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The Romance of Rosy Ridge is a 1947 American Western film directed by Roy Rowland, about a rural community bitterly divided during the aftermath of the American Civil War. It stars Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, and Janet Leigh in her film debut. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by MacKinlay Kantor .
A 1947 romance western film starring Van Johnson and Janet Leigh as lovers from opposing sides of the Civil War. Read the plot summary, trivia, cast and crew, user and critic reviews, and watch the trailer on IMDb.
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- Romance, Western
- Roy Rowland
- 1947-08-04
Find out who starred in and worked on this classic Western film based on a story by MacKinlay Kantor. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
In Rosy Ridge, in the Ozark mountain region, neighbors still examine the color of a man's britches to determine on which side he fought. Memories of the brutal war are being kept alive in Rosy Ridge by a recent rash of mysterious barn-burnings in the area.
- Roy Rowland, Horace Hough
- Van Johnson
Cast: Dean Stockwell, Janet Leigh, Marshall Thompson, Thomas Mitchell, Van Johnson. When an ex-soldier comes to a troubled town in the post-Civil War Ozarks, he gets the locals all riled up, especially when he courts the daughter of an...
- 106 min
Into a Missouri farming community living in a state of constant tension due to conflicting pro-North and pro-South sentiments ambles ex-Union soldier Henry Carson (Van Johnson), who briefly camps out at the farm of unforgiving Confederate sympathizer Gill MacBean (Thomas Mitchell).
Janet Leigh makes an impressive debut alongside Van Johnson in this historical romance in which a farmer's daughter falls in love with a man who fought again...
- 106 min
- RETRO HOLLYWOOD
