Support WBUROn Location: 50 Years Of Movie Magic In Marfa, TexasPlay08:15Download AudioJohn BurnettJuly 15, 2011 ShareJames Dean on the set of the 1956 film Giant, which was filmed on the Ryan Ranch, west of the town of Marfa. The skeleton of the mansion in the background still stands on the ranch today. (Warner Bros. Pictures/Photofest)