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Under the Tonto Rim (1947 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Under the Tonto Rim' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, and Richard Martin. Written by Norman Houston and based on the novel 'Under the Tonto Rim' by Zane Grey, the film is about a gang of outlaws who rob a stagecoach and kill one of the drivers. The stagecoach owner goes undercover to learn the identities and location of the gang leaders. The novel had been adapted to film twice before, in 1928 and 1933, under the same title.Jewell, Richard, and Vernon Harbin (1982). 'The RKO Story'. New Rochelle: Arlington House, p. 221.
Premise
A cowboy goes undercover to get the gang who killed his driver.
Cast
* Tim Holt as Brad Canfield
* Nan Leslie as Lucy Dennison
* Richard Martin as Chito Rafferty
* Richard Powers as Dennison
* Carol Forman as Juanita
* Tony Barrett as Roy Patton
* Harry Harvey as Sheriff
* Robert Clarke as Hooker
* Jay Norris as Andy
* Lex Barker as Joe, deputy
* Steve Savage as Curly
* Richard Foote as Henry, deputy
Production
In the film, Tim Holt's character smokes a cigarette and has a drink, which was unusual for cowboy stars at the time.[http://www.westernclippings.com/westernsof/timholt_westernsof.shtml "Westerns of Tim Holt"] accessed 4 June 2013
References
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*[https://archive.org/stream/variety166-1947-06#page/n15/mode/1up Review of film] at 'Variety'
Category:1947 films
Category:1947 Western (genre) films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:Films based on works by Zane Grey
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:Films directed by Lew Landers
Category:Remakes of American films
Category:RKO Pictures films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by Paul Sawtell
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:1940s American films
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