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The Country Club In The Colorado: Movie Analysis

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In the past, it was called “The Country Club in The Colorado” while others called it a “Hell Hole”, but now it is known as the Yuma Territorial Prison in the city of Yuma, Arizona. The prison first opened its gates to inmates in 1876 until closure in 1909 (Park History 1-24-17).The prison was the first establishment in Yuma to have electricity and plumbing. The prison also a hospital that was very modern at the time, dental care for all of the prisoners, and blowers that blew cold air. The prison also had a library [created by Madora Ingalls, the wife of the prison superintendent] that taught reading, writing, arithmetic, German and Spanish, and music [which lead to the creation of the prison’s own band]. The citizens of Yuma believe that when the prison was shut down, all the books were donated to a building, …show more content…

For example, “3:10 To Yuma” was filmed in 1957, starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin [both are very well-known for being in old western movies].The movie was so good, that it was remade in 2007, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Another movie that involves the prison is “Ambush at Dark Canyon”, starring Ernie Hudson. When Marshall Duke Donovan is sentenced to life in prison.Also, you can see the “Dark Cell” sign in the background when he is thrown into the jail cell. The prison is also in an episode of the TV series “26 Men” that is about the true stories of the Arizona Rangers. The episode “Incident at Yuma” tells the story about a prison break taking place at the Yuma Territorial Prison. Another TV series that features the Yuma Territorial Prison would be “Wanted: Dead or Alive”. In the episode, “Reunion for Revenge”, the main gate is shown in the beginning of the movie. Although the city of Yuma is a very small town, the prison provided a perfect environment for other popular

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