Savage Splendor Explained

Savage Splendor
Director:	Armand Denis Lewis Cotlow
Starring:	Tim Holt
Distributor:	RKO Radio Pictures
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Savage Splendor is a 1949 documentary directed by Armand Denis and Lewis Cotlow, and starring Tim Holt.

Release

The film premeiered at the Stanton theater in Philadelphia on August 28, 1949 paired with Disney's True-Life Adventure film Seal Island.^[1] It grossed $20,000 in its first week.^[2]

It made a profit of $250,000 and was RKO's most popular film of the year.^[3]

External links

• • Savage Splendor at IMDb

Notes and References

1. 'Savage'-'Island' Tees Off With Record Philly Line. Variety. August 3, 1949. 10. November 8, 2024. Internet Archive.
2. 'Splendor'-'Island' Smash 20G, Philly. Variety. August 3, 1949. 10. November 8, 2024. Internet Archive.
3. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p238