Wayne ford rex reason and including captain harper william tallman take to the river as an unlikely escape route. On the set of the movie that was filmed near moab that had the story of dana andrews, mom and dad, and the party scene one evening after filming better left unexplained in this public forum. Cavalry captain harper william talman is determined to bring halliday to justice, but first he must lead his men and a handful of indianmassacre survivors to safety through hostile, uncharted territory. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for smoke signal 1955. Like the film itself, which went on to be an unlikely box office success, the soundtrack provided a major market. Smoke signal is a 1955 american technicolor western film directed by jerry hopper and starring dana andrews and piper laurie. With dana andrews, piper laurie, rex reason, william talman. You can watch smoke signal online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Dana andrews and piper laurie are starring, alongside rex reason, william talman, milburn stone and douglas spencer if you want to submit updates.
Cast and crew credits for smoke signal, 1955, directed by jerry hopper, with dana andrews, piper laurie, rex reason, at turner classic movies. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Dana andrews and piper laurie are starring, alongside rex reason, william talman, milburn stone and douglas spencer. An army deserter dana andrews and his girlfriend piper laurie shoot grand canyon rapids with his cavalry captors, chased by indians. Smoke signals, a 1998 independent film directed and coproduced by chris eyre. Here is a nonexhaustive list of actors appearing in smoke signal 1955, a film by jerry hopper.
Smoke signal dimni signal 1955 akcija, drama, western. Harpers cavalry patrol returns to the fort to find it besieged by ute indians. Interview featuring life with layla directors and cast. Smoke signal 1955 letterboxd social film discovery. Smoke signal 1955 jerry hopper, dana andrews, piper. Smoke signal is a western film directed by jerry hopper, released in the usa in march of 1955. Like the film itself, which went on to be an unlikely box office success, the soundtrack provided a major market showcase for native. With capture imminent, the only chance for the surviving men.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Western filmwestern movieswestern artclassic movie. But its really a story about life, death, and rebirth. Smoke signals, published by the confederated tribes of grand ronde, oregon, u. A suspected cavalry deserter proves to be resourceful in helping the surviving members of a fort, flee indians along a dangerous river. While lacking the big budget elements of the plastic commercial blockbusters featuring arnold or tom or julia, it is from another perspective much grander than those types. The movie smoke signals directed by chris eyre tells the story of two boys, victor joseph and thomas buildsthefire, and their quest to get arnold josephs victors father ashes from phoenix, arizona.
Smoke signals was snatched up by miramax after winning the filmmakers trophy and the audience award at the 1998 sundance film festival, making it the first major feature film to be written, directed, and acted by native americans. It was established in february 2016 as a true union of the arts of sound and community organizing. In this western adventure filmed on location in the grand canyon on the colorado river, the leader of a cavalry regiment takes them into the great. By her own admission, piper laurie didnt get a lot of good roles as a contract player at universal in the 1950s. Smoke signal 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pascack valley 2008 alum ken spooners 2019 documentary life with layla was screened and sponsored by the smoke signal as a fundraiser for the film to gain a national audience on nov.
With capture imminent, the only chance for the surviving men and one woman is to boat down a wild, uncharted river, where harper and halliday must pull. Smoke signal 1955, a film by jerry hopper theiapolis. Smoke signal 1955 jerry hopper, dana andrews, piper laurie. Smoke signal also known as segnale di fumo is a western film directed by jerry hopper, released in march of 1955 in the usa, starring dana andrews, piper laurie, rex reason, william talman, milburn stone and douglas spencer.
Smoke signal 1955 was a action drama film directed by jerry hopper and produced by howard christie. May 28, 2017 on the set of the movie that was filmed near moab that had the story of dana andrews, mom and dad, and the party scene one evening after filming better left unexplained in this public forum. Smoke signal 1955 rotten tomatoes in this western adventure filmed on location in the grand canyon on the colorado river, the leader of a cavalry regiment takes them into the great chasm to. Smoke signals studio is a radical community based artistic space in the home of artist aja monet and organizerartist phillip agnew.
It is the first fulllength movie written, directed, coproduced and performed by native americans. Dana andrews, piper laurie, rex reason, william talman, milburn stone writer. The film won several awards and accolades, and was well received at. A social history of marijuana medical, recreational, and scientific. Smoke signal 1955 an army deserter dana andrews and his girlfriend piper laurie shoot grand canyon rapids with his cavalry captors, chased by indians. The apparent cause is the recapture of army traitor brett halliday, who deserted. Smoke signal stars dana andrews as an army deserter who left because his late commanding officer was hell bent on starting an indian war which he did. In this western adventure filmed on location in the grand canyon on the colorado river, the leader of a cavalry regiment takes them into the great chasm to avoid the indian raids that threaten. However, one of the exceptions was the blandlytitled smoke signal, an aboveaverage western that avoids the genres most common cliches. Smoke signal 1955 cast and crew an army deserter dana andrews and his girlfriend piper laurie shoot grand canyon rapids with his cavalry captors, chased by indians. Smoke signal, arizona, a community in the united states.
Dana andrews plays cavalry deserter brett halliday in the compact universal western smoke signal. Smoke signal 1955 dana andrews, piper laurie, rex reason. The apparent cause is the recapture of army traitor brett halliday, who deserted to the utes in a. The troopers spend most of the film dodging bullets.
Smoke signal also known as segnale di fumo is a western film directed by jerry hopper, released in the usa in march of 1955. Smoke signals is a canadianamerican independent film released in 1998, directed and coproduced by chris eyre and with a screenplay by sherman alexie, based on the short story this is what it means to say phoenix, arizona from his book the lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven 1993. Smoke signal 1955 youtube dana andrews stay safe and healthy. Smoke signals written by coeur dalene sherman alexie, directed by cheyennearapaho chris eyre and starring american indians, smoke signals is a deceptively small movie. While the locations utah and arizona are lend authenticity to the film, the majority of the river rapids sequences are obviously done in a studio against projected backdrops which lessens the excitement. Smoke signal 1955 posted by mark franklin on jul 5, 2015 a river outpost is under attack by utes and in danger of being overrun. The apparent cause is the recapture of army traitor brett halliday, who deserted to the utes in a previous war. Smoke signal 1955 jerry hopper, dana andrews, piper laurie, rex reason december 8, 2018 capt. Thus, the film becomes more of an adventure than a traditional western as the bulk of the film takes place on the river. Dana andrews, piper laurie, rex reason, william talman, milburn stone, gordon jones, william schallert, robert j.
Virginia mayo and joel mccrea meet a tragic end in this 1949 western directed by raoul walsh and based on his 1941 film, high. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1955 movies 1955. This is an interesting one for any student delving into hollywoods iconography of the indian nations. A web page featuring information about smoke signal. Thus, the film becomes more of an adventure than a traditional western as the. Hallidays sympathies are with the indians, whom he believes have resorted. Smoke signal 1955 a suspected cavalry deserter proves to be resourceful in helping the surviving members of a fort, flee indians along a dangerous river. Overview of smoke signal, 1955, directed by jerry hopper, with dana andrews, piper laurie, rex reason, at turner classic movies. Account of perilous boat journey down the grand canyon in which the remnants of garrison reach safety.