Baron of arizona movie

James addison reavis 18431914 was an obscure veteran of the american civil war on the. The baron of arizona 1950 was the second motion picture written and directed by samuel fuller merrills marauders, the big red one. This inspires james reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the baroness of arizona. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for baron of arizona, the. Overview of the baron of arizona, 1950, directed by samuel fuller, with vincent price, ellen drew, vladimir sokoloff, at turner classic movies. The following weapons were used in the film the baron of arizona. The baron of arizona vincent price ellen drew beulah bondi 1950 a con man vincent price forges land grants to a spanish family, then marries the sole survivor ellen drew. This was followed by a 1968 episode of death valley days, pieces of a puzzle, telling the story of the land grant scheme. The film tells an historically interesting story of price trying to reestablish the spanish empire in the wild west. The baron of arizona 1950 the baron of arizona 1950.

Baron of arizona, the 1950 movie clip turn a gypsy white. The baron of arizona 1950 cast and crew thirty years before arizona achieves statehood, scam artist james addison reavis vincent price cooks up an elaborate scheme to claim the territory as. Baron of arizona, the 1950 movie clip she is a baroness. Vincent price complete films of the fifties youtube. The baron of arizona is a 1950 american western film directed by samuel fuller and starring vincent price and ellen drew the film concerns a master forgers attempted use of false documents to lay claim to the territory of arizona late in the 19th century. For the complete true story, read the book the baron of arizona, by e. The baron of arizona is a beautifully produced miniature epic with an impressive and ultimately sympathetic performance from vincent price. I regard the baron of arizona as one of the best classic films. Picture palace movie posters is the website for original, vintage, collectible movie posters. Gangrene kicks off prices films of the 1950s, looking at the first to be released in 1950, the baron of arizona, starring vincent price. Videos for the baron of arizona turner classic movies. Nov 06, 20 elvira mistress of the dark vincent price 1986 tonight show david brenner hosts duration.

My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. In one of his own favorite roles, vincent price portrays legendary swindler james addison reavis, who in 1880 concocted an. He is best known in association with the peralta land grant, also known as the barony of arizona, a pair of fraudulent land claims which, if certified, would have granted him ownership over 18,600 square miles 48,200. The baron of arizona is a film directed by samuel fuller with vincent price, ellen drew, vladimir sokoloff, beulah bondi, year. The best scene, bar none, in the baron of arizona involves a conniving reavis gleefully sitting at his desk in front of a gigantic arizona map ensconced on the wall behind him. The baron of arizona 1950 directed by samuel fuller.

This movie had vincent price, ellen drew in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. Discover 4 highresolution movie posters of the baron of arizona biography, crime, drama, history, western on movieposterdb. Baron of arizona, the internet movie firearms database. Read the the baron of arizona movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.

Dec 23, 2016 meet james reavis, the greatest con man youve never heard of. The film repeatedly emphasizes that, although he is undoubtedly working in the wrong sorts of ways, reavis is undeniably a hard worker. The baron of arizona is an english movie directed by samuel fuller released in the year 1950. Reavis life served as the basis for the baron of arizona, a 1950 movie in which vincent price played the title role. In large part thanks to the fine acting of vincent price. Master swindler james reavis painstakingly spends years forging documents and land grants that will make his wife and him undisputed owners of the entire state of arizona. Samuel fuller adapts this tall tale to film with fleet, elegant storytelling and a. The baron of arizona the 1950 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The baron of arizona has a title that makes it sound like a western, especially since it was directed by sam fuller. The hollywood film, the baron of arizona, starred vincent price in 1950. The baron of arizona 1950 directed by samuel fuller, produced by carl k. The baron is definitely a bad guy, as weve established, but the movie presents himperhaps not quite as a hero, but as a man with real strength of character. A con man vincent price weds the sole survivor ellen drew of a spanish family.

Vincent price as james reavis 16 the baron of arizona 1950. All the baron of arizona movie posters,high res movie posters image for the baron of arizona. Based on the real story of james addison reavis vincent price, one of the greatest land swindlers in us history, the film also stars ellen drew, vladimir sokoloff, and reed hadley. Lippert, paul dunlap, arthur hilton, james wong howe, ellen drew, vladimir sokoloff, beulah bondi, reed hadley, robert barrat, robin short, tina pine, karen kester, margia dean, jonathan hale, i. Using his forgery skills and a love of spanish romance novels, he literally stole most of arizona from legal landowners. In his gypsy period, scoundrel reavis vincent price deals first with the band. The plan, at least as depicted in this film, involves him forging land grant documents dating. The baron of arizona 1950 thirty years before arizona achieves statehood, scam artist james addison reavis vincent price cooks up an elaborate scheme to claim the territory as his own. Samuel fullers second feature, the baron of arizona, is a strange noirish western, which suffers from an incoherent text and preposterous plotting, but benefits from the striking cinematography of james wong howe, considering that the movie had a lowbudget and was shot in three weeks. The baron of arizona is a 1950 english film stars vincent price, samuel fuller, homer croy, samuel fuller, carl k. A singularly audacious visionary of the bmovie variety, fuller would make muscular, minuscule pictures, starting with the onetwothree punch of i shot jesse james, the baron of arizona, and the steel helmetthe last a raw korean war saga that was one of the few films of the period to address racism in america. It was, i believe, the first drivein movie i ever went to. The baron of arizona gave vincent price a rare leading role in a nonhorror vehicle, and he cited it as one of his favorite performances on film.

Writerdirector sam fuller mixing flashback and narration to deliver backstory as reavis vincent price grooms sofia karen kester for his historic scam in the baron of arizona, 1950 view the tcmdb entry for the baron of arizona 1950. Vincent price stars as master swindler james reaves who spent years undercover forging and falsifyng documents with the primary goal of proving that he and his wife, played by ellen drew, were the owners of the territory, through spanish land grants, that eventually became the state of arizona in 1912. A singularly audacious visionary of the b movie variety, fuller would make muscular, minuscule pictures, starting with the onetwothree punch of i shot jesse james, the baron of arizona, and the steel helmetthe last a raw korean war saga that was one of the. The baron of arizona 1950 starring vincent price and ellen drew on dvd and bluray. Robert taylor, who was also host of death valley days at the time, played reavis in the episode. The baron of arizona is a 1950 american western film directed by samuel fuller and starring vincent price and ellen drew. Read the the baron of arizona movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The depicted biographical story maintains one interest throughout. The baron of arizona 1950 the criterion collection. Lippert and starring vincent price, ellen drew, vladimir sokoloff, beulah bondi, reed hadley, robert barrat, robin short, tina pine,and more. The baron of arizona, james reavis part i 02x02 the. In fact, this is a remarkable and hugely improbable drama, made even more remarkable because much of it is true. For the complete true story, read the book the baron of arizona. James reavis played by vincent price in the 1950 film the baron of arizona is nearly hung by an angry mob of landowners.

The film concerns a master forgers attempted use of false documents to lay claim to the territory of arizona late in the 19th century. Everyone loves a fraud is not a common sentiment, but fuller finds enough good in reavis to merit our mercy. Overview of the baron of arizona, 1950, directed by samuel fuller, with. The baron of arizona 1950 is all thumbs, as much a forgery as the one perpetrated by its protagonist james addison reavis vincent price. In this episode of the fantastic films of vincent price dr. Despite the rather low budget production, the film is surprisingly good. A singularly audacious visionary of the b movie variety, fuller would make muscular, minuscule pictures, starting with the onetwothree punch of i shot jesse james, the baron of arizona, and the steel helmetthe last a raw korean war saga that was one of the few films of the period to address racism in america. The baron of arizona cast and crew cast photos and info.

The baron of arizona is a 1950 film by samuel fuller and starring vincent price. With vincent price, ellen drew, vladimir sokoloff, beulah bondi. James addison reavis may 10, 1843 november 27, 1914, later using the name james addison peraltareavis, the socalled baron of arizona, was an american forger and fraudster. Reavis forges documents in the mid1800s that turn the arizona territory over to a woman whom he later marries, setting himself up as owner of the state. The baron of arizona is a bizarre but intriguing little western that is really more a tale of the west than a shoot em up oater. The baron of arizona favorite movie button overview.