HISTORY OF THE PARRY LODGE, KANAB, UTAH: August 2016

Parry Lodge Historical Photographs

1931- Earliest Photograph of the Parry Lodge

Early 1930's

1930's

Unknown Movie Film Crew and Cast - 1930's

1930's

1941 - Crew and Cast for "Western Union" with Chauncey and Whit

1940's

1943 - Cast and Crew for "In Old Oklahoma" with John Wayne

1940's

1949 - Cast and Crew of "Red Canyon" with David Clarke?, Whit Parry, George Brent, Chill Wills, Ann Blyth, Howard Duff, Jane Darwell, unknown, John McIntire, Edgar Buchanan, Lloyd Bridges

1950 - Cast and Crew for "The Outriders" with Joel McCrea

Early 1950's - The Fountain Area

1956 - Cast and Crew of "War Drums"

1956 - Scene from "The Girl in the Black Stockings"

1959

1959 - Kanab Street Scene with Parry Lodge on the Right

Mid 1950's - The Pool

1960's - The Pool

1960's

2000's

2013 - Movie Star Guests Attending Western Legends 2013 Including James Hampton, Dan Haggerty and Ed Faulkner

The Kanab Movie Fort was built in 1952 by Paramount for the move Pony Express. It was used in many movies with additions and modifications made as needed. The final movie shot there was The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) This movie included a large explosion and fire at the fort which unfortunately severely damaged the fort and was never repaired.

The ruins of the fort are located south of Kanab off of 89A towards Fredonia. The Kanab city Cottonwood trail will get you to the old dirt road that leads to the fort location. Total distance is about 7 miles round trip. As you can see from the picture I took in 2015, there is not much left standing, but it is worth the trip when you consider all the movies that were filmed here.