Seeing the Real “Silver River”

C42YGB SILVER RIVER Poster for 1948 Warner Bros film with Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan

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Ride the pack mules at the “Mule Capitol of the World”. Climb the “perfect” rock formatioms.

This is up near where Bill Mulholland infamously stole, I mean bought, LA its water from Owens Valley, the deepest valley on the continent. This is where Jack “Foley Artist” Foley brought Hollywood after he moved here from Santa Monica. And this is where Errol, Raoul & Annie filmed Silver River.

Bishop, California, featuring the Sherwyn Summit & various locations in Inyo County, some of which can be seen in the following Silver City trailer:

Fascinating Fact: Writer Stephen Longstreet said that historical aspects of Silver City were provided to him by his cousin, General James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee’s “Old War Horse” (played by Tom Berenger in “Gettysburg”)

— Tim

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