The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens
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Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Produced by	David Hempstead
Screenplay by	Margaret Fitts Richard Alan Simmons
Starring	Clark Gable Eleanor Parker Barbara Nichols Jo Van Fleet
Music by	Alex North
Cinematography	Lucien Ballard
Edited by	David Bretherton Louis R. Loeffler
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	December 26, 1956 (1956-12-26)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.25 million

The King and Four Queens is a 1956 American Western adventure comedy/mystery film starring Clark Gable and Eleanor Parker. Directed by Raoul Walsh, the film is based on a story written by Margaret Fitts, who also wrote the screenplay along with Richard Alan Simmons.

Plot

The story involves a middle-aged cowboy adventurer (Clark Gable) who learns that a stolen fortune remains buried on a ranch that serves as home to four gorgeous young widows and their battle-axe mother-in-law; the drifter turns on the charm.

Cast

• Clark Gable as Dan Kehoe
• Eleanor Parker as Sabina McDade
• Jean Willes as Ruby McDade
• Barbara Nichols as Birdie McDade
• Sara Shane as Oralie McDade
• Jo Van Fleet as Ma McDade
• Roy Roberts as Sheriff Tom Larrabee
• Arthur Shields as Padre
• Jay C. Flippen as Bartender of Rosebud Saloon in Touchstone

Production notes

At Clark Gable's request, the film was shot on location in southern Utah because he was familiar with the area, having hunted there for years. Footage was shot near St. George, Utah in Snow Canyon State Park and at the Santa Clara River. Additional footage was shot in Calabasas, California.

Book version

In 1956, Theodore Sturgeon novelized the original screen story by Margaret Fitts for Dell Books, which published it in December 1956 as a 25-cent paperback.

See also

• List of American films of 1956

External links

• The King and Four Queens at IMDb