Corriganville Movie Ranch

This book covers the early life of a boy who led a storybook life growing up at Corriganville Western Movie Ranch. During his life there he was befriended by stuntman Shorty Shea who would be killed at the hands of the Manson family.

The Corriganville Movie Ranch was created by Ray "Crash" Corrigan, a B-Western actor in the 1930's and 1940's. For the first time ever, the complete true history of this world famous movie ranch is being told. No hype, no lies, no myths, just the definitive true story. Profusely illustrated with over 500 photographs and hundreds of image scans of newspapers and other items.

Movie actor, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, purchased a ranch in Simi Valley in 1938. He transformed the property into a movie ranch which he rented to film companies. The Corrigan Movie Ranch became Corriganville Movie Ranch in 1949 when he opened the property to the general public. During its long history, hundreds of motion pictures, television shows, and other film shoots used the property for some or all of the scenes in their productions. This book documents those filmatic efforts, illustrated in color and black 'n' white. From Corriganville Press.

The Corriganville Movie Ranch was created by B-Western actor, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, when he purchased the 1600+ acre ranch in Simi Valley, California. While his ownership of the land ceased in 1964, the ranch, now a park, continues to be used by the filmmaking business. This book contains the location photographs taken by representatives of RKO Studios in 1947 when they scouted the ranch.

FOR THE FIRST TIME! A complete and true history of the Ray "Crash" Corrigan Movie Ranch, from its prehistory to its current status as a city park. Corrects all of the falsehoods and exaggerations concerning the ranch and its operation as both a movie location and as an amusement park. Includes many details of its day-to-day operation, especially the amusement park business (its highpoints and its shortcomings!). An extensive and expanded filmography of the movie ranch. Profusely illustrated with nearly a thousand illustrations, including almost 500 photographs from a 4,000 negative collection of Corriganville images, most of which have not been published before.

A concise biography of the "reel" Ray "Crash" Corrigan. The "reel" history of his movie ranch from 1937 to 2003, including all incarnations: Ray Corrigan Movie Ranch, Corriganville Movie Ranch, The Lone Ranger Ranch, Hopetown, and Corriganville Park. An extensive filmography of the movie ranch. An extensive filmography of Ray "Crash" Corrigan. Profusely illustrated with over 400 illustrations, including film scenes, maps, souvenirs, brochures, photos of the sets, the stunt shows, and more.

Created by B-Western actor Ray "Crash" Corrigan in 1937, the Corriganville Movie Ranch became an amusement park in 1949. This book contains 3 separate booklets containing many marvelous photographs of the ranch. From Corriganville Press.

Western films have often been tributes to place and setting, with the magnificent backdrops mirroring the wildness of the narratives. As the splendid outdoor scenery of Westerns could not be found on a studio back lot or on a Hollywood sound stage, the movies have been filmed in the wide open spaces of the American West and beyond. This book chronicles the history of filming Westerns on location, from shooting on the East Coast in the early 1900s; through the use of locations in Utah, Arizona, and California in the 1940s and 1950s; and filming Westerns in Mexico, Spain, and other parts of the world in the 1960s. Also studied is the relationship between the filming location timeline and the evolving motion picture industry of the twentieth century, and how these factors shaped audience perceptions of the "Real West."