Yellowstone Kelly
Seen it?1959 | 91 min | Adventure, Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved The Revenant or Stagecoach, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
A fur-trapper named Kelly, who once saved the life of a Sioux chief, is allowed to set his traps in Sioux territory during the late 1870s. Reluctantly he takes on a tenderfoot assistant named Anse and together they give shelter to a runaway Arapaho woman. Tensions develop when Anse falls in love with this woman and when the Sioux chief arrives with his warriors to re-claim her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 21K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gordon Douglas
- Clint WalkerLuther "Yellowstone" Kelly
- Edd ByrnesAnse Harper
- John RussellGall, Sioux Chief
- Ray DantonSayapi, Gall's Nephew
- Claude AkinsSergeant
- Rhodes ReasonMajor Towns
- Andra MartinWahleeah, Sayapi's Arapaho Captive
- Gary VinsonLieutenant
- Warren OatesCorporal
- Nesdon BoothReed - Burly Soldier (uncredited)