- In Old Arizona
Infobox Film
name = In Old Arizona
image_size = 175px
caption =
director =Irving Cummings ,Raoul Walsh
producer =
writer =Tom Barry
starring =Warner Baxter Edmund Lowe Dorothy Burgess
music =
cinematography =Arthur Edeson Alfred Hansen
editing =Louis R. Loeffler
distributor =Fox Film Corporation
released = Dec. 25, 1928 (Los Angeles Premiere)
Jan. 20, 1929 (general release)
country = USA
runtime = 95 min.
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0020018"In Old Arizona" is a 1929
Western film , directed byIrving Cummings andRaoul Walsh , nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film, which was based around the character of the Cisco Kid in the story "The Caballero's Way " byO. Henry , was a major innovation inHollywood : it was the first major Western to use the new technology of sound and the firsttalkie to be filmed outdoors. The film made extensive use of authentic locations, filming inBryce Canyon National Park andZion National Park inUtah and the San Fernando Mission and theMojave Desert inCalifornia . The movie was released on January 20, 1929 (wide); (Dec. 25, 1928 Los Angeles Premiere)."In Old Arizona" was also instrumental in developing the image of the
singing cowboy , with its star,Warner Baxter , singing "My Tonia". Baxter went on to win theAcademy Award for Best Actor for his performance. Other actors includedEdmund Lowe ,Dorothy Burgess andJ. Farrell MacDonald ,Other nominations included Best Director for
Irving Cummings , Best Writing forTom Barry Best Cinematography forArthur Edeson , and Best Picture.Trivia
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Raoul Walsh was set to direct and star in this film, but had to abandon the project when ajackrabbit jumped through a windshield of a jeep he was driving and cost Walsh an eye.
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