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Almost 100 feature films and countless video productions and commercials have been shot either in full or in part in the Sedona area. For three decades, Westerns were the most popular movies in America.  From "shoot'em-ups" to romance, dramas, and the singing cowboy films, they attract audiences around the world.

The Movie Room in our Sedona Heritage Museum is dedicated to the many hundreds of actors and crew members who have come to Sedona to make their way amidst the scenic grandeur that makes this such a valued destination.

Moviemaking in Sedona began in 1923, with Zane Grey's Call of the Canyon.  In 1945, John Wayne came to town for his first stint as producer; Angel and the Badman costarred the beautiful Gail Russell.

For this film Wayne had a western town set built in what is now the Sedona West residential subdivision.  Streets there are named after later movies made here, like Johnny Guitar, Pony Soldier, and Gun Fury.

Stars who worked here also include James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Sterling Hayden, Joan Crawford, Glenn Ford, Robert DeNiro, Robert Young, Hopalong Cassidy, Tyrone Power, Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, and hundreds of others.