Cheyenne (Warner Bros.) (1947)

sy ie ba THE STORY ct for pudiicationy Back in 1872, Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming, were called “the Devil’s Pockets,” where lawless hordes preyed upon settlers, visitors and even each other. In Laramie, Jim Wylie (Dennis Morgan), a gentleman gambler, is met by Webb Yancey (Barton MacLane), a private detective, who induces Wylie to try to capture “The Poet,” a notorious bandit, so-called because of his habit of leaving a memento in doggerel whenever he robs the Wells-Fargo express line. En route to Cheyenne to start his hunt for “The Poet,” Wylie and his stagecoach companions, Ann Kincaid (Jane Wyman) and Emily Carson (Janis Paige), a dance hall entertainer, are held up by a group of bandits, led by the Sundance Kid (Arthur Kennedy) and Chalkeye (John Ridgely). Ann is contemptuous of Wylie’s apparent indifference to the robbery. The bandits take Wylie’s bankroll, but find that “The Poet” has gotten to the Stage’s strongbox first, leaving a poem scratched on a scrap of paper. From the roaring turbulence of old Wyoming, in the 1870's when a man's life was only as good as his gun, comes ''Cheyenne,'' Warners’ super-Western story of the Wells-Fargo express line and a bandit who robbed with uncanny accuracy leaving naught but poems where valuable gold had been before. The artist's conception of "'Cheyenne,"’ the Warner Bros. production currently playing at the Strand Theatre, are highlighted with skill and quality comparable only to the actual performances given by Dennis Morgan and Jane Wyman, stars of the film, and Bruce Bennett, Janis Paige, Alan Hale, and Arthur Kennedy in the supporting roles. This 4-column feature is available as illustrated above, in mat form. Order Production Highlights Mat “663-401X” from Warner Bros~ Campaign Plan Editor, 321 W. 44th St., New York 18, N. Y. That night, in Cheyenne, Wylie follows Sundance’s men to their hideout and introduces himself as “The Poet.” He is astonished when Ann appears and claims him as her husband. Later, when Wylie, for appearances’ sake, is forced to spend the night at Ann’s boardinghouse, she reveals that she is the wife of the real “Poet” and informs Wylie that he can capture her husband at South Forks. At South Forks, another stagecoach robbery occurs and a couple of Sundance’s men are slain. Sundance begins to doubt that Wylie is really “The Poet,’ and in a gun battle that ensues, is killed by Wylie. Thinking that Ann used South Forks as a means of getting him out of town while “The Poet” operated, Wylie leaves her there and returns to Cheyenne alone where he enlists the aid of Deputy Sheriff Fred Durkin (Alan Hale) to continue the hunt for “The Poet.” It is disclosed that “The Poet” is actually Ed Landers (Bruce Bennett), the Cheyenne inspector for Wells-Fargo, who is about to abandon his wife and elope with Emily. In a last attempt to hold up the stagecoach before he flees with Emily, “The Poet” is wounded and captured by Wylie who turns him over to the authorities. Wylie and Ann look forward to a new life together as they move off in the stagecoach down the dusty road. Leis 1s THE CAST Vis wo Davete ye Ga a Ae ee DENNIS MORGANTHE PRODUCTION STAFF Beaty Cae erie Produteliby Hobetl fiidiner! Diterted b3 Rapal Walanltenen wine Ed Landers (The Poet)... Peeo Wie BRUCE BENNETT by Alan LeMay and Thames Williamson. From a Story by Paul I. ees 8s eee ha ot ce Pe eh Ree Alan Hale~ Wellman. Music by Max Steiner. Photographed by Sid Hickox, A.S.C. Sundance Kid........................ Pe rhois Ben ee SND nO | Arthur Kennedy Art Director, Ted Smith. Film Editor, Christian Nyby. Sound by CON ce ok Madu eee y SSR essa, ies. oe IME John Ridgely Oliver S. Garretson. Dialogue Director, John Maxwell. Set Decorations We CreA MCE 288 ct, Ss eo ees leg ot. Barton MacLane by Jack McConaghy. Special Effects by William McGann, Director; Sie > es cpinred ce ec ety let decks “Berth 453 Eo inti H. F. Koenekamp, A.S.C. Wardrobe by Milo Anderson. Makeup Artist, Limpy Be AO a ee John Compton Pere Westmore. Orchestral Arrangements by Hugo Friedhofer. ME NE eo ot dis nie, John Alvin Musical Director, Leo F. Forbstein. Assistant Director, Reggie Callow. AMR IN oe rs rn, ok hic ek da ee Sle Monte Blue Miss Kittredge 5.0.20 s.c.00. ee Aine Ad BY MA Sah ae Ann O’Neal Swamper "RUNING TIME: 100 MINUTES