Thunder Mountain (1947 film) explained

Thunder Mountain
Director:Lew Landers
Producer:Herman Schlom
Based On:To the Last Man by Zane Grey
Starring:Tim Holt
Martha Hyer
Music:Paul Sawtell
Cinematography:Jack MacKenzie
Editing:Philip Martin
Distributor:RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$177,000
Gross:$351,000

Thunder Mountain is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Tim Holt and Martha Hyer. It was the first of Holt's 29 post war Western star vehicles[1] and the first in a series of Zane Grey adaptations he made for RKO.[2] It was also the first film of his written by Norman Houston who would go on to write 19 more for the star.[3]

The film began production as To the Last Man 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 1935 Zane Grey novel.[4]

Plot

A cowboy fights against crooks trying to control his land.

Cast

Production

Filming began in October 1946.[5]

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thunder Mountain (1947) – Overview – TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.
  2. News: 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. Oct 2, 1946. New York Times. 40.
  3. Web site: Tim Holt and the B Western.
  4. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p220
  5. News: News From Hollywood. Oct 12, 1946. New York Times. 22.