Red Skies of Montana

Synopsis

When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the paratroop-corps of fire-fighters in the U. S. Forest Service, is flown to the scene from their regional headquarters in Missoula, Montana. The Forest Rangers, under Cliff Mason, put out the blaze, but several of the fire-fighters are killed. Ed Miller, son of one of the dead rangers, thinks he died because Mason was a coward, and sets out to prove it.

Cast

Richard Widmark

Cliff Mason

Constance Smith

Peg Mason

Jeffrey Hunter

Edward J. (Ed) Miller

Richard Boone

Richard 'Dick' Dryer

Warren Stevens

Steve Burgess

James Griffith

Boise Peterson

Joe Sawyer

R. A. 'Pop' Miller

Robert Adler

McMullen (uncredited)

Parley Baer

Doctor Henry (uncredited)

Charles Bronson

Neff (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Ken Philippe (uncredited)

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John Close

Lewisohn (uncredited)

Richard Crenna

Noxon (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

Leo (uncredited)

Paul Dubov

Doctor (uncredited)

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Grady Galloway

Sabinson (uncredited)

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Ron Hargrave

Grayson (uncredited)

Ray Hyke

Ryan (uncredited)

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John Kennedy

Bob (uncredited)

Henry Kulky

Dawson (uncredited)

Crew

Camera

• Charles G. Clarke Director of Photography

Directing

• Joseph M. Newman Director

Sound

• Sol Kaplan Original Music Composer

Writing

• Arthur Cohn Story
• George R. Stewart Novel
• Harry Kleiner Screenplay