Under the Tonto Rim (1947 film)

Under the Tonto Rim
Under the Tonto Rim
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lew Landers
Screenplay by	Norman Houston
Based on	Under the Tonto Rim; by Zane Grey
Produced by	Herman Schlom
Starring	Tim Holt; Nan Leslie; Richard Martin;
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	Lyle Boyer
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Production; company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	August 1, 1947 (US);
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Under the Tonto Rim is a 1947 American

Richard Martin.^[1] Written by Norman Houston and based on the 1926 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.^[2]

Plot

A cowboy goes undercover to get the gang who killed his driver.

Cast

Tim Holt as Brad Canfield
Nan Leslie as Lucy Dennison^[3]
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.^[4]

References

^ "Under the Tonto Rim". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
^ Jewell, Richard, and Vernon Harbin (1982). The RKO Story. New Rochelle: Arlington House, p. 221.
^ THOMAS F. BRADY (January 8, 1947). "SINCLAIR LEWIS SET TO DO SCREEN PLAY: Author Will Write 'Adam and Eve,' Comedy Drama, as a Film for Leo McCarey". New York Times. p. 28.
^ "Westerns of Tim Holt" accessed 4 June 2013

External list

Under the Tonto Rim at
IMDb

Under the Tonto Rim at the TCM Movie Database
Review of film at Variety

[tcm-1] "Under the Tonto Rim". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 16, 2014.

[rko_story-2] Jewell, Richard, and Vernon Harbin (1982). The RKO Story. New Rochelle: Arlington House, p. 221.

[3] THOMAS F. BRADY (January 8, 1947). "SINCLAIR LEWIS SET TO DO SCREEN PLAY: Author Will Write 'Adam and Eve,' Comedy Drama, as a Film for Leo McCarey". New York Times. p. 28.

[4] "Westerns of Tim Holt" accessed 4 June 2013

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