Colorado River Drawbridge Stern Wheel Paddle Boat Yuma Territorial Prison Yuma Arizona C.1885-2008
by David Lee Guss
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Colorado River Drawbridge Stern Wheel Paddle Boat Yuma Territorial Prison Yuma Arizona C.1885-2008
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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In the early 1930's John Wayne starred in three serials for Mascot. The final one was 1933's "The Three Musketeers," based very loosely on Alexander Dumas' novel.
The company went on location and filmed part of it at the former Yuma Territorial Prison; which had been in use from 1876 to 1909, three years before Arizona became a state.
The dreaded prison is referred to in several Westerns as hell on earth. "The Wild Bunch" has a flashback sequence where Robert Ryan (1909-1973) is given the lash.
"Musketeers" also featured Robert Frazer (1891-1944) who had acted in the teens for Eclair American when the French firm had a Tucson studio, which ground out dozens of short films starring Frazer.
The 12 episode serial was re-edited into a single feature and re-released in 1946 as "Desert Command."
This vintage photo has the prison in the background on a hill. It is now operated as a state park.
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