Yellow Sky
Seen it?1948 | 98 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman and her grandfather.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by William A. Wellman
- Gregory PeckJames "Stretch" Dawson
- Anne BaxterConstance Mae 'Mike'
- Richard WidmarkDude
- Robert ArthurBull Run
- John RussellLengthy
- Harry MorganHalf Pint
- James BartonGrandpa
- Charles KemperWalrus
- Carlos AcostaIndian (uncredited)
- Robert AdlerJed (uncredited)