DEADMAN POINT

Located on the east side of Apple Valley, Deadman Point (also known as Deadman's Point) is a small mountain chain. The southeast portion of it has been used for filming--westerns in the 1930s-1950s and Sci-Fi films in the 1950's. In 1954, "The Lone Ranger" television show used it in "The Fugitive" when they were filming several episodes in the area, including new opening scenes for the show (filmed at Rabbit Dry Lake, a short distance to the east). The site has been used for a swap meet, motocross racing, and even sported a false front western street and fort. All of that is gone. All that remains are the rocks. DIRECTIONS: From Los Angeles, take Interstate 10 east to Interstate 15 north. Exit at Bear Valley Road and turn right (east). When you connect with Highway 18, the location will be on the southeast corner. Jack Benny in "Buck Benny Rides Again" "Tarantula" SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY: "In Old Arizona" (Fox 1929) Directed by: Iving Cummings. Cast: Edmund Lowe, Warner Baxter. "Somewhere In Sonora" (Warner Bros 1933) Directed by: Mack V. Wright. Cast: John Wayne, Henry B. Walthall. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Republic 1935) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette. "Buck Benny Rides Again" (Paramount 1940) Directed by: Mark Sandrich. Cast: Jack Benny, Ellen Drew. "Rangers of Fortune" (Paramount 1940) Directed by: Sam Wood. Cast: Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison. "The Stand at Apache River" (Paramount 1953) Directed by: Lee Sholem. Cast: Stephen McNally, Julie Adams. "Tarantula" (Universal 1955) Directed by: Jack Arnold. Cast: John Agar, Mara Corday.