The Law West of Tombstone is a 1938 Western film.[2] It was an early Western for Tim Holt.
| The Law West of Tombstone | |
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| Directed by | Glenn Tryon |
| Written by | John Twist Clarence Upson Young |
| Produced by | Cliff Reid |
| Starring | Harry Carey Tim Holt |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | George Crone |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72-73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA Judge Roy Bean figure dispenses justice in Arizona. He teams up with the Tonto Kid to fight the McQuinn gang.
Cast
edit- Harry Carey as Bill Barker
- Tim Holt as Ted aka The Tonto Kid
- Evelyn Brent as Clara 'Clary' Martinez
- Jean Rouverol as Nita Mosby
- Clarence Kolb as Sam Kent
- Allan Lane as Danny Sanders
- Esther Muir as Madame Mustache
- Bradley Page as Doc Howard
- Paul Guilfoyle as Bud McQuinn
- Robert Spindola as Joey Chuy (as Robert Moya)
- Ward Bond as Mulligan P. Martinez
- George Irving as Mort Dixon
Production
editTim Holt was borrowed by RKO from Walter Wanger to play the Tonto Kid. He would soon star in a series of Westerns for the studio.[3]
Anne Shirley and Harry Carey were also borrowed from Wanger.[4] However Shirley refused to play the role and was suspended.[5]
Author Tom Stempel called the film " one of the more haphazard movies of the time" in which "Carey plays a combination of Buffalo Bill, Judge Roy Bean, and Pat Garrett, with a young Holt playing a version of Billy the Kid. Holt seems right at home in westerns."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Top Hat: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ Article on film at Turner Classic Monthly accessed 1 June 2013
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p123
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (September 13, 1938). "Gable to Play Doctor in Towne, Baker Yarn: Sheridan With Cagney Oakie May Do Series 'Tombstone' Cast Set 'Balalaika' to Start". Los Angeles Times. p. 12.
- ^ "Screen News Here and in Hollywood: RKO and Cantor Negotiating for Comedian to Star on Percentage Basis MGM Gets Wiman Show Acquires Rights to 'I Married an Angel' – New Mr. Moto Film Opens Today Picture for Bing Crosby Of Local Origin". New York Times. September 17, 1938. p. 20.
- ^ "Tim Holt and the B Western".
External links
edit- The Law West of Tombstone at IMDb
- The Law West of Tombstone at the TCM Movie Database
- The Law West of Tombstone at AllMovie
- The Law West of Tombstone at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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