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A number of feature length Hollywood films have been made in the Owens valley, and several have included the narrow gauge. The line has appeared in "B" westerns with such stars as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Keeler has become "Crazy Horse, Nevada for a 1942 production. [RKO Studios] The narrow gauge played an important role in "Three Godfathers," starring John Wayne. The movie was made in the valley in 1949 and featured SP 9, flatcar 259 and combine 400. The film's train arrives at the fictional "Apache Wells, Arizona" tank. Film crews built the water tank and "weathered" the train to make it look even more dusty than usual. [Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer] The Slim Princess was also used in the 1950's television series "Annie Oakley," [The Cinder Trail] "Bad Day at Black Rock' used scenes filmed on the "Jawbone line," and at Laws, while the 1965 Steve McQueen Paramount film "Nevada Smith" used Laws and the narrow gauge display train..
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Annie Oaklie - The Cinder Trail (Season 1/Episode 10)
March, 1954
Gail Davis /
Jimmy Hawkins / Paul Burns
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3 Godfathers - 1948
John Wayne / Harry Carey Jr. / Ward Bond
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Sinister Journey - 1948
(There is as LOT of Slim Princess and Keeler Depot action in this movie!)
William Boyd / Andy Clyde / Rand Brooks |

Bad Day at Blackrock - 1955
Spencer Tracy / Robert Ryan / Ann Francis / Dean Jagger / Walter Brennan
Lee Marvin / Earnest Borgnine / Russell Collins
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Nevada Smith - 1966
Still action at the Laws RR Museum
Steve McQueen / Karl Malden / Suzanne Pleshette / Martin Landau
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The Blazing Sun - 1950
Gene Autry / Lynne Roberts / Anne Gwynne |

Greed - 1925
Gibson Gowland / Zasu Pitts /Jean Hersholt |

3 Godfathers - 1948
John Wayne / Harry Carey Jr. / Ward Bond
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Somebody at Keeler Station filming a western.
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Annie Oaklie - The Brass Collar (Season 1/Episode 1)
January, 1954
Gail Davis /
Jimmy Hawkins / Brad Johnson |
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The Gene Autry Show - Steel Ribbon (Season 3 / Episode 11)
September 1953
Gene Autry / Gail Davis
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A variety of "B" Westerns starring Gene Autry and Roy Rogers |