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Thunder Mountain (1947)
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60 min | Western

Thunder Mountain (1947)

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60 min | Western

"Thunder Mountain" is the first of Tim Holt's 29 postwar westerns spread over the five year period from June, 1947 to June, 1952. While the film has one Zane Grey title, it has more elements in it from Grey's "To the Last Man" than from ...See more"Thunder Mountain" is the first of Tim Holt's 29 postwar westerns spread over the five year period from June, 1947 to June, 1952. While the film has one Zane Grey title, it has more elements in it from Grey's "To the Last Man" than from Grey's "Thunder Mountain", a not uncommon practice by RKO when dealing with the works of (Zane Grey). This one had Marvin Hayden(Tim Holt) returning to his Arizona ranch and finding it about to be sold for taxes. It has been in charge of his Mexican-Irish friend Chito Rafferty (Richard Martin). Local saloon-keeper Trimble Carson (Harry Woods), his friend Johnny Blue (Tom Keene) and Sheriff Bagley (Harry Harvey) have information that the ranch is to be the site of a dam and plot to obtain it. Plus, neighboring ranchers Ellen Jorth (Martha Hyer) and her brothers, Chick (Steve Brodie) and Lee (Robert Clarke), are antagonistic toward Hayden because of an old family feud between the Jorths and Haydens. Ellen and Hayden meet while looking for boundary markers between their lands and find stakes bearing the name of the water company. They conclude that Carson is trying to revive the old feud in hopes that one of the firey Jorths will kill Hayden. Later, Carson and Blue kill Chick by bashing his head with a rock so that Hayden, who is known not to carry a gun, will be charged with the murder. Hayden is jailed, but learns from family attorney Jim Gardner (Jason Robards Sr.), that there is still money in his ranch account that will pay the taxes, but the crooked sheriff stalls on accepting the payment. Chito and dance-hall girl Ginger Kelly (Virginia Owen) find evidence implicating Carson in the killing of Chick Jorth. Chito rescues Hayden from the jail, and they go after Carson and Blue. The latter are killed in a gun battle, the feud is settled and peace reigns as Hayden pairs off with Ellen, and Chito with Ginger. Written by Les Adams See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Tim Holt Marvin Hayden Marvin Hayden See fewer	The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Martha Hyer Ellie Jorth Ellie Jorth See fewer	The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
Richard Martin Chito Rafferty Chito Rafferty See fewer	The Arizona Ranger (1948)
Steve Brodie Chick Jorth Chick Jorth See fewer	Out of the Past (1947)
Virginia Owen Ginger Kelly Ginger Kelly See fewer	Thunder Mountain (1947)
Jason Robards Sr. Jim Gardner (as Jason Robards) Jim Gardner (as Jason Robards) See fewer	Ship of Wanted Men (1933)
Harry Woods Trimble Carson Trimble Carson See fewer	The Viking (1928)
Tom Keene Johnny Blue (as Richard Powers) Johnny Blue (as Richard Powers) See fewer	Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
Robert Clarke Lee Jorth Lee Jorth See fewer	The Hideous Sun Demon (1958)
Harry Harvey Sheriff Bagley Sheriff Bagley See fewer	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Victor Adamson Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	The Old Oregon Trail (1928)
John Bose Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
John Breen Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited) See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Jim Corey Deputy (uncredited) Deputy (uncredited) See fewer	The Border Legion (1924)
William Desmond Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923)
Dick Elliott Dick (uncredited) Dick (uncredited) See fewer	Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Art Felix Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Riddle Ranch (1935)
Dick Foote Bartender Eddie (uncredited) Bartender Eddie (uncredited) See fewer	The Book of Acts Series (1957)
Ben Frommer Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Scarface (1983)
Allen Lee Stage Driver Jim (uncredited) Stage Driver Jim (uncredited) See fewer
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