Drango
| Drango | |
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| Directed by |
Hall Bartlett Jules Bricken |
| Produced by |
Hall Bartlett Jules Bricken Meyer Mishkin Jeff Chandler |
| Written by | Hall Bartlett |
| Starring |
Jeff Chandler Joanne Dru Julie London Donald Crisp Ronald Howard Milburn Stone |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | Leon Selditz |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Release date
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January 1957 |
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Running time
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
Drango is a 1957 American film produced by Jeff Chandler's production company Earlmar Productions, written and directed by Hall Bartlett, and released by United Artists. Starring Chandler in the title role, the film also features Ronald Howard, Joanne Dru, Julie London and Donald Crisp. Set in the town of Kennesaw, Georgia in the months immediately following the American Civil War, the story depicts the efforts of a resolute Union Army officer who had participated in the town's destruction during Sherman's March determined to make amends.
Union officers Major Drango and Captain Banning ride into a Georgia town ravaged by the Civil War and still bitter about the lives and property lost. Drango is the new military governor, but townspeople including Judge Allen and his son Clay make it clear that these Yankees are not welcome.
A local man seen as disloyal to the Confederacy is lynched. The man's daughter, Kate Calder, blames Drango for letting it happen.
Drango attempts to bring the men responsible to justice, but wealthy Shelby Ransom harbors the fugitives, including Clay, her lover. Union colonel Bracken finds fault with Drango for not being tough enough, so he confiscates the town's food supply and rations it. Clay's men stage a raid.
A doctor and newspaper editor offer Drango their support in restoring order. The newspaper office is set ablaze and the editor's young son is accidentally killed. Kate now sides with Drango, and an angered Shelby tries to order Clay from her home, but he slaps her and makes her lure Capt. Banning to an ambush.
Now even the judge is appalled by Clay's unlawful acts. He warns his son this must stop. Clay refuses to listen and shoots Drango, wounding him. He is about to kill Drango when a bullet from his father ends Clay's life, restoring law and order to the town.
The film was made by Jeff Chandler's own production company, Earlmar, for United Artists. It was meant to be the first of a six picture deal Earlmar had with United, with Chandler to star in three of them. The film was a co-production with the production company of Hal Bartlett, who wrote the script.
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