(From Old Corral image collection) Above is a lobby card from STAGECOACH (1939) showing the stage and cavalry troop ... with Monument Valley as the backdrop. Monument Valley was a favorite of director John Ford and is located on the border of southeastern Utah and northern Arizona. (From Old Corral image collection) Above, Wild Bill Elliott as Red Ryder restrains Robert 'Bobby' Blake as Little Beaver in this lobby card from CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH (Republic, 1946). The background is the "cave set" on the Republic studios lot.

Have received a lot of e-mails asking for a webpage about movie locations and exterior locations used in the B western and serial. Below are a variety of links for you to visit and enjoy. Did you find a movie location website not listed below? If so, please shoot the Old Corral webmaster an e-mail with the link address.

Websites with Info on various Movie Locations:

The most extensive website is Jerry Schneider's Movie Making Locations Guide. Go to Jerry's site first: http://employees.oxy.edu/jerry/index.html

Corriganville fans can visit Jerry's updated and expanded site on Ray 'Crash' Corrigan's movie ranch by clicking on: http://employees.oxy.edu/jerry/corrigan/corrigan.htm

Victor A. Medina has a movie locations website with some good info and nice images on Red Rock Canyon, Vasquez Rocks, Bronson Canyon, the Walker Ranch, lots more: http://www.moviesites.org/

Jerry England has a website about movie locations and ranches in the Santa Susana Mountains, which includes Iversons, Brandeis Ranch, Bell Ranch, Corriganville, more: http://www.cowboyup.com/MovieHist.html

Andrew J. Klyde has a website devoted to the BONANZA TV show. One of the sections on his website includes many photos of exterior movie locations: http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/locales.html

Websites with Info on a specific Movie Location:

There's extensive coverage on the Iverson Movie Ranch at the blog run by Dennis Ronald: http://electricdylanlad.blogspot.com/

Richard Schmidt has authored "A Field Guide To Motion Picture Locations At Red Rock Canyon". Red Rock Canyon State Park is in the Mojave Desert and has been used in many A and B grade films, including the old B western. His website contains some photos, film lists, etc. http://www.redrockcanyonmovies.com/

Westerns done in Sedona, Arizona include John Wayne's TALL IN THE SADDLE and Gene Autry's THE STRAWBERRY ROAN. The Sedona Monthly Online website has several articles on these and other films in their "Sedona Gone Hollywood" section: http://www.sedonamonthly.com/gonehollywood/

The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District webpage on Corriganville Park is at: http://www.rsrpd.org/Corriganville.htm

Stephen Lodge has a personal website which includes info and great photos on various TV shows and films: http://www.authorsden.com/ae/mytitles.asp?AuthorID=12206. Lodge's Behind The Scenes website is located on Jerry Schneider's Movie Locations Guide: http://employees.oxy.edu/jerry/bts/index1.htm

Lone Pine, California was the backdrop in a variety of westerns starring Jack Hoxie, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Ken Maynard ... and many of the Paramount Hopalong Cassidy adventures were also filmed there: http://www.lonepinefilmhistorymuseum.org/readingroom.htm

There's some photos of John Ford and Monument Valley at: http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/FordIllustrations.htm

The Hollywood Studio Tour website has some photos and info on the studios and production companies: http://www.gmrnet.com/studio.html

Pioneertown, California was one of the Movie location sites, and there's a website devoted to it.  There's a variety of images of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and the Cisco Kid at: http://www.pioneertown.com/folio/p01.html

On that Pioneertown site, John Huff has authored a couple of nice articles of interest to cowboy film fans. One is an interview with Philip Krasne, the producer who did the Cisco Kid movies and TV series: http://www.pioneertown.com/view/theciscokid.html

John Huff's writeup on Russ Hayden and his later days when he did several western TV series is at: http://www.pioneertown.com/view/historichayden.html

Huff also wrote about Russ Hayden and Columbia bad guy Dick Curtis. Both were instrumental in the establishment of the Pioneertown movie location: http://pioneertown.com/view/nineteenrooms.html

More info on the Hayden/Pioneertown location is at: http://desertgold.com/ptown/hayden.html

The Santa Clarita Valley History in Pictures is a large website devoted to films in the Newhall area, including Melody Ranch and more: http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/scvhistory.htm#list

The The Santa Clarita Valley History in Pictures website has a large section on Newhall, California and the Melody Ranch / Monogram Ranch movie location:
http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/sg032903.htm
http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/melody.htm

Kern Valley, California was the location site used on a variety of films and serials: http://www.kernvalley.com/filmsite/

Information on films shot in Wyoming (such as several of the early Tim McCoy westerns) is at Walt's Wyoming (Film) site: http://www.theastrocowboy.com/, and a listing of films shot in Wyoming is at: http://www.theastrocowboy.com/Mlist/mlist.htm

(From Old Corral image collection) When Tim McCoy was at MGM in the late 1920s, the film company went on location to the Wind River Reservation area near Lander, Wyoming to film WAR PAINT (1926). Above is a photo of the "Indians galloping across the Wind River". This footage was used again in McCoy's END OF THE TRAIL (Columbia, 1932). And it became one of the most oft used pieces of 'stock footage' and can be seen in dozens of westerns and serials including: THE SINGING VAGABOND (Gene Autry, Republic 1935) PAINTED STALLION (Republic, 1937, 12 chapter serial) OVERLAND EXPRESS (Buck Jones, Columbia, 1938) ROLL WAGONS ROLL (Tex Ritter, Monogram, 1939) OREGON TRAIL (Universal, 1939, 15 chapter serial) PRAIRIE SCHOONERS (Bill Elliott, Columbia, 1940) PIONEERS OF THE WEST (Three Mesquiteers, Republic, 1940) LAWLESS PLAINSMEN (Charles Starrett, Columbia, 1942) FRONTIER FURY (Charles Starrett, Columbia, 1943) THE LAW RIDES AGAIN (Trail Blazers, Monogram, 1943) THE SCARLET HORSEMAN (Universal, 1946, 13 chapter serial) INDIAN TERRITORY (Gene Autry, Columbia, 1950) APACHE COUNTRY (Gene Autry, Columbia, 1952) SON OF GERONIMO (Columbia, 1952, 15 chapter serial) BLAZING THE OVERLAND TRAIL (Columbia, 1956, 15 chapter serial) WILD DAKOTAS (Bill Williams, Associated, 1956) There's a photo of the Shoshone Indian village and the Wind River area at Jerry Schneider's Movie Locations Guide website: http://employees.oxy.edu/jerry/lwriver.htm.

(From Old Corral image collection) For many years, B western baddie Jack Ingram (above) had a movie location ranch. You'll find more info on Ingram and his ranch in the Villains & Supporting Players section on the Old Corral. (Courtesy of Ken Jones)

Ye Old Corral webmaster has always had a problem with identifying movie locations. I recognize them, but just can't tie a name/location to a specific town, cabin, ranch, cave, rock or dusty backlot road. Tinsley Yarbrough has written about movie locations for many years in Boyd Mager's Western Clippings, and I always read that section hoping his text and photos will rub off on me. Tinsley has just authored Those Great Western Movie Locations, a 365 page hardback with about 400 stills and info on about 100 filming sites. The book is $40.00 ($35.00 plus $5.00 domestic shipping) and you can order from: Tinsley E. Yarbrough 337 Glenn Court Greenville, NC 27858 Tinsley's website has more info on the book as well as his e-mail address: http://thosegreatwesternmovielocations.com/ Film critic Leonard Maltin says the book is "well worth having", and his full review is at: http://www.leonardmaltin.com/Picks.htm#RecentFilmBooks

Boyd Magers has authored a fun book titled So You Wanna See Cowboy Stuff? The Western Movie/TV Tour Guide. Some of the movie location info is provided by Tinsley Yarbrough. This hardcover book is about 8 1/2 x 11 1/4, has about 265 pages, loads of photos, and a very detailed index. Movie ranches and exterior locations are included with photos, narrative and mini/selected filmographies. This tour guide is organized by state - for example, the Alabama section includes a photo and the street address of Johnny Mack Brown's birthplace home. Naturally, the biggest section covers the state of California. Good read for those (like me) who have a real problem identifying locations used in westerns. And if you're hitting the road on vacation, this book may give you ideas on some well known --- and not very well known --- spots to visit. About $35.00 postage paid. Published by Empire Publishing: http://www.empirepublishinginc.com/

David Rothel has written a number of cinema-related books, including The Singing Cowboys and Who Was That Masked Man: The Story of the Lone Ranger. An Ambush of Ghosts - A Personal Guide to Favorite Western Film Locations was published in 1990 by Empire Publishing.  I am really lousy at identifying western movie locations ... and this book has a ton of pictures and text about that subject.  This hardbound book measures 11 1/4 wide x 8 3/4 high, and contains about 275 pages. As of October, 2005, Empire Publishing no longer has copies. There's links to many used book sellers in the "Books-Print Media-Newsletters-Photos" section on the Old Corral.

For those of you who fondly remember Ray "Crash" Corrigan ... and/or you were a visitor to his Corriganville Movie Ranch, you should be pleased with several books authored by Jerry L. Schneider. Jerry is the proprietor of the Movie Making Locations website at: http://employees.oxy.edu/jerry/index.html CORRIGANVILLE: The Definitive True History of the Ray "Crash" Corrigan Movie Ranch 500 page hardcover, $49.95: http://www.lulu.com/content/1046377 500 page paperback, $39.95: http://www.lulu.com/content/1045383 CORRIGANVILLE: The Reel Story of Ray "Crash" Corrigan and His Movie Ranch: 286 page hardcover, $34.95: http://www.lulu.com/content/241108 284 page paperback, $24.95: http://www.lulu.com/content/35394 Corriganville Movie Ranch Pictorial Souvenir Book (26 page paperback, $10.00): http://www.lulu.com/content/146239