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Ring of Fire (1961 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Ring of Fire' is a 1961 Metrocolor drama film directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring David Janssen, Joyce Taylor and Frank Gorshin. The film was shot in Vernonia, Oregon and Wynoochee River, Washington, featuring footage from two real forest fires. The title song was written and performed by Duane Eddy.
Plot
Deputy sheriff Steve Walsh encounters a trio of young people in Washington between Shelton and Aberdeen in a rural Mason County forest and is taken hostage when the girl, Bobbie, produces a gun. Bobbie later tries to seduce Walsh, who is twice her age and resists. Her companion Roy tries to push Walsh off a cliff but plummets to his own death instead.
When a search party comes to Walsh's rescue, Frank, one of his captors, accuses the Walsh of improper relations with Bobbie, who is a minor. Before the matter can be resolved, Frank's carelessly tossed cigarette sets the forest ablaze.
Walsh leads an evacuation of the townspeople and herds them aboard a train that leads across a bridge to safety. Frank, trying to flee, falls from the trestle and is killed. Steve tells Bobbie that she is special to him and professes his love by kissing her.
Cast
* David Janssen as Sergeant Steve Walsh
* Joyce Taylor as Bobbie 'Skidoo' Adams
* Frank Gorshin as Frank Henderson
* Joel Marston as Deputy Joe Pringle
* Jim Johnson as Roy Anderson
* Ron Myron as Sheriff Tom Niles, Mason County
* Marshall Kent as Deputy
* Doodles Weaver as Mr. Hobart
See also
* List of American films of 1961
References
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