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Take Me To Town is a 1953 American Comedy Western film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Ann Sheridan and Sterling Hayden.

Take Me to Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Douglas Sirk
Screenplay by	Richard Morris
Story by	Richard Morris
Produced by	Ross Hunter
Starring	Ann Sheridan Sterling Hayden
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Music by	Joseph Gershenson
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Universal International Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	June 12, 1953 (1953-06-12) (Los Angeles) June 19, 1953 (1953-06-19) (New York City)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1 million (US rentals)[1]

Plot

On the lam after a robbery and needing a place to hide out, Vermilion O'Toole and her partner, Newt Cole, settle down in a new town.

Going by a new name, Mae Madison, the lady outlaw is surprised by three young boys who are looking for a new wife for their recently widowed dad, Will Hall. A complication or two arises when the new gal and Will begin to hit it off.

Cast

• Ann Sheridan as Vermilion O'Toole
• Sterling Hayden as Will Hall
• Phillip Reed as Newton Cole
• Lee Patrick as Rose
• Lee Aaker as Corney
• Harvey Grant as Petey
• Dustey Henley as Bucket
• Larry Gates as Ed Daggett
• Forrest Lewis as Ed Higgins
• Phyllis Stanley as Mrs. Stoffer
• Dorothy Neumann as Felice Pickett
• Ann Tyrrell as Louise Pickett

Production

The film was Ross Hunter's first as a producer. The onetime actor was working as a teacher when Ann Sheridan suggested he turn to producing. He worked without salary at the Motion Picture Center to learn producing, then managed to set up the film Take Me to Town at Universal. Sheridan's normal price was $475,000 per film but she agreed to $100,000 to work with Hunter. "It was Annie who really gave me my first break," later recalled Hunter. "She was a very great lady."[2]

In 1960, Hunter was reportedly working on a Broadway version Vermillion. It was never made.[3]

References

External links

• Take Me to Town at IMDb
• Take Me to Town at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Take Me to Town at the TCM Movie Database

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