Copper Canyon

6/15/2017

Smoke and Mirrors. Copper Canyon is directed by John Farrow and written by John Latimer. It stars Ray Milland, Hedy Lamarr, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman and Harry Carey Junior. Music is by Daniele Amfitheatrof and cinematography by Charles Lang. In the bitter period after the Civil War a band of Confederate veterans hoped to start life anew in the rich copper country of the West. They were prepared for the hardships of nature - but not for the greed of men. Much of this production is beautiful and handsome, tech credits are high end, the Technicolor sizzling, costuming sharp, the locations (Vasquez Rocks/Red Rock Crossing/Cathedral Rock et al) a joy for the eyes. Then of course there's the stars, Milland with his elegant looks, Lamarr cute as a button with blood red lips, and Fre

8/8/2026

The dapper "Carter" (Ray Milland) makes a living doing sharp-shooting performances as if he were something of a circus performer until he visits "Coppertown" where he is asked by the local residents to step in and help them fight against deputy "Travis" (Macdonald Carey) who wants to steal their copper mining claims. Most of these miners are former confederate soldiers who are under the misapprehension that their would-be saviour is noneother than the legendary "Col. Desmond", but he is hesitant to get himself involved in anyone else's problems until he alights on the feisty "Lisa" (Hedy Lamarr) who is anything but the demure and ladylike damsel and whom many of his new allies suspect as being the cause of their current misery. Now there isn't a great deal of jeopardy here, but that doesn'