Relentless (1948 film)

Relentless

Theatrical release poster
Directed by George Sherman
Produced by Eugene B. Rodney
Screenplay by Winston Miller
Based on Three Were Thoroughbreds
by Kenneth Perkins[1]
Starring
Music by
Cinematography Edward Cronjager
Edited by Gene Havlick
Production
company
Cavalier Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 20, 1948 (1948-02-20) (United States)
Running time
 91 minutes
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 did not commit.[5]

Cast

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

  1. ↑ Relentless Movie Review at mysteryfile.com. Accessed on January 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
  3. ↑ http://thepassingtramp.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/a-life-of-crime-kenneth-taylor-perkins.html
  4. ↑ p.95 Herzberg, Bob Hang 'Em High: Law and Disorder in Western Films and Literature McFarland, 28 Aug. 2013
  5. ↑ "Relentless". tcm.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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.
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