![]() ![]() ![]() Holt won had been intended for John Garfield who had left the studio before the film was made. NOTE: * The long, highly successful screen career of Tim Holt was reached the very zenith of fame & fortune when he was cast along with Humphrey Bogart, Walter Houston, Bruce Bennett and Barton MacLane in TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (Warner Brothers, 1948). This may be viewed as being sappy to some but we think this would be a most worthwhile goal to pursue for the tired, shabby America and World in which we live. ONE ADDITIONAL OBSERVATION we have noticed is a physical resemblance to the considerable output of paintings done by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) for the SARURDAY EVENING POST. The relationship is further obvious in its childlike view of police work and for the "flat foots" themselves. Most obvious is the resemblance to the comic strip, RADIO PATROL or at least it's serial adaptation from Universal (1937). IN MANY RESPECTS this movie has roots in several other sections of popular fiction. The production crew carefully blends the proper portions of fantasy, childhood adventure, cops & robbers action and America's love affair with our puppy dogs (by way of ACE THE SWONDER DOG) into an enjoyable juvenile romp. The youthful Holt literally grew up before the camera, eventually earning his own "B" Western series at RKO which proved to have a great "shelf life" with the Saturday Matinée Crowd.* AS TO THE picture (which is supposed to be the object of our review), it may well be a fine example of what makes a great popcorn movie. The young Master Holt had been on screen dating back to the last days of the silent with the guidance and blessings of father, film actor, Jack Holt. THE OME EXCEPTION to this exercise in anonymity is the Star of the Show, Tim Holt. Maybe this lack of popular familiarity proved to be beneficial to the overall effect of the picture as no actor would be seen as typecast as some other "B" in some other studio's output. Those chosen prove to be a most capable of a repertoire company. THE CAST PROVES to be up to the task of giving us a good, "family" type picture that do make Walt Disney proud! Lacking any well known or even familiar by face to the movie goer. With he distinct risk of sounding totally egocentric, we must admit that it's a real surprise that our considerable knowledge of movies of all sorts, we had never heard of this title. Kip Smith 7 years ago When a woman turns outlaw is suspected of murder, three Texas Rangers (Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Lee 'Lasses' White) are sent to investigate and sides with a female outlaw (Frances Neal) after he hears her tale of a corrupt tax collector's crimes. This was partly responsible for it making a profit of only $17,000.THIS IS A RATHER unique bit of "B" film-making. Come on Danger (1942) Tim Holt, Ray Whitley. The film was made for a relatively high budget for a B Western. Tom Keene as Johnny Blue (as Richard Powers)įilming began in October 1946.Premise Ī cowboy fights against crooks trying to control his land. 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. It was also the first film of his written by Norman Houston who would go on to write 19 more for the star. It was the first of Holt's 29 post war Western star vehicles and the first in a series of Zane Grey adaptations he made for RKO. ![]() Thunder Mountain is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Tim Holt and Martha Hyer. ![]()
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