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Albuquerque poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.4 / 100
1948·Drama / Western / Action·1h 30m

ALBUQUERQUE

“Blazing guns made history each day...and warm lips made memories at night...”

Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his uncle, John Armin, a despotic and hard-hearted czar who operates an ore-hauling freight line, and whose goal is to eliminate a competing line run by Ted Wallace and his sister Celia. Cole tires of his uncle's heavy-handed tactics and switches over to the Wallace side. Lety Tyler, an agent hired by the uncle, also switches over by warning Cole and Ted of a trap set for them by the uncle and his henchman.

Above the Line
Ray Enright·DirectorGene Lewis·ScreenplayClarence Upson Young·ScreenplayFred Jackman Jr.·Director of PhotographyDarrell Calker·Original Music ComposerHoward A. Smith·Editor
Cast
Randolph Scott·Cole ArminBarbara Britton·Letty TaylerGeorge 'Gabby' Hayes·JukeLon Chaney Jr.·Steve MurkillRussell Hayden·Ted WallaceCatherine Craig·Celia WallaceGeorge Cleveland·John ArminIrving Bacon·Dave WaltonBernard Nedell·Sheriff Ed LintonKarolyn Grimes·Myrtle Walton
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 1
Ray Enright·Director
Writing· 3
Gene Lewis·ScreenplayClarence Upson Young·ScreenplayLuke Short·Novel
Camera· 2
Fred Jackman Jr.·Director of PhotographyEd Henderson·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Howard A. Smith·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Darrell Calker·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
Frank Paul Sylos·Art DirectionHarry Reif·Set DecorationVin Taylor·Set Decoration
Production· 2
William H. Pine·ProducerWilliam C. Thomas·Producer
By the Numbers
60.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#2141C2
#9E7E59
#7E2C34
Mood
Tense, Adventurous
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man in a light-colored cowboy hat, a maroon shirt, and a yellow bandana around his neck is depicted from the chest up, holding a black revolver pointed forwar”

westernaction
Key Elements
Cowboy HatRevolverBandanaRock Formations
Atmosphere
Vibrant, Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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