby
Leyland Hodgson as Ferguson
Norma Varden as Lady Eleanor
J. Farrell MacDonald as McPherson - Innkeeper
John Rogers as MacKenzie
Houseley Stevenson as Angus MacIvor
Jean Prescott as Mrs. Elizabeth Moore
David Thursby as Samuel Thornton
Edgar Norton as Parson Leggy Hornbut
James Finlayson as Court Judge
Al Ferguson as Bailiff
Mae Marsh as Flower Vendor
Douglas Gerrard as Villager

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Duck Creek, Strawberry Valley, Strawberry Point, Kanab Canyon, Navajo Lake, and Blue Springs in Utah.

References

BFI.org
"Amber cost seen near $5,000,000" Variety 30 October 1946 p 7
D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: A history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

External links

Thunder in the Valley at IMDb
Thunder in the Valley at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Thunder in the Valley at the TCM Movie Database

v t e Films directed by Louis King
Peaceful Peters (1922) The Law Rustlers (1923) Spawn of the Desert (1923) The Slingshot Kid (1927) The Boy Rider (1927) Rough Ridin' Red (1928) Terror Mountain (1928) The Fightin' Redhead (1928) Orphan of the Sage (1928) The Little Buckaroo (1928) Young Whirlwind (1928) The Pinto Kid (1928) The Bantam Cowboy (1928) The Freckled Rascal (1929) The Vagabond Cub (1929) The Lone Rider (1930) The Fighting Sheriff (1931) Desert Vengeance (1931) The County Fair (1932) Drifting Souls (1932) The Arm of the Law (1932) Robbers' Roost (1932) Life in the Raw (1933) Murder in Trinidad (1934) Pursued (1934) Bachelor of Arts (1934) Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) Special Investigator (1936) Bengal Tiger (1936) That Man's Here Again (1937) Melody for Two (1937) Draegerman Courage (1937) Wild Money (1937) Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) Wine, Women and Horses (1937) Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) Tip-Off Girls (1938) Hunted Men (1938) Prison Farm (1938) Illegal Traffic (1938) Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938) Persons in Hiding (1939) Undercover Doctor (1939) Seventeen (1940) Typhoon (1940) The Way of All Flesh (1940) Moon Over Burma (1940) Young America (1942) Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943) Ladies of Washington (1944) Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945) Smoky (1946) Thunder in the Valley (1947) Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) Sand (1949) Mrs. Mike (1949) Frenchie (1950) The Lion and the Horse (1952) Powder River (1953) Sabre Jet (1953) Dangerous Mission (1954) Massacre (1956)

Films directed by Louis King

Peaceful Peters (1922)
The Law Rustlers (1923)
Spawn of the Desert (1923)
The Slingshot Kid (1927)
The Boy Rider (1927)
Rough Ridin' Red (1928)
Terror Mountain (1928)
The Fightin' Redhead (1928)
Orphan of the Sage (1928)
The Little Buckaroo (1928)
Young Whirlwind (1928)
The Pinto Kid (1928)
The Bantam Cowboy (1928)
The Freckled Rascal (1929)
The Vagabond Cub (1929)
The Lone Rider (1930)
The Fighting Sheriff (1931)
Desert Vengeance (1931)
The County Fair (1932)
Drifting Souls (1932)
The Arm of the Law (1932)
Robbers' Roost (1932)
Life in the Raw (1933)
Murder in Trinidad (1934)
Pursued (1934)
Bachelor of Arts (1934)
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Special Investigator (1936)
Bengal Tiger (1936)
That Man's Here Again (1937)
Melody for Two (1937)
Draegerman Courage (1937)
Wild Money (1937)
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
Tip-Off Girls (1938)
Hunted Men (1938)
Prison Farm (1938)
Illegal Traffic (1938)
Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
Persons in Hiding (1939)
Undercover Doctor (1939)
Seventeen (1940)
Typhoon (1940)
The Way of All Flesh (1940)
Moon Over Burma (1940)
Young America (1942)
Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943)
Ladies of Washington (1944)
Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945)
Smoky (1946)
Thunder in the Valley (1947)
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
Sand (1949)
Mrs. Mike (1949)
Frenchie (1950)
The Lion and the Horse (1952)
Powder River (1953)
Sabre Jet (1953)
Dangerous Mission (1954)
Massacre (1956)

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