Thunder Mountain (1947 film)

Thunder Mountain is a 1947 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[3] and the first in a series of Zane Grey adaptations he made for RKO.[4] It was also the first film of his written by Norman Houston who would go on to write 19 more for the star.[2]

Thunder Mountain
Directed byLew Landers
Written byNorman Houston
Based onnovel by Zane Grey
StarringTim Holt
Martha Hyer
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • May 14, 1946 (1946-05-14) (US)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$177,000[2]
Box office$351,000[2]

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 Zane Grey novel.[5]

Premise

A cowboy fights against crooks trying to control his land.

Production

Filming began in October 1946.[6]

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.[2]

References
  1. "Thunder Mountain: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  2. "Tim Holt and the B Western".
  3. "Thunder Mountain (1947) – Overview – TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  4. "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". New York Times. Oct 2, 1946. p. 40.
  5. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p220
  6. "News From Hollywood". New York Times. Oct 12, 1946. p. 22.


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