In Old Arizona

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In Old Arizona
Directed by	Irving Cummings
Written by	Tom Barry
Starring	Warner Baxter Edmund Lowe Dorothy Burgess
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson Alfred Hansen
Editing by	Louis R. Loeffler
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	1929
Running time	95 min.
Country	United States
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In Old Arizona is a 1929 Western film, directed by Raoul Walsh, nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film, which was based around the character of the Cisco Kid in the story The Caballero's Way by O. Henry, was a major innovation in Hollywood: it was the first major Western to use the new technology of sound and the first talkie to be filmed outdoors. The film made extensive use of authentic locations, filming in Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park in Utah and the San Fernando Mission and the Mojave Desert in California. The movie was released on January 20, 1929 (wide); (Dec. 25, 1928 Los Angeles Premiere).

In Old Arizona was also instrumental in developing the image of the singing cowboy, with its star, Warner Baxter, singing My Tonia. Baxter went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. Other actors included Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Burgess and J. Farrell MacDonald,

Other nominations included Best Director for Irving Cummings, Best Writing for Tom Barry Best Cinematography for Arthur Edeson, and Best Picture.

[edit] Trivia

• Raoul Walsh was set to direct and star in this film, but had to abandon the project when a jackrabbit jumped through a windshield of a jeep he was driving and cost Walsh an eye.