Most of 'Desert Fury' was filmed here in Cottonwood, Arizona, right here on N. Main Street, in the historic district which is now called Old Town, historic route 89A, the old Tuzigoot Bridge crossing the Verde River, with a view of the Clarkdale smelters in the back. Cottonwood never reserved credits for the filming location.
At the end of this page is the movies (part 1) scenes at the corner of North Main Street & Pinal. Enjoy! ***Pinal Street was still called Mason at that time...
By watching the Part 1 clip of 'Desert Fury' you will see:
• the Purple Sage (todays location of Nic's Italian Steak & Crab House) [925 N. Main] • the Cafe (todays Kactus Kates) [929 N. Main] • the rear of the Cottonwood Hotel on Pinal (then Mason) near the alley and hotels parking lot, with the water tank above [Cottonwood Hotel address: 930 N. Main, corner on N. Main & Pinal Street] • the Old Cottonwood Drug Store location 1002 N. Main St. • the Old Braley/Alamo Motor Court 1003-1009 N. Main (todays Ledbetter attorneys offices) • historic route 89A • the old Tuzigoot Bridge crossing the Verde River with a view of the Clarkdale smelters in the back
I've also enclosed some stills of these scenes below.
1946 Desert Fury Movie Old Town Cottonwood Arizona
Desert Fury scene (925 N. Main)
Purple Sage 925 N. Main Cottonwood AZ
Zeb's Cafe (929 N. Main) and Purple Sage (925 N. Main)
Men's Shop/Robinson's Clothier located at Cottonwood Hotel
'Lizabeth Scott driving at N. Main & Pinal intersection
'Lizabeth Scott & Burt Lancaster corner of N. Main & Pinal
'Lizabeth Scott & Burt Lancaster corner of N. Main & Pinal
'Liz Scott & Burt Lancaster Old Town Cottonwood AZ
'Liz Scott & Burt Lancaster Cottonwood AZ (1946)
1946 Desrt Fury scene ~ Cottonwood, AZ
Liz Scott ~ Cottonwood Hotel
Desrt Fury scene Cottonwood Hotel
North of 1045 N. Main, Old Town Cottonwood
Burt Lancaster at Old Jail
Burt Lancaster Old Town Jail
Old Tuzigoot Bridge/Verde River
John Hodiak, Wendell Corey at Tuzigoot Bridge/Verde River
Old Tuzigoot Bridge/Verde River
'Liz Scott Old Town Cottonwood, AZ
Purple Sage Bar, 925 N. Main, Cottonwood, AZ
Desert Fury (1947) Part 1 Directed by Lewis Allen with Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Mary Astor, John Hodiak, Wendell Corey, Kristine Miller, William Harrigan, Anna Camargo, James Flavin and Jane Novak.
Enjoy!
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