Flaming Star (1960)
When fighting breaks out between two cultures in West Texas, the mixed-blood Pacer tries to act as a peacemaker, but the "flaming star of death" pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence.
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Pacer Burton -
Roslyn Pierce -
Clint Burton -
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Sam 'Pa' Burton -
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Dred Pierce -
Doc Phillips -
Angus Pierce -
Dorothy Howard -
Tom Howard -
Will Howard -
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Ben Ford
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Director:
Don SiegelWriters:
Clair Huffaker (screenplay), Nunnally Johnson (screenplay), Clair Huffaker (novel)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
In June 1960 The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the studio had opened negotiations with Michael Curtiz to direct the film after Nunnally Johnson was no longer the director. Curtiz had directed Elvis Presley in King Creole (1958) and was originally set to direct him again in G.I. Blues (1960).
Quotes
Pacer Burton:
You heard what pa said. No horsing around with Ros.
Clint Burton:
Now, just a minute. What do you mean "horsing around"?
Pacer Burton:
Well, ain't that what you're doing with her?
Clint Burton:
No, it ain't.
Pacer Burton:
You mean, you mean it?
Clint Burton:
And what if I do?
Pacer Burton:
With a gal that wears britches?
Clint Burton:
What's wrong with...
Goofs
When Sam Burton is hit deadly by three Indian arrows in his back, the Indian Warrior who shot the last arrow into his victim approaches the dying man in order to take his scalp. Sam lies with the front of his body to the ground the three arrows protruding out of his back. The Indian reaches Sam, turns him around and is shot by Sam who uses his last vitality strength to kill his murderer: to achieve this goal he has to lift his right arm to fire his colt on the Indian Brave thereby revealing that the three arrows that had been sticking in his back one second before are gone! They are not broken but still sticking in his body as would be the case in real life, no, they have dissolved into nothingness.
Soundtracks
Flaming StarWritten by Sherman Edwards and Sid Wayne
Performed by Elvis Presley
Vocal Accompaniment by The Jordanaires
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Plot Summary
Genres
Action | Drama | Romance | WesternDetails
Release Date:
6 February 1961Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
Gross USA:
$1,962,000
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$4,360,000
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