Location, Location, Location. Trivia Quiz

Loosely based on the real life Klondike Kate, this 1934 film is set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s. Starring Ann Savage, in her first leading role, as Kathleen O'Day, who arrives in town having inherited one of its saloons. As she tries to exercise her ownership claim she soon finds that the decks have been stacked against her.

Whilst the picture is set in Alaska, the actual Klondike Goldfields were in the Yukon in northwest Canada. However, prospectors generally took a route through Dyea and Skagway in southeast Alaska. That said, the film was not shot on location in either Canada or Alaska, instead, it was filmed entirely in soundstages and the studio backlots of Columbia Pictures.

Director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart collaborated on eight films together, of which five were westerns. This, "The Man from Laramie" (1955) was the last of those five.

Stewart plays Will Lockhart, a former army officer, who travels from Wyoming to the town of Coronado in New Mexico. He is delivering a package but, secretly, he's hunting a gun runner who has shot his brother.

Laramie is a city in south western Wyoming but, as shown above, this is not the setting for the film, nor was it a filming location. Shooting took place in Santa Fe and Taos in New Mexico, predominantly at the Bonanza Creek Ranch.

"Stranger in Sacramento" is a 1965 spaghetti western directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. Mickey Hargitay plays a rancher named Mike Jordan who finds his father and brother have been murdered and his cattle stolen. Worse, the local sheriff is pointing his accusing finger at Mike.

Whilst Sacramento is the capital city of the state of California, this picture was shot nowhere near the city or the state. Instead, it was filmed entirely in Italy using the assets of the Elios Studios in Rome.

"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (2002) is a made-for-television movie that follows a group of Native Americans during a period from the 1860s to the 1870s, as they transition from their tradition lifestyle to one where they are confined to a reservation. This is told through the eyes of four people - Sitting Bull (August Schellenberg), Red Cloud (Gordon Tootoosis), Charles Eastman (Adam Beach) and Henry L. Dawes (Aidan Quinn).

Wounded Knee is a historical community in South Dakota located, in what is now, Oglala Lakota County. The film was shot around Calgary in Alberta, Canada.

This 2007 film stars Russell Crowe and Christian Bale and it is the second adaptation of a 1953 Elmore Leonard short story to be committed to the big screen.

In an effort to save his farm financially, Dan Evans (Bale) agrees to be a part of a team with the dangerous job of escorting the notorious outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) on the train from Yuma to Contention. The troupe endures ambushes by Indians and Wade's own gang, along with the outlaw's own psychological conniving.

Yuma sits in the southwest corner of Arizona with borders to California in the west and Mexico to the south. The film was shot in various locations throughout New Mexico. The original version of the film was released in 1957 and starred Glenn Ford as Ben Wade and Van Heflin as Dan Evans.

This 1947 film is the last in a very popular series of b-grade westerns that centred around the hero Red Ryder.

Cripple Creek becomes a boom town after the discovery of gold in the area and, with the influx of prospectors looking to make it big, lawlessness abounds. After the town's marshal has been shot, Red Ryder (Allan Lane) is appointed to the post and sets about cleaning the place up.

The historic town of Cripple Creek is in Teller County, Colorado and, whilst the movie is set there, a significant amount of the filming was completed at the Iverson Ranch in Chatsworth, California, and completed at the Cudia City Studios in Phoenix, Arizona.

In this musical comedy/western, that was released in 1946, Gene Autry stars as himself and Lynne Roberts is the Hollywood talent scout, Sue Warner. Sue needs to find a singing cowboy for the studio's current project. Gene Autry is cash strapped and in danger of losing his ranch... but he can sing. This appears to be a match made in Heaven. Gene takes on the role provided that his horse, Champion, can also score a part. When he arrives at the studio he finds out that they only need his voice for an animated cartoon. If that wasn't enough of a slap in the face for him he discovers that his part is that of a donkey. He spits the dummy and Sue has to calm the waters.

Sioux City is a city situated on the Missouri River in Woodbury County in the western part of Iowa. The film was primarily shot in Republic Studios in North Hollywood as well as the Chatsworth Reservoir in Los Angeles.

Based on Neil H. Swanson's book "The First Rebel" (1937), "Allegheny Uprising" (1939) uses the novel and also draws on the events of the Black Boys Rebellion, for its storyline. John Wayne, complete with a coon-skin cap, is the historical figure James Smith who has cottoned onto a scheme hatched by Trader Callendar (Brian Donlevy) to sell weapons and rum to the Native American tribes. When the British commander, Captain Swanson (George Sanders) turns a blind eye to proceedings, Smith organizes a group of men, disguised as Indians, to ambush the shipment. Of course, it doesn't go right first time out.

Allegheny is a former city that existed north across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh, between the years 1788 and 1907. That belies the title of the film, as it was set in the year 1759. The outdoor scenes for this film were shot, in the main, at Lake Sherwood and Sherwood Forest in California while some of the establishment shots were taken in Pittsburgh.

(Footnote) The film did not do well at the box office and this was attributed to the release of John Ford's "Drums Along the Mohawk" only a week earlier. The female lead in the film, Claire Trevor, had a much stronger name in the industry at the time, than John Wayne, hence she held top billing over "The Duke".

"Drums Along the Mohawk" (1939) was Henry Fonda's first feature film to be shot in technicolor. He plays Gil Martin who settles, with his wife Lana (Claudette Colbert), in a single room cabin in upstate New York, well away from the nearest fort. Whilst the Revolutionary War has been fought and won at this point, his property is still beset by British troops and their allies. When his farm is destroyed, he and Lana set out to forge a new life.

The 149 mile long Mohawk River is the largest tributary of the Hudson River and it sits wholly within the state of New York. Filming, on the other hand, was completed wholly in the state of Utah using, among others, locations such as Duck Creek, Cedar Mountain and Strawberry Valley.

This is a 1940 b-grade western that stars Roy Rogers as the titular "Kid". Rogers is chasing down a man named Morgan Reynolds (Bob Steele) seeking revenge for Reynolds' killing of his brother. In an effort to track him down he takes to holding up stagecoaches, however, he doesn't steal money or valuables, he merely tears through all the mail that it's carrying in an effort to find something addressed to Reynolds.

Situated in western Nevada, Carson City is that state's capital city. However, neither the state nor the city is a setting for this film. The "Carson City Kid" is a persona adopted by Roy Rogers' character when he turns outlaw, in a bid to hide his true identity. The film is actually set in in Sonora, Mexico, during the gold rush of the 1840s. Filming was conducted at the Iverson Ranch in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, which proved to be one of the most popular venues for filming b-westerns.

"South of St. Louis" (1949) explores the relationship between three men - Kip Davis (Joel McCrea), Charlie Burns (Zachary Scott) and Lee Price (Douglas Kennedy). The three see their ranch burnt to the ground by the infamous Union Army guerilla raider Luke Cotterell (Victor Jory), who also runs them out of town. The three vow vengeance and set out to track Cotterell down but the lack of early success in the mission sees the three part ways. Lee joins the Confederate Army while Kip and Charlie look to rebuild the farm in their own ways - Charlie by working the property, while Kip turns to gun running as a faster means to raise the cash. Inevitably the paths of the three will cross and so too will the ever menacing shadow of Cotterell.

Situated on the banks of the Mississippi River, near its confluence with the Missouri River, in Missouri is the independent city of St. Louis. Whilst it was one of the settings for this picture the filming took place at the Warner Ranch in Calabasas and Laskey Mesa in California.

Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland combine for the fifth time on screen (of eight occasions) in "Dodge City" (1939). The Civil War has ended and as the West commences to rebuild, the violent gangs of Jeff Surrett (Bruce Cabot) rule the streets of Dodge City. Wade Hutton (Flynn) accepts the job of sheriff and begins the task of clearing the streets, while also pursuing the lovely Abbie (de Haviland). Unfortunately for Wade, she doesn't want a bar of him as he was responsible for the death of her brother.

The actual Dodge City sits alongside the Arkansas River in south-west Kansas however, whilst this was the setting for this picture, none of it was shot there. Instead, filming was conducted in California. The outdoor shots were mostly completed at Thousand Oaks (the Janss Conejo Ranch) and the Wildwood Regional Park.

(Footnote) The eight collaborations between Flynn and de Haviland does not include their joint cameo appearances in the film "Thank Your Lucky Stars", a 1943 all-star military relief movie.

A true cinematic epic, "Cimarron" (1931) is a western that features Richard Dix and Irene Dunne as Yancey and Sabra Cravat, who claim a plot of free land when the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement. The film spans the 40 year period between 1889 and 1929, during which time the town booms and Yancey becomes one of its most prominent citizens. At this point he gets itchy feet and leaves the family for the Cherokee Strip, hoping to quell his own restlessness. This leaves Sabra on her own and the film now focuses on her struggle to adapt and then rise to become a prominent citizen in the town in her own right.

Not to be confused with the historic village in Colfax County, New Mexico, Cimarron is a county in the Oklahoma panhandle that borders four states - New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and Texas. Whilst the film was set during the 1889 Oklahoma territory land rush, it was filmed entirely in California at the Jasmin Quinn Ranch and RKO's Encino Ranch.

(Footnote) "Cimarron" would win the 1931 Oscar for Best Picture. This made it the first western to do so and it would take almost 60 years before the next western, "Dances With Wolves" (1990), would achieve the same award.

"Santa Fe Trail" (1940) is an historical drama/western that brings together Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland for the seventh time. It is set prior to the American Civil War and it draws upon John Brown's (Raymond Massey) campaign against slavery. Brown's mission brings him into conflict with J.E.B. Stuart (Flynn) and George Custer (Ronald Reagan). Whilst the latter two are historical figures, their depiction in the movie as close friends, being classmates at West Point together and their pursuit of the irresistible Kit Carson Holliday (de Haviland) are all fictionalized.

Located at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe is the capital city of the US state of New Mexico. Despite the title, the film has very little to do with the city or the state. The title was little more than a branding exercise by Warner Brothers. The studio, along with screenwriter Robert Buckner, had achieved significant success with location themed westerns such as "Dodge City" (1939) and "Virginia City" in 1940. The use of the famous Santa Fe route was meant to create an air of frontier adventure. There is, however, a tenuous link to the title in the film, when officers Stuart and Custer are sent to a remote Kansas outpost to quell some brewing hostilities so that the railroad to Santa Fe could be built. At the end of the day, it worked as the film went on to become one of the highest grossing movies of the year.

In "Rio Bravo" (1959), John Wayne is Sheriff John T. Chance. He arrests the son of an extremely powerful rancher, Nathan Burdette played by John Russell, and now, all he has to do is fend off Burdette's gang and keep the prisoner locked up until the marshal arrives. His only help comes from a drunken gunfighter named Dude (Dean Martin), a lame old man who goes by the name Stumpy (Walter Brennan) and Colorado (Ricky Nelson), a young cowboy.

Rio Bravo is a city in Webb County, Texas, situated about 16 miles south of Laredo on the Rio Grande. The film's location, however, is a fictional town though it is still placed on the border inside Texas. Filming was completed in Arizona, utilizing the Sonoran Desert.