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Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana

The "Smoke Jumpers" hit the screen in Red Skies of Montana

19525.21h 39mNR

Overview

When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the paratroop-corps of fire-fighters in the U. S. Forest Service, is flown to the scene from their regional headquarters in Missoula, Montana. The Forest Rangers, under Cliff Mason, put out the blaze, but several of the fire-fighters are killed. Ed Miller, son of one of the dead rangers, thinks he died because Mason was a coward, and sets out to prove it.

Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Written by George R. Stewart, Harry Kleiner, Arthur Cohn
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Top Cast

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Cliff Mason

Constance Smith

Constance Smith

Peg Mason

Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter

Edward J. (Ed) Miller

Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Richard 'Dick' Dryer

Warren Stevens

Warren Stevens

Steve Burgess

James Griffith

James Griffith

Boise Peterson

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

R. A. 'Pop' Miller

Robert Adler

Robert Adler

McMullen (uncredited)

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

Doctor Henry (uncredited)

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Neff (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

firemontanamountainrangerforest ranger

About Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana is a adventure, drama, romance film released in 1952 exploring themes of fire, montana, mountain, ranger, forest ranger. Directed by Joseph M. Newman, it stars Richard Widmark, Constance Smith, Jeffrey Hunter. When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the paratroop-corps of fire-fighters in the U. S. Forest Service, is flown to the scene from their regional headquarters in Missoula, Montana. The Forest Rangers, under Cliff Mason, put out the blaze, but several of the fire-fighters are killed. Ed Miller, son of one of the dead rangers, thinks he died because Mason was a coward, and sets out to prove it.

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