Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He puts her off. To get back she marries Jim whom she...
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| Alan Ladd | ... |
Joe Madigan
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| Dorothy Lamour | ... |
Fay Rankin
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| Robert Preston | ... |
Jim Davis
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| Lloyd Nolan | ... |
Kink
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| Richard Erdman | ... |
Mark Lewis
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| Allen Jenkins | ... |
Higgins
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| Will Wright | ... |
Mike Alperson
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| Griff Barnett | ... |
Rankin
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| Anthony Caruso | ... |
Pete
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| Walter Sande | ... |
Long
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| Frank Sully | ... |
Nick
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| Gordon Carveth | ... |
Madigan Crew Member (uncredited)
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| Edgar Dearing | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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| Vernon Dent | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Al Ferguson | ... |
Husky Farmer (uncredited)
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Ray Flynn | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Alperson Crew Member (uncredited)
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James Hyland | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Warren Jackson | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Bob Kortman | ... |
Sam (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Alperson Crew Member (uncredited)
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Pat Lane | ... |
Madigan Crew Member (uncredited)
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Caren Marsh | ... |
Natalie (uncredited)
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William Meader | ... |
Drury (uncredited)
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| Frank Moran | ... |
Alperson Crew Member (uncredited)
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| Frances Morris | ... |
Mrs. Swanson (uncredited)
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Al Murphy | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Steve Pendleton | ... |
Swanson (uncredited)
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| Constantine Romanoff | ... |
Alperson Crew Member (uncredited)
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Chet Root | ... |
Madigan Crew Member (uncredited)
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Tex Swan | ... |
Madigan Crew Member (uncredited)
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Bill Wallace | ... |
Husky Farmer (uncredited)
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| Eddy Waller | ... |
Mr. Hatfield (uncredited)
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Gloria Williams | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Harry Wilson | ... |
Alperson Crew Member (uncredited)
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| Ian Wolfe | ... |
Martin (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Tay Garnett | ||
Written by
| Houston Branch | ... | (story) |
| John Monks Jr. | ... | (screenplay) |
| Tay Garnett | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Robert Fellows | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hugo Friedhofer | ||
Cinematography by
| John F. Seitz | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Shea | ... | (as Billy Shea) |
| George Tomasini | ||
Art Direction by
| Haldane Douglas | ||
| Hans Dreier | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sam Comer | ||
| Frank R. McKelvy | ... | (as Frank McKelvy) |
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Curtis Mick | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
| William Mull | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John Francis Murphy | ... | assistant director (as John Murphy) |
| Gerd Oswald | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
| Charles C. Coleman | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| Byron Haskin | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Martin Pendleton | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Don Johnson | ... | sound |
| Wallace Nogle | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
Stunts
| Buster Wiles | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gordon Jennings | ... | special photography effects |
| Don English | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Loyal Griggs | ... | second unit camera (uncredited) |
| William C. Mellor | ... | second unit camera (uncredited) |
| Leo Tover | ... | second unit camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Frank Grant | ... | location crew member (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Jeanne Bayless | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Mahlon Clark | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Fred Fox | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Justin Gordon | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Earl Hatch | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Nathan Kaproff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Irving Lipschultz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Peter Meremblum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Luther Roundtree | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Toscha Seidel | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Josef Shaftel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Irvin Talbot | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Raymond Turner | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Paul Weston | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Frankie Zinzer | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Homer D. Cooper | ... | combine driver (uncredited) |
| Oscar L. Cooper | ... | combine driver (uncredited) |
| Ralph E. Cooper | ... | combine driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Gordon Messer | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Sidney Street | ... | studio location manager (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1947) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1947) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1947) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Mexico (1948) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1947) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1948) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1949) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1949) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Italiana (1956) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Film (1952) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
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Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He puts her off. To get back she marries Jim whom she prods into high-grading the grain (skimming off some for private sale). The last payment on Joe's machinery is due just as he discover's what his buddy has been doing.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Trivia | Many of the wheat fields shown in the movie - other than stock footage - are actually alfalfa fields. The location shots were filmed in the area around Arvin, California, where there isn't much wheat but there are huge areas of farmland consisting of alfalfa, which is used to feed the thousands of cows in the surrounding dairy farms. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Just William's Luck (1948). See more » |