Thunder in the Valley

Thunder in the Valley (1947)

Out of the Hills The Drama of the Valley People

The popular Alfred Ollivant novel "Bob, Son of Battle" is the source for this drama about sheep dogs in the Scottish highlands, filmed in mountains in Utah’s Garfield County. Gwenn is a crusty shepherd whose struggling relationship with his son McCallister is complicated by a predatory animal that is attacking the flocks of local shepherds.

Date of release
1947-11-01
TMDB
8.2 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director
Louis King

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Owd Bob

Thunder in the Valley is a 1947 American Technicolor drama film directed by Louis King and starring Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner and Edmund Gwenn. It is based on the 1898 novel Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant, which has previously been adapted into a 1938 film of the same title. The film was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox and cost a reported $1.9 million. It was released in Britain under the alternative title Bob, Son of Battle.

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Duck Creek, Strawberry Valley, Strawberry Point, Kanab Canyon, Navajo Lake, and Blue Springs in Utah.

Peggy Cummins was initially cast in the lead female role following her being moved off the production of Forever Amber.

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