Treasure of Ruby Hills
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank McDonald
Written by	Tom Hubbard Fred Eggers
Based on	"The Rider of the Ruby Hills" by Louis L'Amour
Produced by	William F. Broidy
Starring	Zachary Scott Carole Mathews Barton MacLane Dick Foran Lola Albright
Cinematography	John J. Martin
Edited by	Ace Herman
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	William F. Broidy Productions
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release date	January 23, 1955  ( 1955-01-23 ) (United States)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Treasure of Ruby Hills is a 1955 American black-and-white Western film ^[1] directed by Frank McDonald and starring Zachary Scott , Carole Mathews , Barton MacLane , Dick Foran , and Lola Albright . ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} The film is based on the story "The Rider of the Ruby Hills" by Louis L'Amour . ^[6] He wrote the story under the pen-name Jim Mayo; the story was later expanded as the novel Where the Long Grass Blows in 1976.

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The film is set in 1877 in Arlington. In the government-owned Ruby Hills Valley all the small landowners and ranchers are dispossessed of their property by two wealthy breeders, Chalk Reynolds and Walt Payne, who continue to wage war for total control of the area. Hills. Their henchmen do not hesitate to kill others to establish the supremacy of their leaders. Their war is turned upside down by the arrival of Ross Hayne, the son of a famous outlaw, who legally acquired part of the area with the only source of water capable of supplying the valley. When Hayne's partner is shot by Reynolds' henchman, Hayne goes to Ruby Hills for revenge. He discovers that a third man, Alan Doran, intends to take control of the place after the death of the two clans who are supposed to destroy each other. Hayne becomes involved in a deadly fight for land and water. ^[7]

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External links [ edit ]

• Treasure of Ruby Hills at IMDb
• Treasure of Ruby Hills at AllMovie