The Naked Hills 68 years old

The Naked Hills

Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer, gets the gold fever and heads for Stockton, California in 1849. There, he abandons his first partner, Bert Killian, and teams up with Sam Wilkins, a claim jumper employed by Willis Haver. Six years later, Powell returns to Indiana and his sweetheart, Julie. They marry and he tries farming again but, on the night their son is born, he takes off again searching for gold. This time he heads for the hills with an inveterate prospector, Jimmo McCann. A decade later, the two are still hunting for their big strike when McCann is killed in an accident. Powell returns home with news of a big strike but the deserted Julie will have nothing to do with him. His friend Killian will not believe him but Haver, now a banker gives him a small loan and then beats him out of his claim. Many years pass before he comes home, now sixty-years-old, and this time, his wife and son open their home to him. But he vows to go prospecting come next spring.

Credits

The Naked Hills Cast

Name Character
Jim Backus He was 43, 76 years old when he died as Willis Haver
Fuzzy Knight He was 55, 74 years old when he died as Pitch Man
Keenan Wynn He was 39, 70 years old when he died as Sam Wilkins
Denver Pyle He was 36, 77 years old when he died as Bert Killian / Narrator
David Wayne He was 42, 81 years old when he died as Tracy Powell
Christopher Olsen He was 9, now 78 years old as Billy as a Boy (as Chris Olsen)
Myrna Dell She was 32, 86 years old when she died as Aggie
Frank Fenton He was 50, 65 years old when he died as Harold
Marcia Henderson She was 26, 58 years old when she died as Julie
James Barton He was 65, 71 years old when he died as Jimmo McCann
Steven Terrell He was 34, now 34 years old as Billy as a Young Man
Lewis L. Russell He was 66, 72 years old when he died as Baxter

The Naked Hills Crew

Name Department
Gene Fowler, Jr. as Editor. He was 39 (80) years old when He died Editing
Herschel Burke Gilbert as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (85) years old when He died Sound
Josef Shaftel as Director. He was 37 (77) years old when He died Directing
Josef Shaftel as Producer. He was 37 (77) years old when He died Production
Josef Shaftel as Screenplay. He was 37 (77) years old when He died Writing
Frederick Gately as Cinematography. He was 46 (78) years old when He died Crew
Helen S. Bilkie as Story. Writing
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The Naked Hills (68 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, June 17, 1956
  • Runtime: 72 minutes