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Directed by | George Marshall |
Written by | Clarence Budington Kelland (novel) |
Starring | Lucille Ball |
Cinematography | Harry J. Wild |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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February 6, 1942 |
Running time
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78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $646,000 |
Valley of the Sun is a 1942 film directed by George Marshall, and starring Lucille Ball and James Craig.
In 1868, Army scout Johnny Ware (Craig) is court-martialed for helping Indians against their white oppressors, but escapes and finds himself in the hamlet of Desert Center. There, he crosses paths with Christine Larson (Ball), who is about to marry one of the crooked Indian agents.
The film recorded a loss of $158,000.