Relentless (1948 film)
Relentless | |
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Directed by | George Sherman |
Screenplay by | Winston Miller |
Based on | Three Were Thoroughbreds by Kenneth Perkins[1] |
Produced by | Eugene B. Rodney |
Starring | Robert Young Marguerite Chapman |
Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
Edited by | Gene Havlick |
Music by | Marlin Skiles |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Cavalier Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.6 million[2] |
Relentless is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Young and Marguerite Chapman in the main roles.
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]
Plot[]
Framed for a murder he didn't commit, a cowboy must stay one step ahead of the law as he hunts for the real killer.[5]
Cast[]
- Robert Young as Nick Buckley
- Marguerite Chapman as Luella Purdy
- Willard Parker as Sheriff Jeff Moyer
- Akim Tamiroff as Joe Faringo
- Barton MacLane as Tex Brandaw
- Mike Mazurki as Jake
- Robert Barrat as Ed Simpson
- Clem Bevans as Dad
Release[]
The film was released in the United States on February 20, 1948. In the United Kingdom, it started on November 1, 1948.[6]
Box Office[]
It grossed $1.6 million in North American rentals.[2]
References[]
- ^ Relentless Movie Review at mysteryfile.com. Accessed on January 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
- ^ "The Passing Tramp: A Life of Crime: Kenneth Taylor Perkins (1890-1951)". March 5, 2014.
- ^ p.95 Herzberg, Bob Hang 'Em High: Law and Disorder in Western Films and Literature McFarland, 28 Aug. 2013
- ^ "Relentless". IMDb. February 20, 1948. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Reid, John Howard (2006). Best Western Movies: Winning Pictures, Favorite Films and Hollywood "B" Entries (1 ed.). Morrisville, NC: Lulu Press. p. 128. ISBN 9781847281814. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
External links[]
- Relentless at IMDb
Categories:
- 1948 films
- English-language films
- 1948 Western (genre) films
- American films
- American Western (genre) films
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on Western (genre) novels
- 1940s Western (genre) film stubs