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The Parry brothers assisted with the transportation needs of the first movie made in Southern Utah starring Tom Mix in “Deadwood Coach” in 1924. They enjoyed the movie business and profited from their experience. In 1931 they opened Parry Lodge in Kanab so they could feed and house as well as transport the casts and crews. Armed with hundreds of photos of the area’s scenic locations, they made several trips to Hollywood calling on studio executives and locations scouts.

Their efforts were wildly successful. Over the next 50 years, Kanab area scenery and residents were used in over 100 featured films and hundreds of television episodes. Most of those productions made Parry Lodge their home away from home.

John Wayne
John Wayne

Some of the movies made in the area:

1924 – Deadwood Coach	1952 – Westward The Women
1928 – Ramona	1953 – Pony Express
1930 – The Big Trail	1956 – The Lone Ranger
1934 – Dude Ranger	1962 – Sergeants 3
1937 – Bad Man Of Brimstone	1965 – The Greatest Story Ever Told
1939 – Drums Along The Mohawk	1966 – Duel at Diablo
1940 – Wagon Train	1968 – Planet of The Apes
1941 – Western Union	1969 – Mackenna’s Gold
1942 – Arabian Nights	1973 – The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1943 – My Friend Flicka	1976 – The Outlaw Josey Wales
1944 – Buffalo Bill	1979 – The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1946 – Smoky	1994 – Maverick
1950 – The Outriders	2001 – Planet of The Apes

"With all sorts of good wishes and pleasant memories of fine times at Parry Lodge”
Sincerely, Burl Ives

TV Shows

Gunsmoke
Death Valley Days
Have Gun, Will Travel
Wagon Train
Rin Tin Tin
F-Troop
Daniel Boone
Lassie
Branded
Grizzly Adams
The Lone Ranger
Route 66

Don Knotts

“Can’t tell you how much I enjoyed staying at your place – I’ll be Back!” - Fred MacMurray

Partial list of famous former guests at Parry Lodge:
Lex Barker Arlene Dahl Rhonda Fleming Tim Conway Dale Evans Charles Coburn Frank Sinatra Raymond Massey Telly Savalas Linda Darnell Clayton Moore Jane Russell James Garner Julie Newmar Alan Ladd Robert Preston Robert Ryan Ray Milland Ann Baxter Sidney Portier Wallace Beery Charlton Heston Forrest Tucker Clint Eastwood	Lana Turner Joel McCrea Robert Taylor Fess Parker George Hamilton Dean Martin Peter Lawford Omar Shariff Eli Wallach John Wayne Jay Silverheels Yvonne De Carlo Ronald Reagan Gregory Peck Anne Bancroft Frederic March Tyrone Power Lee Van Cleef Edmund Gwenn Randolph Scott Jack Elam Anthony Quinn Chuck Conners Clint Walker	Victor Mature Ben Johnson Don Knotts Roy Rogers Deanna Durbin Barbara Stanwyck Sammy Davis, Jr. Burgess Meredith Walter Brennan Roddy McDowell James Arness Maria Montez Mamie Van Doren Buddy Ebsen Ava Gardner Fred McMurray Burl Ives Olivia De Havilland John Carradine Glenn Ford George “Gabby” Hayes Maureen O’Hara Ray Milland Virginia Mayo

"The room was very charming and the lore of the movie stars
who stayed here increased our pleasure here.”
- JRS, Hopkins, SC 2005

Parry Lodge
89 East Center Street, Kanab, Utah 84741
Toll Free: 1-888-289-1722 or (435) 644-2601
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Located in Kanab, Utah and central to Bryce Canyon National Park,
Zion National Park,Grand Canyon National Park,
Lake Powell and the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument