![]() In addition to exteriors in San Fernando Valley, interiors were scheduled to be filmed in Hollywood, CA. In mid-Nov 1960, rain delays in Brackettville prompted an early location change to San Fernando Valley, CA, according to the Los Angeles Sentinel. A recent weeklong search in San Antonio, TX, was said to have been unproductive because the local Native Americans were “too rich to care about donning war paint,” too assimilated into white culture, or “not ‘facially ferocious or physically imposing enough.’” The Var stated that casting director Thomas Roselle ultimately hired “200 nationals from Mexico” to portray Comanche Indians. The NYT article stated that when Shpetner asked to visit set, the notoriously difficult Ford told him that no producers would be allowed, “but you can come as my friend.” Musician Danny Borzage, a longtime collaborator of Ford’s, reportedly “serenaded” the film crew in the style of “set-side, mood-creating” musicians popular during the silent film era.Īn advertisement in the DV stated that Riley Hill had appeared in the picture, and a LAT item listed Rian Garrick as a cast member set to play a “young cavalry officer.” Actor Andy Devine’s son, Ted Devine, and James Kirkwood were also reportedly cast, according to items in the DV and DV stated.Īn item in the LAT quoted unit publicist Rick Ingersoll as saying that Ford had had difficulty finding fifty Native Americans, for roles representing Comanche Indians, Lipan Apaches, and Seminoles. The NYT article stated that when Shpetner asked to visit set, the notoriously difficult Ford told him that no producers would be allowed, “but you. Since The Alamo (1960, see entry) had recently been shot there, sets from that picture were reconstructed for Two Rode Together, as noted in a DV item. “Alamo Village”) as the primary shooting location. The Var listed the Happy Shahan Ranch (a.k.a. Principal photography began in Brackettville, TX, on, according to various contemporary sources including a DV production chart. Shpetner was forced to leave another project – The Young Doctors, which was then titled The Final Diagnosis (1961, see entry) – due to scheduling conflicts, an item in the DV reported. ![]() ![]() Titled Two Rode Together, the film was announced in a DV brief, which stated that Ford’s son, Patrick Ford, would be associated with the production, and listed Vera Miles and Barbara Rush as potential female leads. Once Ford and Stewart were on board, Shpetner brought the project to Columbia Pictures, and the studio agreed to finance. In search of a property, Shpetner discovered Will Cook’s “Comanche Captives” serial, published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1959, and optioned screen rights. Producer Stan Shpetner was inspired to make a Western with director John Ford and actor James Stewart after learning the two had always wanted to work together, as noted in an NYT article. ![]()
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