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Relentless (1948 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Relentless' is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Young and Marguerite Chapman in the main roles.

The film was based on the 1937 novel 'Three Were Thoroughbreds' by Kenneth Taylor Perkins which was also used for the 1953 Audie Murphy film 'Tumbleweed'.p.95 Herzberg, Bob 'Hang 'Em High: Law and Disorder in Western Films and Literature' McFarland, 28 Aug. 2013

Plot



Framed for a murder he didn't commit, a cowboy must stay one step ahead of the law as he hunts for the real killer.

Cast



* Robert Young as Nick Buckley

* Marguerite Chapman as Luella Purdy

* Willard Parker as Sheriff Jeff Moyer

* Akim Tamiroff as Joe Faringo

* Barton MacLane as Tex Brandaw

* Mike Mazurki as Jake

* Robert Barrat as Ed Simpson

* Clem Bevans as Dad

Release



The film was released in the United States on February 20, 1948. In the United Kingdom, it started on November 1, 1948.

Box Office

It grossed $1.6 million in North American rentals.[https://archive.org/stream/variety173-1949-01#page/n45/mode/1up "Top Grossers of 1948", 'Variety' 5 January 1949 p 46]

References




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