Nevada

Nevada (1927)

A once notorious gunfighter takes a respectable job on a ranch. "Nevada" is charged with protecting the ranch owner's pretty daughter, arousing the enmity of ranch foreman Clan Dillon, who is in love with the girl. The villainous foreman leaks a rumor of his rival's dark past to the sheriff, and the former outlaw is soon on the run again.

Date of release
1927-08-01
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 8m
Genres
Western
Director
John Waters

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Arizona

Nevada is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by John Waters and starring Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, and William Powell. Based on the novel Nevada by Zane Grey, the film is about a former outlaw hired to protect a ranch owner's sister, which angers the ranch foreman who is in love with the girl. The villainous foreman spreads a rumor of his rival's dark past to the sheriff, and the former outlaw is soon on the run again. Eventually he captures a gang of cattle rustlers led by the foreman, and with his reputation restored, he marries the girl.

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, and Cedar Breaks National Monument.

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