Shot during the helldorado days annual wild west week of events in tombstone. Tombstone is a historic city in cochise county, arizona, united states, founded in 1879 by prospector ed schieffelin in what was then pima county, arizona territory. On this tour, take a journey through town onboard the historic tombstone trolley bus and experience a taste of the wild west. This was indeed risky business, and more than oncehewaswarned that he probably would find his tombstone meaning hed. Becoming more sophisticated in my film watching over the years, i still found i had, perhaps irrationally or unfairly, created. Don castle, richard dix, and frances gifford in tombstone. James ferrara i 19201985 actor james ferrara was born on may 11, 1920 in endicott, new york, usa as james joseph ferrara.
Kurt russel as wyatt earp, val kilmer as doc holliday. It all began during the 1870s when indian scout ed schieffelin was scouring apache country for rocks. They developed silver mines like the lucky cuss, tough nut and the grand central. Tombstone hotels have been in existence just about as long as the town has had people. Jimmie ferrara was murdered by his wife, delma troy, her lover, rick kosterow, and a.
Tombstone, arizona, attracts a motley combination of prospectors, ranchers and outlaws. Thinking that the rich colors of the mountains looked like a promising place to prospect, he commented on this to a nearby soldier. Virgil earp and deforest kelley morgan earp in 1957 film gunfight at the o. Visitors to tombstone will always find more than enough to do and see. So much that the economy banks on it as the birdcage saloon was even featured on ghost hunters. Fr voir tombstone film francais streaming vf vostfr. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. People began arriving after ed schieffelin founded the mining district here. Cosmatos, written by kevin jarre who was also the original director, but was replaced early in production, and starring kurt russell and val kilmer, with sam elliott, bill paxton, powers boothe, michael biehn, and dana delany in supporting roles, as well as narration by robert mitchum.
Tombstone is a 1993 american western film directed by george p. Tickets bfi southbank tickets bfi imax tickets bfi shop. This western is set in the arizona town and centers on former gunslinger wyatt earp who has been recently deputized and is helping the sheriff round up all the criminals. Request a few more visitor guides, or complete the form below to receive your guides by mail. We stop first at boothill graveyardthe final resting place for some of tombstone s first pioneers, citizens and outlaws. The grimly humorous phrase about our town was that tombstone had a man for breakfast every morning. Visitors come from all over the world to experience a bit of the old american west.
The noholdsbarred, anythinggoes attitude of these boom towns is something thats been romanticized, especially through westerns. Throughout the years, tombstone has had its share of villains and heroes, vigilantes and vamps. This is an old west film posted to the tombstone arizona facebook page. More about tombstones colorful history can be found here. It is most famous for its shootout in 1881 in a back alley behind the ok corral. And if youre interested in the historic west, most likely you know a reasonable amount about the gunfight at the o. This exciting western centers on former gunslinger wyatt earp, who has been recently deputized and is helping the sheriff round up all the criminals. A ny good wild west town worth its salt saw a few gunfights in its day. Tombstone, arizona is the land of wild west infamy and home to the famous shootout at ok corral in 1881.
Mcgann with richard dix, kent taylor, edgar buchanan, frances gifford, year. Genres western director william mcgann starring richard dix, kent taylor, edgar buchanan. Tombstone is one of the most important cities in the u. In fact, if you chopped the movie into three stories, they would have made great 30 minute western tv episodes. If youre stopping by cowboy kisses, most likely its because youre interested in the historic west. The saloon was located in the heart of the redlight district on the corner of allen street and 6 th street.
But it will make your trip to town a lot better if you have an idea of where in tombstone you want to go. Tombstone territory 10 surprising facts about the show. In fact, if you chopped the movie into three stories, they would. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Tombstone territory featured sheriff clay hollister pat conway. From opera and theater to dance halls and brothels, tombstone offered muchneeded entertainment to the miners after a long shift underground. Conway was the grandson of silent film actor francis x. Corral, wyatt earp and his brothers, doc holliday, and tombstone, arizona. The mining camp was born when a prospector named ed schieffelin looked out on the mountains from where he stood at camp huachuca, arizona. However, the people of tombstone are dedicated to keeping the legend alive. Fill out the form to request your free travel packet, which includes an arizona official state visitors guide and an arizona state highway map. One shootout thats been told so many times that its become a bit of a legend is the gunfight at the o.
The supporting cast features rex bell as virgil earp and victor jory as ike clanton. Feb 19, 2017 we went to lowell, bisbee and tombstone, az. Arizona start planning your arizona vacation with the official state visitors guide available in print, electronically, or both. Tombstone is located in southeastern arizona and was the site of the famous gunfight at the o. The series did not deal with real characters in the history of tombstone in the 1880s, such as wyatt earp, doc holliday, or the clanton gang. Becoming more sophisticated in my film watching over the years, i still found i had. When a 96yearold woman sold her home, real estate agents were stunned by what they found inside duration. The programs theme song, whistle me up a memory, was written and performed by william m. Tombstone is a popular tourist destination, and through its wild west ways have calmed down over the decades, the town still preserves its oldtimey feel. The twostory courthouse building once housed the offices of the sheriff, recorder, treasurer, jail and courtrooms of cochise county.
He was too busy prospecting for rich ores, and dodging the bad men and worse indians who infested the southwest. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tombstone. In 1877 ed schieffelin, a prospector, rode out into apache indian territory his friends thought he was crazy and that the only thing he would discover would be his own tombstone. In 1886, the mines flooded and hit rock bottom, and the miners moved on to the next claim. Aug 12, 2016 there is much speculation today that tombstones spirits of cowboys and lawmen still haunt the town. The film reeled me in with the promise of richard dix as wyatt earp in yet another tale based on the tombstone legend. Later versions of the many films about wyatt earp, his brothers, and doc holliday are better, but this one was still fun to.
It became one of the last boomtowns in the american frontier. Dec 29, 2017 a quick 4 minute stopover in tombstone as part of the vermijo road trip 2017 featuring a tombstone local larry stricklin as the cowboy. I liked richard dix in this more than i have in some other films. A visitor rests in the shade at the tombstone courthouse state historic park. A place to share your photos, postcards, and memorabilia related to the. By the 1880s, tombstone was booming as the many brothels, theaters, and saloons provided. It was one of the last wideopen frontier boomtowns in the american old west. Roy barcroft, spencer charters, edgar buchanan, victor jory, don castle, blackjack ward, paul sutton, emmett vogan. This film would probably have made a great two or three stories. Town locals love to entertain you by dressing in old west period clothing. Learn more about the sights of tombstone on our things to do in tombstone page. Tombstone is a historic city in cochise county, arizona, united states, founded in 1879, by ed schieffelin in what was then pima county, arizona territory.