Relentless (1948 film)
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Produced by | Eugene B. Rodney |
| Screenplay by | Winston Miller |
| Based on | Three Were Thoroughbreds by Kenneth Perkins[1] |
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| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.6 million |
Relentless is a 1948 Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Young and Marguerite Chapman in the main roles. It grossed $1.6 million in North American rentals.[2] The film was based on the 1937 novel Three Were Thoroughbreds by Kenneth Taylor Perkins[3] which was also used for the 1953 Audie Murphy film Tumbleweed[4]
Synopsis
Nick Buckley, a cowboy living in the Wild West goes in pursuit of thieves, who have taken one of his mares. In the process, he finds out he himself is being pursued by the law for a murder he didn't commit.[5]
Cast
- Robert Young as Nick Buckley
- Marguerite Chapman as Luella Purdy
- Willard Parker as Sheriff Jeff Moyer
- Barton MacLane as Tex Brandaw
- Akim Tamiroff as Joe Faringo
- Mike Mazurki as Jake
- Robert Barrat as Ed Simpson
- Clem Bevans as Dad
- Frank Fenton as Jim Rupple
- Hank Patterson as Bob Pliny
- Paul E. Burns as Len Briggs
- Emmett Lynn as Nester
Release
The film was released in the United States on February 20, 1948. In the United Kingdom, it started on November 1, 1948.[6]
References
- ↑ Relentless Movie Review at mysteryfile.com. Accessed on January 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
- ↑ http://thepassingtramp.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/a-life-of-crime-kenneth-taylor-perkins.html
- ↑ p.95 Herzberg, Bob Hang 'Em High: Law and Disorder in Western Films and Literature McFarland, 28 Aug. 2013
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