Heller in Pink Tights (1960)

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1h 40min
Western
01 Mar 1960 (USA)
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Story of theatrical troupe that travels through the Old West.

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Dudley Nichols, Walter Bernstein, Louis L'Amour

Stars:

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	Sophia Loren	...	Angela Rossini
	Anthony Quinn	...	Thomas 'Tom' Healy
	Margaret O'Brien	...	Della Southby
	Steve Forrest	...	Clint Mabry
	Eileen Heckart	...	Mrs. Lorna Hathaway
	Ramon Novarro	...	De Leon
	Edmund Lowe	...	Manfred 'Doc' Montague
	George Mathews	...	Sam Pierce
	Edward Binns	...	Sheriff Ed McClain
	Warren Wade	...	Hodges
	Frank Silvera	...	Santis
	Boyd Holister	...	McAllister (as Robert Palmer)
	Leo V. Matranga	...	Gunslinger #2
	Cal Bolder	...	Goober
	Taggart Casey	...	Gunslinger #1
	Howard McNear	...	Photographer
	Frank Cordell	...	Theodore
	Cactus Mack	...	William (as Cactus McPeters)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Robert Adler	...	Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
	Leon Alton	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	David Armstrong	...	Achilles (uncredited)
	Gary Armstrong	...	Office Boy (uncredited)
	Eddie Baker	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	Patsy Bangs	...	Dancer in Play (uncredited)
	Ruth Barnell	...	Peasant (uncredited)
	John Barton	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	Ivan Bell	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	John Benson	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
	Eumenio Blanco	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	Charles Boaz	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Nick Borgani	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Bill Borzage	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Danny Borzage	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Rudy Bowman	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Bill Boyce	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Bob Burrows	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
	Harry Cheshire	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
	Noble 'Kid' Chissell	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Ken Clark	...	Soldier Warning the Travelers (uncredited)
	Iron Eyes Cody	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Cathy Cox	...	Juno (uncredited)
	Lorinne Crawford	...	Madam (uncredited)
	Paul Cristo	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Robert Darin	...	Servant (uncredited)
	Bryn Davis	...	Venus (uncredited)
	Duke Fishman	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Harry Fleer	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Charles Fogel	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Joseph Forte	...	Indian Agent (uncredited)
	Ben Frommer	...	Stage Hand (uncredited)
	Joe Garcio	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	John George	...	Cheyenne Audience Member (uncredited)
	H.W. Gim	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Herman Hack	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Stuart Hall	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Charna Haven	...	Dancer in Play (uncredited)
	Neil Hooker	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Michael Jeffers	...	Bonanza Townsman (uncredited)
	Brad Johnson	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
	Rosemary Johnson	...	Tightrope Walker (uncredited)
	Dick Johnstone	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Pete Kellett	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	Colin Kenny	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	Syl Lamont	...	Peasant (uncredited)
	Eddie Little Sky	...	Indian (uncredited)
	David O. McCall	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	William McCarter	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Philo McCullough	...	Bonanza Townsman (uncredited)
	Jane McGowan	...	Dancer in Play (uncredited)
	Paul McGuire	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Charles McQuary	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Sharon Murray	...	Dancing Girl (uncredited)
	Bernard Nedell	...	Theatre Owner (uncredited)
	Ralph Neff	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Al Page	...	Peasant (uncredited)
	Murray Pollack	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	'Snub' Pollard	...	Cheyenne Audience Member (uncredited)
	Amanda Randolph	...	Edna - Mrs. Haddock's Maid (uncredited)
	Fred Rapport	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Ford Raymond	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Rodd Redwing	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Bob Reeves	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Tony Regan	...	Casino Cashier (uncredited)
	Max Reid	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Robert Robinson	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	John Rockwell	...	Servant (uncredited)
	Riza Royce	...	Peasant (uncredited)
	Dick Ryan	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Paul Salata	...	Servant (uncredited)
	Jeffrey Sayre	...	Poker Dealer (uncredited)
	Richard Shannon	...	Man at Desk (uncredited)
	Cap Somers	...	Bonanza Townsman (uncredited)
	Ray Spiker	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Alfred Tonkel	...	Calchas (uncredited)
	Jack Tornek	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Bill Troy	...	Nobleman (uncredited)
	William Vaughn	...	Nobleman (uncredited)
	Geraldine Wall	...	Mrs. Haddock - Madam (uncredited)
	Chalky Williams	...	Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
	Dean Williams	...	Kansas Sheriff (uncredited)
	Harry Wilson	...	Cheyenne Townsman (uncredited)
	Chief Yowlachie	...	Indian (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Cukor

Written by

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Dudley Nichols	...	(screenplay) and
Walter Bernstein	...	(screenplay)

Louis L'Amour	...	(novel "Heller with a Gun")

Produced by

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Lewis E. Ciannelli	...	associate producer
Marcello Girosi	...	producer
Carlo Ponti	...	producer

Music by

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Daniele Amfitheatrof

Cinematography by

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Harold Lipstein

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director of photography

Editing by

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Howard A. Smith

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(as Howard Smith)

Editorial Department

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George Hoyningen-Huene	...	color coordinator (as Hoyningen-Huene)
Richard Mueller	...	color consultant: Technicolor

Casting By

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Edward R. Morse

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(uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Gene Allen	...	(as Eugene Allen)
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
Grace Gregory

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Nellie Manley	...	hair stylist supervisor
Wally Westmore	...	makeup supervisor
Karl Silvera	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Lenore Weaver	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Monty Westmore	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Frank Caffey	...	production manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick	...	assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles C. Coleman	...	assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)
Arthur Rosson	...	second unit director
Frank Kies	...	assistant director (uncredited)
James A. Rosenberger	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Charles McLaughlin	...	props (uncredited)
Tom Plews	...	props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Winston H. Leverett	...	sound recordist (as Winston Leverett)
John Wilkinson	...	sound recordist
R.D. Cook	...	sound recordist (uncredited)
Ralph Hickey	...	sound editor (uncredited)
John K. Nelson	...	boom operator (uncredited)
John Nostri	...	mike grip (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart	...	process photography
John P. Fulton	...	special photographic effects
Jan Domela	...	matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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John Benson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Burrows	...	stunts (uncredited)
Polly Burson	...	stunt double: Sophia Loren (uncredited)
Frank Cordell	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Irmin Roberts	...	photographer: second unit
James Grant	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
A. Lindsley Lane	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Loren Nutten	...	best boy (uncredited)
Herb Welts	...	company grip (uncredited)
Stanley Williams	...	gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Alice Moriarty

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casting secretary (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Ruth Stella	...	costumes: ladies (uncredited)
Henry West	...	costumes: men (uncredited)

Music Department

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Daniele Amfitheatrof	...	conductor
Jack Hayes	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Harry Sukman	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Van Cleave	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Dorothy Yutzi

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script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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George Hoyningen-Huene	...	technical advisor (as Hoyningen-Huene)
Val Raset	...	dance stager
Warren Wade	...	technical advisor on theatre scenes
Dave Davies	...	publicist (uncredited)
Jacinto Flores	...	interpreter: Papago (uncredited)
Rosemary Mathews	...	assistant to producers (uncredited)
Bob Miles	...	livestock foreman (uncredited)
Al Peterson	...	craft service (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Paramount Pictures

Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1960) (United States) (theatrical)
Les Films Paramount (1960) (France) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1960) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Paramount Italiana (1960) (Italy) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1960) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Paramount-Films (1961) (Finland) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1966) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
Antenne 2 (A2) (1975) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1975) (Finland) (tv)
RTL-TV (1977) (Luxembourg) (tv) (dubbed version)
MPM Productions (1990) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (France) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Audio Visual Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
Paramount Channel (2020) (France) (tv)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Nineteenth century Wyoming: the wild West. Mild-mannered Tom Healy has a two-wagon theater troupe hounded by creditors because Angela, his leading lady and the object of his affection, constantly buys clothes. In Cheyenne, they meet with applause, so they hope to stay awhile: the theater owner likes Angela, and she keeps him on a string. She's also the object of the attentions of Mabry, a gunslinger who's owed money by the richest man in Bonanza. Complications arise and the troupe heads for Bonanza, through hostile Indian territory. Is the troupe doomed to a peripatetic life, is Mabry in danger, and does Tom stand a chance with Angela, a hellion in pink tights? Written by Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	theatre-troupe wyoming cheyenne-wyoming bartender saloon See All (10) »
Taglines	One foot on the stage... And one step ahead of the law! See more »
Genres	Western
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:PG Austria:12 (video rating) Brazil:12 (video rating) Canada:PG (video rating) Colombia:12 (video rating) Czechia:12 (video rating) Denmark:12 (video rating) Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics France:12 (video rating) Germany:12 (video rating) Ireland:12 Israel:PG (video rating) Italy:T (DVD rating) Japan:PG-12 (video rating) Maldives:PG (video rating) Netherlands:6 Norway:16 Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) Singapore:PG (video rating) South Korea:12 (video rating) Spain:7 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) West Germany:16

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Also Known As	Wagon Train (United States) Heller with a Gun (United States) La diablesse en collant rose (France) El pistolero de Cheyenne (Spain) Su pecado fue jugar (Argentina) See more »
Runtime	100 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The novel and the film are inspired by the life of vaudeville actress Adah Isaacs Menken (1835-1868). See more »
Goofs	When Mabry is pursuing the wagons, shots of him from the front show his shadow going uphill to the right of screen. Shots of the wagons from the front show their shadows going to the left of the screen. This would indicate that they are going in opposite directions. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Legends of the West (1992). See more »
Quotes	Thomas 'Tom' Healy: [upon being kissed by Angie] Is that for something you did, or something you're gonna do? See more »

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