Desert Passage (film)
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| 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[2] |
| Box office | $145,000[2] |
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.[3][2]
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.[2]
References
- ^ "Desert Passage: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Tim Holt and the B Western".
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p266