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| Directed by | Earl McEvoy |
| Written by | James Gunn Alfred Lewis Levitt Francis Swann |
| Based on | The Barefoot Mailman byTheodore Pratt |
| Produced by | Robert Cohn |
| Starring | Robert Cummings Terry Moore Jerome Courtland |
| Cinematography | Ellis W. Carter |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
| Music by | George Duning |
Production company | Robert Cohn Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Barefoot Mailman is a 1951 Americanhistoricalcomedyadventure film directed by Earl McEvoy and starringRobert Cummings,Terry Moore andJerome Courtland. It was distributed byColumbia Pictures. The film was based on the 1943 novelThe Barefoot Mailman byTheodore Pratt. Filmed inSuper Cinecolor on location in Florida where the events take place, it features many elements of theWestern.[1][2]
Set in 1895, Robert Cummings plays a con man, Sylvanus Hurley, who is trying to raise the selling price of land he owns by convincing the residents ofMiami that a railroad is coming to town.Jerome Courtland plays thebarefoot mailman, Steven Pierton, who leads Sylvanus along the beach fromPalm Beach to Miami, and who is skeptical of Sylvanus's scheme.Terry Moore is a run-away teenager, Adie Titus, who joins Sylvanus and Steven on their walk by impersonating a child.John Russell plays Theron, a swamp gang leader who tries to carry Adie away.
The film was based on a novel by Theodore Pratt published in 1943.TheNew York Times called it "salty and colorful."[3]
In April 1950 Columbia reported thatAlfred Lewis Levitt was writing a screenplay based on the book for the studio.[4] In September, Columbia said they would film the bulk of the movie in Florida starting October 3.[5]
Cummings was cast in November 1950.[6]