Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana

99 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | Jan. 23, 1952

When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the paratroop-corps of fire-fighters in the U. S. Forest Service, is flown to the scene from their regional headquarters in Missoula, Montana. The Forest Rangers, under Cliff Mason, put out the blaze, but several of the fire-fighters are killed. Ed Miller, son of one of the dead rangers, thinks he died because Mason was a coward, and sets out to prove it.

Red Skies of Montana

99 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | Jan. 23, 1952

Red Skies of Montana
When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the paratroop-corps of fire-fighters in the U. S. Forest Service, is flown to the scene from their regional headquarters in Missoula, Montana. The Forest Rangers, under Cliff Mason, put out the blaze, but several of the fire-fighters are killed. Ed Miller, son of one of the dead rangers, thinks he died because Mason was a coward, and sets out to prove it.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Red Skies of Montana
Directors Joseph M. Newman
Writers George R. Stewart, Harry Kleiner, Arthur Cohn

Cast

Richard Widmark

as Cliff Mason

Constance Smith

as Peg Mason

Jeffrey Hunter

as Edward J. (Ed) Miller

Richard Boone

as Richard 'Dick' Dryer

Warren Stevens

as Steve Burgess

James Griffith

as Boise Peterson

Joe Sawyer

as R. A. 'Pop' Miller

Robert Adler

as McMullen (uncredited)

Parley Baer

as Doctor Henry (uncredited)

Charles Bronson

as Neff (uncredited)

Harry Carter

as Ken Philippe (uncredited)

John Close

as Lewisohn (uncredited)

Richard Crenna

as Noxon (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

as Leo (uncredited)

Paul Dubov

as Doctor (uncredited)

Grady Galloway

as Sabinson (uncredited)

Ron Hargrave

as Grayson (uncredited)

Ray Hyke

as Ryan (uncredited)

John Kennedy

as Bob (uncredited)

Henry Kulky

as Dawson (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

as Kenner (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

as Tyler's Secretary (uncredited)

Ann Morrison

as Mrs. Miller (uncredited)

William Murphy

as Winkler (uncredited)

Robert Nichols

as Felton (uncredited)

Robert Osterloh

as Mac, Dispatcher (uncredited)

Ted Ryan

as Foreman (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

as Charlie (uncredited)

Gregory Walcott

as Randy O'Neill (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

as Spotter (uncredited)

Barbara Woodell

as Nurse Woodell (uncredited)

William Woodson

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)