Today we took in the Lone Pine Film History Museum. We spent a very interesting couple hours in there.
Let’s start this off with a test. The answers will be at the end.
I had a toy gun like this when I was a kid.
1) What was the name of the show where this sawed off Winchester rifle was used?
2) What was the actor’s name?
3) What was the character name?
4) Who was the actor that used a Winchester rifle with an enlarged lever?
I am going to have to apologize for not getting a picture of the actor/character who had the most series episodes and movies filmed here. And that would be William Boyd of Hopalong Cassidy fame. How I missed him I cannot figure out.
Randolph Scott was #2 in the number of films made here.
There were many silent movies made here. The first documented movie was made in 1920 called “The Round-up” staring Fatty Arbuckle.
Westerns were made her by the dozens.
Glenn Ford is one of my favorite cowboy actors.
This is a example of their having to build buildings on site for the movie: sometimes a whole city. Of course, they would have to tear them down afterwards.
Of course we all remember Audie Murphy.
Then there was “The Lone Ranger” riding through these hills for many years.
And, of course, the singing cowboys.
There also have been a number of films done here after the westerns ran their course.
If you are ever in the area, it is a museum worth visiting.
Oh, I almost forgot the answers!
1) Wanted: Dead or Alive.
2) Steve McQueen.
3) Josh Randall
4) Now this is a trick question as many of you probably said Chuck Connors of the Rifleman TV show, but the lever is “too” small. It’s John Wayne. He had the lever made larger to accommodate his large hands and Winchester later made models with the enlarged lever.
We left Lone Pine on the 27th headed back to Phoenix. We were told about a good place fore breakfast in Lone Pine, so we stopped at the ….
It was very good. It’s located one block south and a half block west of the stop light next to the laundry. The painting show some of the named rock formations located nearby.
Until next time,
Dave and Sandy
2 comments:
Good test, I thought I was so smart, I got them all wrong.
Now this is bad, you suggested this post Dave for a ride. I took the test again and still got them all wrong. Worst part I didn't realize I had read it until I seen my old comment. What does that tell you?
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