Thunder Mountain (1947 film)
| Thunder Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lew Landers |
| Written by | Norman Houston |
| Based on | novel by Zane Grey |
| Starring |
Tim Holt Martha Hyer |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $177,000[2] |
| Box office | $351,000[2] |
Thunder Mountain is a 1947 film. It was the first of Holt's 29 post war Western star vehicles[3] and the first in a series of Zane Grey adaptations he made for RKO.[4] It was also the first film of his written by Norman Houston who would go on to write 19 more for the star.[2]
The film began production as To the Last Man (which had been filmed in 1923 with Richard Dix and 1933 with Randolph Scott) but the studio had trouble clearing the title because of a proposed Liberty Films project called The Last Man, so they used the title of the Zane Grey novel.[5]
Plot
A cowboy fights against crooks trying to control his land.
Reception
The film was made for a relatively high budget for a B Western. This was partly responsible for it making a profit of only $17,000.[2]
References
- ↑ "Thunder Mountain: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 http://offscreen.com/view/tim-holt-and-the-b-western
- ↑ Thunder Mountain at TCMDB
- ↑ WANGER MAY FILM PLAY, 'ANTIGONE': Has Option on Anouilh Work --Picture Expected to Be a United Artists Release Argosy in Deal With RKO Tim Holt Signs Contract Of Local Origin Curtis to Play Philo Vance Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 02 Oct 1946: 40.
- ↑ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p220