Wild Horse Mesa is a 1947 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell and starring Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, and Richard Martin. It was written by Norman Houston, based on the novel of the same name by Zane Grey.[1]
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| Directed by | Wallace Grissell |
| Screenplay by | Norman Houston |
| Based on | Wild Horse Mesa by Zane Grey |
| Produced by | Herman Schlom |
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| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | Desmond Marquette |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was the eighth and last of a series of Zane Grey novels filmed by RKO. The book had been previously filmed in 1925 (starring Holt's father) and 1933.[2]
Plot edit
Two cowboys go to work for a rancher and his beautiful daughter. Together they search for wild horses. When they find the horses, a rival rancher offers to purchase them, but during the transaction he murders the good rancher. The rival rancher is soon killed by one of his own men, and he in turn is killed by the wild horse who is the leader of the herd.
Cast edit
- Tim Holt as Dave Jordan
- Nan Leslie as Sue Melhern
- Richard Martin as Chito Rafferty
- Tom Keene as Hod Slack
- Jason Robards Sr. as Pop Melhern
- Tony Barrett as Jim Horn
- Harry Woods as Jay Olmstead
- William Gould as Marshal Bradford
- Robert Bray as Tex
- Dick Foote as Rusty
- Frank Yaconelli as Clemente
Production edit
The film was shot at RKO's backlot in Encino and at Lone Pine.[3]
References edit
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (December 4, 1947). "'GANGSTER' ARRIVES". Los Angeles Times. p. 14.
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p222
- ^ Stempel, Tom (November 2013). "Tim Holt and the B Western". Offscreen.com.
External list edit
- Wild Horse Mesa at IMDb
- Wild Horse Mesa at the TCM Movie Database
- Wild Horse Mesa at AllMovie
- Review of film at Variety
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