These movies were all filmed — at least in part — at Old Tucson. Of course, the list is not complete.
Visitors at Old Tucson often have a chance to watch actual movie or television filming. Shown in the foreground, they watch actor Cameron Mitchell at work. John Wayne, Paul Newman, Glenn Ford, Clint Eastwood and Kirk Douglas are among the galaxy of stars frequently filming here. July 1977 Tucson Citizen file photo.
Tucson Citizen1940
Starring: Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William
1947
Starring: Gene Autry, Champion, Jean Heather
1950
Starring: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget
1950
Starring: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea
1951
Starring: Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Bruce Bennett
1952
Starring: Sterling Hayden, Forrest Tucker, Arleen Whelan
1955
Starring: Randolph Scott, Jocelyn Brando, Richard Boone
1955
Starring: Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson
1956
Starring: Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, William Campbell
1956
Starring: Howard Duff, Lita Baron, Bill Williams
1956
Starring: Guy Madison, Felicia Farr. Kathryn Grant
1956
Starring: Audie Murphy, Anne Bancroft, Pat Crowley
1957
Starring: Glenn Ford, Can Heflin, Felicia Farr
1957
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming
Filming of the Guns of Fort Petticoat.4/56. at Old Tucson.
ARIZONA DAILY STAR1957
Starring: Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson
1957
Starring: Joel McCrea, Mark Stevens, Joan Weldon
1958
Starring: Alan Ladd, Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado
1958
Starring: Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley
1958
Starring Mark Stevens, Forrest Tucker, Gale Robbins
1958
Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Douglas Kennedy
1959
Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones
Rio Bravo. May 24 1958. Tucson Citizen file photo. At right is Ricky Nelson, who turned 18 at Old Tucson filming the movie Rio Bravo. Movies.
Tucson Citizen file photo1959
Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
1960
Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter
1960
Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Margaret O’Brien
1961
Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran
1961
Richard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana Patten
1962
James Mitchum, Alana Ladd, Jody McCrea
1963
Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann
1963
John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Patrick Wayne
1965
Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Ben Cooper
1965
Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, Philip Carey
1965
Nathan Hale, Klair Bybee, Dana Rosado
1967
John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan
1967
Robert Taylor, Chad Everett, Ana Martin
Movie "Hombre" . King Ranch. Sasabe Road. 3/11/66. Citizen file photo. This is a scene at Old Tucson.
Citizen file photo1967
Paul Newman, Fredric March, Richard Boone
1967
Glenn Ford, Angie Dickenson, Chad Everett
1967
Inger Stevens, Glenn Ford, Paul Petersen
1967
Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark
Warhol Filming. Old Tucson. January 26, 1968. Tucson Citizen photo. Blond in in cowboy hat and glasses is Andy Warhol. Movie title "Lonesome Cowboys."
Tucson Citizen photo1968
Viva, Tom Hompertz, Louis Waldon
1969
Glenn Ford, Carolyn Jones, Barbara Hershey
1969
Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickenson, Robert Walker Jr.
1970
Frank Sinatra, George Kennedy, Anne Jackson
1970
Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Palance
1970
John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O’Neill
1970
Michele Carey, Henry Silva, Keenan Wynn
1971
Brian Keith, Alfonso Arau, Michele Carey
1971
Clint Walker, Barry Sullivan, Kathryn Hays
1972
Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin
Old Tucson- Movie. Tucson Citizen. December 2, 1971. Clint Eastwood and director John Sturges, right.
Tucson Citizen1972
Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon
Old Tucson- Movie. Tucson Citizen. December 2, 1971.
Tucson Citizen1972
Paul Newman, Ava Gardner, Roy Jenson
1973
Marty Robbins, Chill Wills, Dovie Beams
1973
Burt Reynolds, Sarah Miles, Lee J. Cobb
1976
James Hampton, Christopher Connelly, Slim Pickens
1976
Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George
1979
Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri
1979
Kirk Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ann-Margret
1986
Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short
1990
Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips
1993
Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott
1994
Paul Hogan, Cuba Gooding Jr., Beverly D’Angelo
1995
Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe
The movie and TV star died Thursday. He was 82.
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