Lights, Camera, Action

In 1939, Columbia Pictures executives agreed with director Wesley Ruggles that an undeveloped desert site west of Tucson was the perfect location in which to film the big-budget adaption of Clarence Budington “Bud” Kelland’s novel Arizona. The film was shot entirely on location with a crew of 250 and an all-star cast, including Jean Arthur, William Holden and Edgar Buchanan. The production company spared no expense to ensure realism, including the use of 150 oxen, 500 head of cattle, innum