| Desert Passage | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lesley Selander |
| Written by | Norman Houston |
| Produced by | Herman Schlom |
| Starring | Tim Holt Richard Martin Dorothy Patrick |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $99,000 |
| Box office | $145,000 |
Desert Passage is a 1952 American western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Tim Holt, Richard Martin and Dorothy Patrick. It was the last of 46 westerns Holt made for RKO Pictures.
Plot
Tim Holt and old sidekick Chito Rafferty are considering getting out of the stagecoach business when they encounter John Carver, a prison parolee who supposedly has a stash of stolen loot hidden away. Everyone else they encounter is after the money, too.
Cast
- Tim Holt as Holt
- Richard Martin as Rafferty
- Walter Reed as Carver
- John Dehner as Bronson
- Joan Dixon as Emily
- Dorothy Patrick as Roxie
- Denver Pyle as Allen
- Clayton Moore as Warwick
Reception
The film recorded a loss of $30,000. Since Holt's movies had been losing money regularly over the past few years, it was decided to stop the series.
References
- "Desert Passage: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ "Tim Holt and the B Western".
- Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p266
External list
- Desert Passage at IMDb
- Desert Passage at the TCM Movie Database
- Desert Passage at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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