In which town was the 1987 American drama film Ironweed, shot on location that featured a 400 acre pastoral cemetery?
Ironweed (film) Ironweed is a 1987 American drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by William Kennedy, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, with Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Nathan Lane and Tom Waits in supporting roles. The story concerns the relationship of a homeless couple: Francis, an alcoholic, and Helen, a terminally ill woman during the Great Depression. Major portions of the film were shot on location in Albany, New York, including Jay Street at Lark Street, Albany Rural Cemetery and the Miss Albany Diner on North Broadway.
Tumbleweeds (1925 film) Tumbleweeds is a 1925 American Western film starring and produced by William S. Hart. It depicts the Cherokee Strip land rush of 1893. The film is said to have influenced the Oscar-winning 1931 Western "Cimarron", which also depicts the land rush. The 1939 Astor Pictures' re-release of "Tumbleweeds" includes an 8-minute introduction by the then 75-year-old Hart as he talks about his career and the "glories of the old west." "Tumbleweeds" was Hart's last movie.