Western Movies filmed at Apacheland Studio

Western Movies filmed in Apache Junction, AZ - Listed below are some of the many legendary TV shows that were filmed in and around the Superstition Mountains.

Arizona Raiders 1965 - filmed fall 1964

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Plot Summary: Audie Murphy plays ex-Quantrill's Raider who's let out of jail with buddy Cooper to be deputized as Arizona Rangers to hunt down the remnant of the gang, rumored to he hiding out in a town "neer dee border" in the words of the loose-lipped saloon dancer. The goons are found hiding in an Indian mission. Murphy and Cooper pretend to want to rejoin the gange, but the bad guys catch on and brutally beat Cooper, who protects Murphy's true sentiments to the death.

Directed by: William Witney

Cast: Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Ben Cooper, Buster Crabbe, Gloria Talbot, Ray Stricklyn, George Keymas, Fred Krone, William Willingham, Boyd "Red" Morgan, Fred Graham, Booth Coleman

Charro! 1969 - filmed late summer 1968

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Plot Summary: Elvis Presley plays Jesse Wade who tries to leave a gang of thieves led by Victor French. Jesse's neck is branded in order to frame him for stealing a Mexican war cannon. Jesse becomes sheriff as one of the gang is arrested. The bad guys now threaten the town and local church with cannon fire until the leaders little brother is released from jail. Elvis sings only the title song under the credits. This is a different Elvis, with beard and a hat hung low over his eyes.

Directed by: Charles Marquis Warren

Cast: Elvis Presley, Ina Balin, Victor French, Barbara Werle, Solomon Sturges, Lynn Kellogg, James Sikking, Paul Brinegar, Harry Landers, Tony Young, James Almanzar, Charles H. Gray, John Pickard, Garry Wallberg, Duane Grey, Rodd Redwing, J. Edward McKinley, Robert Luster

Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970 - filmed late spring 1969

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Plot Summary: Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a whore from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.

Directed by: Sam Pekinpah

Cast: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin, Slim Pickins, L.Q. Jones, Peter Whitney, R.G. Armstrong, Gene Evans, William Mims, Kathleen Freeman, Susan O'Connell, Vaughn Taylor, Max Evans, James Anderson, Felix Nelson, Darwin Lamb, Mary Munday, William D. Faralla, Matthew Pekinpah, Victor, Izay, Easy Pickins

A Time for Dying 1971 - filmed late spring 1969

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Plot Summary: This movie was filmed right before the fire of 1969. It was Audie Murphy's last movie and unfortunately, Audie was killed before the film was finished. Consequently, 20 minutes of film featuring Audie was never shot and as a result, Audie appears in only one scene. It is the story of a young gunman of the old West (played by Richard Lapp). However, he was to live and perish without renown. The character, in a sense, represented the countless young men who lived and died by the gun in the early West, but left no legend behind them.

Directed by: Budd Boetticher

Cast: Audie Murphy, Peter Brocco, Victor Jory, Beatrice Kay, Richard Lapp, Ron Masak, Emile Meyer, Burt Mustin, Anne Randall, Robert Random

The Haunted 1979 - filmed summer 1976

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Plot Summary: In Arizona during the Civil War, a woman is accused of witchcraft, tied to a horse and left to die in the desert. One hundred years later, the descendants of the woman's accusers start being killed off, and the townspeople suspect the woman has come back as an evil spirit. The movie was filmed summer of 1976 and was shelved for 3 years before being released in the summer of 1979.

Directed by: Michael A. DeGaetano

Cast: Aldo Ray, Virginia Mayo, Ann Michelle, Carl Belfor, Linda Best, Robert Bickston, Fred Carroll, Grady Daugherty, June Ely, Leigh Hunt Wilson, Leo Krokos, Jim Negele, Brad Rearden, Ron Rhode, Harry Tresize, Paul Vincenzo

The Gambler II 1983 - filmed early spring 1983

Plot Summary: Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious killers in search of money. As ransom, the gang takes young Jeremiah hostage. Brady and Billy embark on a quest to rescue him and form a small gang of their own along the way.

Directed by: Dick Lowry

Cast: Kenny Rogers, Bruce Boxleitner, Linda Evans, Johnny Crawford, Charles Fields, David Hedison, Robert F. Hoy, Brion James, Paul Koslo, Cameron Mitchell, Mitch Ryan, Ken Swofford, Macon McCalman, Cliff McLaughlin, Gene McLaughlin, Lelan Rogers, Roy Rogers, Monty L. Simons, Earl Smith, Henry Wills, Bunky Young, Debbie Atkinson, Randal Patrick, and Bart the Bear

Blind Justice 1994 - filmed early spring 1994

Plot Summary: Canaan, a mysterious gunfighter left nearly blind from Civil War combat, roams through Mexico with a baby he has sworn to protect. On his way to a town where a family will supposedly adopt the baby, Canaan passes through a border town where U.S. Cavalry officers assigned to deliver a shipment of silver are under attack from bandits. With some reluctance, Canaan steps in to help the soldiers.

Directed by: Richard Spence

Cast: Armand Assante, Elisabeth Shue, Jack Black, Robert Davi, Adam Baldwin, Ian McElhinney, Danny Nucci, M.C. Gainey, Titus Welliver, Michael O'Neill, Douglas Roberts, Gary Servantes, Jesse Dabson, Stanton Davis, Jimmy Herman, Clayton Landey, James Oscar Lee, Daniel O'Haco, Jeff O'Haco