El Rancho Hotel & Motel

Infobox_nrhp | name =El Rancho Hotel
nrhp_type =


caption =
location= Gallup, New Mexico
lat_degrees = 35
lat_minutes = 31
lat_seconds = 46.32
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 108
long_minutes = 43
long_seconds = 17.84
long_direction = W
locmapin = New Mexico
area =
built =1936
architect= Massagalia,Joe
architecture= Other
added = January 14, 1988
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Downtown Gallup MRA
refnum=87002222cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] Formally opened in 1937, the El Rancho Hotel was built by the brother of film director D.W. Griffith. The hotel, still in operation, is located on old U.S. Route 66 and became the temporary home for many Hollywood movie stars.

Famous Guests at the El Rancho Hotel

*Ronald Reagan
*Jane Wyman
*Spencer Tracy
*Kirk Douglas
*Katharine Hepburn
*Jackie Cooper
*John Wayne

Headquarters for the Following Films

*The Bad Man 1940
*Sundown 1941
*The Desert Song 1942
*Song of the Nile 1944
*Four Faces West & Colorado Territory 1947-1948
*Streets of Laredo 1948
*Rocky Mountain 1950
*Big Carnival 1950
*New Mexico 1950
*Fort Defiance 1950
*Raton Pass 1951
*Fort Massacre 1957
*A Distant Trumpet 1963
*The Hallelujah Trail 1964

References

* [http://www.historicelranchohotel.com historicelranchohotel.com]
* [http://www.elranchohotel.com elranchohotel.com]
* [http://gosw.about.com/od/newmexicotravelguide/p/elrancho.htm About.com]