Undressed Under Duress, Season Two: Part Three

                            Against A Crooked Sky

One year after Stewart Peterson, fifteen year old Hollywood actor, starred in Seven Alone, he was cast as Sam Sutter in the western film, Against a Crooked Sky. Once again, the mischievous young boy found himself face to face with hostile Indians wearing only his union suit. The 1975 film, shot mostly on location at Crystal Valley, Moab Utah, was written by Douglas Stewart and Eleanor Lamb and directed by Earl Bellamy, from Doty-Dayton Production, Film Production Associates II. The scenery of central Utah is probably the best part of this movie. It's certainly the most beautiful.

The story: while their parents were away, Sam's older sister was kidnapped from the family home by a lost tribe of Apache Indians. Sam felt responsible somehow so was determined to rescue her. Meeting up with an old, grizzled prospector, played by Richard Boone, he began the trek to find her and bring her home.

After a particularly hot and dusty day of traveling in search of the girl, Sam and Russian sought relief in a refreshing pool of water by diving in, clothes and all. Along with their horses, they slurped their fill of water. They enjoyed their wet dip, splashing and cavorting, until refreshed.

After stripping to their underwear, they laid their drenched clothes out on top of bushes to dry. Pulling on their boots and hats against the harsh sun, they proceeded to walk around, exploring their whereabouts.

Soon, they happened upon a mysterious sacrificial site, an ancient monument of sorts had been erected. Who had build this obelisk? What could it mean?

And, most perplexing, was a stream of liquid gold which had hardened 

and led from the monument towards the edge of the cliff. 

What could it all mean? Well, for one thing, they “were rich!” But how would they get this gold back to civilization?!

 

Blood stained the edge of the rock at the edge of a sheer cliff. 

But not so fast! They began to realize they could be in very dangerous territory, man and boy decided their best bet was to go back to the watering hole, grab their discarded clothes, and high tail it out of there. The gold could wait.

Too late!! They looked up to see they were surrounded by menacing Apache Indians, jabbing at them with spears.

To Be Continued...