The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens is a 1956 DeLuxe Color American Western adventure comedy/mystery film starring Clark Gable and Eleanor Parker in CinemaScope. Directed by Raoul Walsh, the film is based on a story written by Margaret Fitts, who also wrote the screenplay along with Richard Alan Simmons.[2] This film was the first (and last) project from Clark Gable's own production company, GABCO.[3] His partners in the project were movie star Jane Russell and her husband, Bob Waterfield, owners of Russ-Field Productions, and the film is often listed as a Russ-Field-GABCO production.

The King and Four Queens
Directed byRaoul Walsh
Produced byDavid Hempstead
Clark Gable
Screenplay byMargaret Fitts
Richard Alan Simmons
StarringClark Gable
Eleanor Parker
Barbara Nichols
Jo Van Fleet
Music byAlex North
CinematographyLucien Ballard
Edited byDavid Bretherton
Louis R. Loeffler
Production
company
GABCO
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 26, 1956 (1956-12-26)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.25 million[1]

Plot

The story involves a middle-aged cowboy adventurer (Clark Gable) who learns that a stolen fortune remains buried on a ranch that serves as home to four gorgeous young widows and their battle-axe mother-in-law; the drifter turns on the charm.

Cast

Production notes

At Clark Gable's request, the film was shot on location in southern Utah because he was familiar with the area, having hunted there for years. Footage was shot near St. George, Utah, in Snow Canyon State Park and at the Santa Clara River.[4] Additional footage was shot in Calabasas, California.

Book version

In 1956, Theodore Sturgeon novelized the original screen story by Margaret Fitts for Dell Books, which published it in December 1956 as a 25-cent paperback.[5]

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