Dodge City (1939) | |
| Director(s) | Michael Curtiz |
| Producer(s) | Robert Lord (associate uncredited), Hal B. Wallis (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Romance, Western |
| Top Topics | Gunfighters, Justice, Newspapers, Outlaws, Romance (Drama) |
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Dodge City (1939) was a Western - Romance Film directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Lord.
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Dodge City (1939): An Errol Flynn Western
By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 10, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsThe year is 1866. The Civil War is over and anyone with vision is moving west. One such outpost is Kansas where the railway is replacing the stagecoach. It’s a world of iron men and iron horses. Because a place like the notorious Dodge City is a “town that knew no ethics but cash and kil... Read full article
Watching 1939: Dodge City (1939)
on May 24, 2018 From Comet Over HollywoodIn 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them.?As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, tha... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: DODGE CITY (1939)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 6, 2018 From Virtual ViragoMichael Curtiz directs Errol Flynn in Dodge City (1939), the first of the swashbuckling star's forays into Western territory, with frequent costars Olivia de Havilland and Alan Hale along for the action, as well. Briskly paced and packed with excitement, Dodge City forgoes elegaic musings on the clo... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: DODGE CITY (1939)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 6, 2018 From Virtual ViragoMichael Curtiz directs Errol Flynn in Dodge City (1939), the first of the swashbuckling star's forays into Western territory, with frequent costars Olivia de Havilland and Alan Hale along for the action, as well. Briskly paced and packed with excitement, Dodge City forgoes elegaic musings on the clo... Read full article
Fridays With Errol Flynn: Dodge City (1939)
on Mar 4, 2016 From Journeys in Classic FilmThe Western isn’t my go-to genre, but I have been surprised by a few in my film reviewing career as I was with Dodge City, recently released on Blu-ray through Warner Home Entertainment. A take on the Wyatt Earp story, director Michael Curtiz takes the basic tenets of the Western and uses it t... Read full article
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Quotes from
Wade Hatton: Oh, that's not the city you smell. That's you! We better get you to a bathtub before somebody shoots you for a buffalo.
Wade Hatton: Of course you realize that people in general are inclined to think that a newspaper office is an odd place for a charming young lady like you to be working, don't you?
Abbie Irving: And are you the delegation sent to tell me that?
Wade Hatton: No, no, no... I just stop trouble around here. I don't start it!
Abbie Irving: Mr. Hatton isn't interested in the lives of innocent people. Why should he care what happens to you and your families, your struggle to make a living in a decent city? What Dodge City needs is a man with a sense of public pride and the courage to back it up by shooting it out with men of equal skill. But Mr. Hatton's bavery consists of gunfights with impulsive boys!
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Facts about
The fifth of nine movies made together by Warner Brothers' romantic couple Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn.
Country rock band Pure Prairie League, who had a mid '70s hit called "Amie" and later employed future country star Vince Gill as lead singer for hits like "Let Me Love You Tonight" and "I'm Almost Ready," took their name from a temperance union portrayed in this film.
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