| Yellowstone | |
| Director: | Arthur Lubin |
| Producer: | Val Paul (associate producer) |
| Based On: | story by Arthur Phillips |
| Starring: | Henry Hunter Judith Barrett Andy Devine |
| Music: | Clifford Vaughan |
| Cinematography: | Milton R. Krasner |
| Editing: | Maurice Wright |
| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 63 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Yellowstone is a 1936 American crime film set in Yellowstone National Park, directed by Arthur Lubin and released by Universal Studios.[2] [3]
The film, starring Judith Barrett, Henry Hunter, Ralph Morgan, Alan Hale, Raymond Hatton, and Andy Devine, combines murder mystery, romance, and natural setting. The famous historic building Old Faithful Inn is featured in the film.[4]
An ex-con is murdered in Yellowstone National Park while a bank robber's son is searching for the loot his father hid there 20 years before.
Filming started June 1936 with the majority taking place in the studio, with very little outdoor filming taking place in the national park.[5] [6]
The Christian Science Monitor called it "an inferior mystery story".[7]
Diabolique called it "a decent thriller notable for its weak leads, robust support cast and incorporation of location photography at Yellowstone National Park."[8]
Lubin called the film "horrible", one of what he considered the "eight flops" in his career.[9]
In Grand Design, Tino Balio writes that "set in the national park, [it] wastes its scenic opportunities through unconvincing rear projection and cramped studio shots unimaginatively directed by Arthur Lubin.[6]