Lone Pine Film Festival

This Year's Theme – The Thrill Of It All! – Captures The Experience Of Film Making For Many Lone Pine And Alabama Hills Fans. For Over 30 Years, The Guided, "On Location" Movie Site Tours, Have Been, And Continue To Be One Of The Most Exciting Options For Those Attending The Annual Film Festival Taking Our Audience To The Actual Locations Where Their Favorite Westerns Were Filmed.

In Addition, Filmmakers And Movie Stars Join Us For Screenings, Panels And Discussions Telling Us Tales From The Set And What It Was Like To Be In The Room Working With Iconic Legends. The Events Are Complemented By A Host Of Expert Guest Historians And Authors Who Share Stories, Many From Books They Have Written, About How And Why These Films Were Made. Many Times, These Cinematic War Stories Are Often As Thrilling As The Movies Themselves.

Schedule Of Events:

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon ( 1949 )/ Argosy Pictures  75th Anniversary –  105 Min.

Directed By John Ford With John Wayne, Joanne Dru, Victor Mclaglen, Harry Carey, Jr., John Agar, Mildred Natwick

On The Verge Of Retirement, Aging Capt. Nathan Brittles (Wayne) Is Ordered To Deal With A Breakout By The Cheyenne And Arapaho From Their Reservation Following The Defeat Of Custer At The Battle Of The Little Big Horn, And Prevent A New Frontier War.  This Was The Second Of John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy.  Made On A Budget Of $1.6 Million, It Was One Of The Most Expensive Westerns Of The Era.  Filmed In Three-Strip Technicolor (One Of The Huge Cameras Is On Display In The Museum, The Film Won An Academy Award For Cinematographer Winston Hoch.

Pre-Screening, Rob Word Will Host A Discussion About The Making Of The Film With Special Guests Patrick Wayne, And Michael F. Blake, Author Of The Acclaimed New Book The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne And The Making Of Three Classic Westerns.

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