Yellow Sky

1948 · directed by William A. Wellman

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman and her grandfather.

Yellow Sky (1948), directed by William A. Wellman, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Gregory Peck
• Anne Baxter
• Richard Widmark
• Robert Arthur
• John Russell
• Harry Morgan
• James Barton
• Charles Kemper
• Carlos Acosta
• Robert Adler

Crew

• Joseph MacDonald — Director of Photography
• Harmon Jones — Editor
• Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
• Lamar Trotti — Screenplay

More from William A. Wellman

1. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) — 84/100 · hit
2. Wings (1927) — 83/100 · hit
3. The Public Enemy (1931) — 81/100 · hit
4. A Star Is Born (1937) — 79/100
5. Wild Boys of the Road (1933) — 78/100
6. Beau Geste (1939) — 76/100

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