Journey to Yesterday, Making Hollywood’s 1952 “Denver & Rio Grande”
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See Hollywood make a railroad movie.
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| Producer | Pentrex |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 30 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
See Hollywood make a Railroad Movie
Titled “Journey to Yesterday” this film is rare in several ways: It is a rare behind the scenes of a movie made in the early 1950s, it is a rare look at how Hollywood makes railroad movies and it is a rare find! Being what it is, relatively few copies were made and distributed. This all-color film shows the making of Paramount Pictures’ “Denver & Rio Grande. The movie, starring Edmond O’Brien, Sterling Hayden and Kasey Rogers was released 1952.
The movie was filmed on the Silverton Branch of the D&RGW, now the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. It’s the mostly-fictional story of the Rio Grande’s fight with the Santa Fe for track locations through the west. Also “starring” are D&RGW #319 and #345. These two narrow gauge steamers, and equipment borrowed from the railroad, make for a more believable film than the plot itself!
David Holland –
This is best and only way to see how this movie was made. The movie was fantastic, but this makes it even better.
collinvarney24 –
This was a very interesting video with K-28 locomotives running on the Silverton branch of the Rio Grande as well as many people filming Hollywood’s new movie in 1952, I liked that a narrow gauge 2-8-0 was used for the film. Great video to watch.