BYU

Harold B. Lee Library

Smoky

The Big Sleep
Starring Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter, Burl Ives, Bruce Cabot.

  • Time: 7:00 PM
  • Date: Friday, October 8, 2010
  • Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.

About the Event:
The popular novel by Will James about a horse that is befriended by a cowboy drifter and then taken away from him became a stunning Technicolor feature. A strong supporting cast, including balladeer Burl Ives in his motion picture debut, made Smoky a top moneymaker for the studio. One of the most beautiful Technicolor films made in Utah, it was photographed on a number of Utah locations, including Duck Creek, Kanab Canyon, and Zion National Park. Not on DVD.

Twentieth Century-Fox. 1946. 87 mins. Technicolor.

Director: Louis King.