Sierra Baron


Sierra Baron is a 1958 American Western CinemaScope color film directed by James B. Clark and starring Brian Keith, Rick Jason and Rita Gam, from the novel by Thomas W. Blackburn.

Plot

In 1848, a rancher, Miguel Delmonte tries to protect his Princessa Spanish land grant, from American landgrabbers after his father is killed. Real estate agent Rufus Bynum, hires a Texas gunfighter Jack McCracken to kill the man. The gunfighter ends up falling in love with the rancher's sister Felicia.

Cast

The novel was published in 1955. The [New York Times] called it a "grade A novel". In May 1956 the novel was optioned by the sons of Spyros Skouras, Plato and Spyros Jnr, who had formed a production company, Artys Co, with their cousin Charles Spyros Jnr, son of Charles Skouras. André de Toth and John Hawkins wrote a script with De Toth intending to direct; the Skouras brothers wanted Gregory Peck and Jack Palance to star.
Eventually rights shifted to Regal Films Inc and the film was made as part of Regal's ten films in three months. De Toth did not direct.
The film was shot back to back with Villa!! in Mexico, in and around Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City.