Nevada (film)
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Nevada is a 1944
western
movie based on a Zane Grey
novel and starring a 27-year-old Robert Mitchum
, with Anne Jeffreys
, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, and Richard Martin
in supporting roles. The film was written by Norman Houston from Grey's popular novel and directed by Edward Killy. Mitchum is billed with "Introducing Bob Mitchum as Jim Lacy" at the film's beginning, although this was not Mitchum's first movie.
Richard Martin
also played sidekick "Chito Rafferty" in thirty other western movies (source: Internet Movie Database
), most of which starred screen cowboy Tim Holt
, who had joined the service during World War II
when Nevada was produced. Martin played this same character set in different times, both contemporary and the Old West.
This version is a remake
of a 1927 movie
starring Gary Cooper
, Thelma Todd
, and William Powell
. This is the only time when Cooper and Mitchum played the same role in different versions of a story.
1944 in film
The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....
western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
movie based on a Zane Grey
Zane Grey
Zane Grey was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the Old West. Riders of the Purple Sage was his bestselling book. In addition to the success of his printed works, they later had second lives and continuing influence...
novel and starring a 27-year-old Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Robert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time...
, with Anne Jeffreys
Anne Jeffreys
Anne Jeffreys is an American actress and singer.- Career :Born Anne Carmichael in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Jeffreys entered the entertainment field at a young age; her initial training was in voice , but she decided as a teenager to sign with the John Robert Powers agency as a junior model.Her...
, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, and Richard Martin
Richard Martin (RKO actor)
Richard Martin was a prolific RKO contract actor. He was most known for his role as Chito Rafferty, the Irish-Mexican Western comedy relief sidekick of Tim Holt...
in supporting roles. The film was written by Norman Houston from Grey's popular novel and directed by Edward Killy. Mitchum is billed with "Introducing Bob Mitchum as Jim Lacy" at the film's beginning, although this was not Mitchum's first movie.
Richard Martin
Richard Martin (RKO actor)
Richard Martin was a prolific RKO contract actor. He was most known for his role as Chito Rafferty, the Irish-Mexican Western comedy relief sidekick of Tim Holt...
also played sidekick "Chito Rafferty" in thirty other western movies (source: Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
), most of which starred screen cowboy Tim Holt
Tim Holt
Tim Holt was an American film actor perhaps best known for co-starring in the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.-Early life:...
, who had joined the service during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
when Nevada was produced. Martin played this same character set in different times, both contemporary and the Old West.
This version is a remake
Remake
A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
of a 1927 movie
Nevada (1927 film)
Nevada is a 1927 movie based upon a Zane Grey novel and starring Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, and William Powell. This lavish Western film was remade in 1944 as an early Robert Mitchum B-picture, the only time Cooper and Mitchum played the same role.-Cast:...
starring Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Frank James Cooper, known professionally as Gary Cooper, was an American film actor. He was renowned for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic, but at times intense screen persona, which was particularly well suited to the many Westerns he made...
, Thelma Todd
Thelma Todd
Thelma Alice Todd was an American actress. Appearing in about 120 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films like Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, a number of Charley Chase's short comedies, and co-starring with Buster Keaton and Jimmy...
, and William Powell
William Powell
William Horatio Powell was an American actor.A major star at MGM, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series in which Powell and Loy played Nick and Nora Charles...
. This is the only time when Cooper and Mitchum played the same role in different versions of a story.
Cast
- Robert MitchumRobert MitchumRobert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time...
as Nevada Lacy (billed as "Bob Mitchum") - Anne JeffreysAnne JeffreysAnne Jeffreys is an American actress and singer.- Career :Born Anne Carmichael in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Jeffreys entered the entertainment field at a young age; her initial training was in voice , but she decided as a teenager to sign with the John Robert Powers agency as a junior model.Her...
as Julie Dexter - Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Dusty
- Nancy Gates as Hattie Ide
- Richard MartinRichard Martin (RKO actor)Richard Martin was a prolific RKO contract actor. He was most known for his role as Chito Rafferty, the Irish-Mexican Western comedy relief sidekick of Tim Holt...
as Chito Rafferty