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Corriganville Movie Ranch was a working film studio and movie ranch for outdoor location shooting, as well as a Western-themed tourist attraction.The ranch, owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan, was located in the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains in the Santa Susana Pass area of Simi Valley in eastern Ventura County, California.
The Spahn Movie Ranch, once owned by silent film actor William S. Hart, was used to film many westerns, particularly from the 1940s to the 1960s, including Duel in the Sun, and episodes of television's Bonanza and The Lone Ranger. A western town set was located at the ranch.
In 1937, Corrigan purchased land in the Santa Susana Mountains foothills in Simi Valley and developed it into a movie ranch called "Corriganville". The movie ranch was used for location filming in film serials, feature films, and television shows, as well as for the performance of live western shows for tourists. Bob Hope later bought the ranch ...
Much of the information reported about specific productions filmed there is unreliable. The rumor that the location was used for the film Duel in the Sun (1946) is now known to be false. Among the productions said to have been filmed at Spahn Ranch are The Lone Ranger with Clayton Moore, [6] and several episodes of the Bonanza television series ...
The family has used the ranch as a filming location since the early 1950s, when scenes from The Man from Laramie were filmed there. [21] Dozens of films, including Silverado, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, and A Million Ways to Die in the West, have since been filmed in part or entirely on the ranch. [20]
In May, I wondered whether The Lone Ranger had what it takes to become Disney's next huge franchise. After all, Disney did pile a reported $215 million into production of the film, while ...
The "Lone Ranger" crash site and plaque – The crash site of the Boeing B-50A Superfortress, #46-020, known as the "Lone Ranger", that belonged to the 43rd Bomb Wing, 65th Bomb Squadron. The Co-Pilot, Lt. William Gentry and bombardier, Captain John Lee managed to escape the crash by parachuting while the rest of the crew (12) perished; The ...
If so, Carlos owes one to Ranger Campbell after the fall finale of 9-1-1: Lone Star. To make a long story (very) short, Monday’s episode revealed that Chief Bridges was the real crooked Ranger ...