Where was Angel and the Badman filmed?

As the opening credits roll in Angel and the Badman, we see Quirt unleash a volley of shots at unknown assailants and then race to his horse. Climbing into the saddle, he fires another shot and spurs his horse into action. As the horse gallops away, we see roughly 10 attackers, also on horseback, set off in hot pursuit. What follows is a high-speed chase through the harsh desert, with a host of striking red rock formations stretching to the sky in the background. Eventually, Quirt arrives at the Worth farm, where his horse collapses from exhaustion. Thomas Worth approaches Quirt and grabs the horse’s reins, but Quirt pulls his gun. “Gimme that horse,” he growls, but the farmer shakes his head. “He couldn’t go on, nor could you,” Thomas says. “You’re injured, man. Let us take you in the house.” While the setting of the farm is in the Sedona area, the opening horse chase scene is the famous Monument Valley near the Arizona-Utah border. It’s featured in a host of famous flicks over the years, including everything from Stagecoach to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Holed up on a farm and recovering from his injuries, Quirt has enjoyed a peaceful time of it. But that peace is soon to be shattered, as we see Laredo and his cronies striding through town looking for Quirt. Entering the telegraph office, Laredo holds a pair of Quirt’s saddlebags and says he wants to return them to him. The man in the office is at first happy to help, but when he realizes he’s talking to the feared Laredo, he tries to backpedal, but Laredo is not a man who takes no for an answer. “Where is Quirt Evans?” he demands. The man claims not to know Quirt, but Laredo doesn’t buy it for a second. “You’ve been bragging all over town what good friends you two are,” he says. This Angel and the Badman location was initially located on the Sedona western set near Coffee Pot Rock, but today you can find this old telegraph office at the Sedona Heritage Museum. The museum is found at 735 Jordan Road, less than a mile north of the town center.

Changing your ways ain’t easy, and neither is living up to Penny’s lofty expectations. So, when Quirt feels like he’ll never be good enough for Penny, he leaves the farm, pulls a heist with his old buddy Randy (Lee Dixon), and celebrates with his old flame Lila (Joan Barton). But Lila doesn’t realize he’s a changed man. “That’s something I thought I’d never see — a Bible with your name on it.” Furious, Quirt rides with haste back to the Worth farm, where Penny is thrilled to see him approaching. “Want a boarder for a while?” Quirt asks. This scene was shot in the Sedona area in Arizona. As Quirt’s horse races towards the farm, you can clearly see the rock formations of Courthouse Butte and Bell Rock in the background.