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Nov 23, 1981 · Fire on the Mountain: Directed by Donald Wrye. With Buddy Ebsen, Ron Howard, Julie Carmen, Rossie Harris. The story of one man's defiance of the United States government. The hero, John Vogelin, is an old rancher whose property adjoins the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
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- Drama
- Donald Wrye
- 1981-11-23
Ebsen plays John Vogelin, an old ranch owner in Arizona, set in his ways and determined to live out his life on his own land, warding off government interference. Ron Howard plays Lee Mackie, returned to the land of his youth, and a neighbor of Vogelin’s who is caught up in the buyout of land by the government for use as a missile testing site.
The film stars Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin and Ron Howard as Lee Mackie. It originally aired on NBC on November 23, 1981. Cast. Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin. Ron Howard as Lee Mackie. Julie Carmen as Cruza Peralta. Ross Harris as Billy Starr. Ed Brodow as Major Parrell. Michael Conrad as Colonel Desalius. Gary Graham as Marshal Burr.
Ebsen plays John Vogelin, an old ranch owner in Arizona, set in his ways and determined to live out his life on his own land, warding off government interference. Ron Howard plays Lee Mackie, returned to the land of his youth, and a neighbor of Vogelin’s who is caught up in the buyout of land by the government for use as a missile testing site.
- Donald Wrye
- Buddy Ebsen, Ron Howard, Julie Carmen
The story of one man's defiance of the United States government. The hero, John Vogelin, is an old rancher. 1981 Fire Mountain Productions. All Rights Reserved.
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The novel was adapted into a 1981 television film of the same name, which was directed by Donald Wrye and written by John Sacret Young. The film received a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award nomination in 1982. Singer-songwriter Laura Veirs wrote a song called "The Ballad of John Vogelin" from her 2003 studio album Troubled by the Fire. References
Young Billy Starr spends the summer with elderly John Vogelin (Buddy Ebsen) on a ranch in southern New Mexico. John has a '48-'50 Ford pickup. Cruza Peralta is John's young woman housekeeper. Lee Mackie (Ron Howard) is a land speculator who anticipates selling land to the United States government for military use. Lee has a Ford Bronco.
