Thunder Pass (1954 film)

Thunder Pass
Directed by	Frank McDonald.
Written by	Fred Eggers Tom Hubbard George Van Marter
Produced by	Robert L. Lippert Robert A. Nunes
Starring	Dane Clark Dorothy Patrick Andy Devine
Edited by	Ace Herman
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	Lippert Pictures
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures
Release date	September 20, 1954 (1954-09-20)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Thunder Pass is a 1954 American western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Dane Clark, Dorothy Patrick and Andy Devine. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

A cavalry unit escorts a group of civilians through dangerous territory inhabited by Indians on the warpath

Cast

• Dane Clark as Captain Dave Storm
• Dorothy Patrick as Murdock
• Andy Devine as Injun
• Raymond Burr as Tulsa
• Charles Fredericks as McCurdy
• Mary Ellen Kay as Charity Hemp
• John Carradine as Bergstrom
• Raymond Hatton as Ancient
• Nestor Paiva as Daniel Slaughter
• Tom Hubbard as Barnett
• Rick Vallin as Reeger
• Tommy Cook as Rogers
• Paul McGuire as Charlie Hemp
• Elizabeth Harrower as Mrs. Hemp
• William Wilkerson as Chief Growling Bear
• Gordon Wynn as Dalstead
• Fred Gabourie as Indian
• Kenneth Alton as Black Eagle

Production

Filming started 17 May 1954 in Apple Valley and took 12 days. ^[4]

References

1. NOVEL BY CARSON BOUGHT FOR FILM New York Times 17 May 1954: 18.
2. Jeanne Crain, Andrews Brave African Dangers Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 19 Aug 1954: A11.
3. THUNDER PASS Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 126.
4. Drama: Gravel-Voiced Devine Back to Films; William Demarest Aids Hannibal Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 17 May 1954: B9.

External links

• Thunder Pass at IMDb
• Thunder Pass at British Film Institute
• Thunder Pass at the TCM Movie Database