Thunder Pass (1954 film)

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Thunder Pass
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Directed by Frank McDonald.
Written byFred 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
Distributed byLippert Pictures
Release date
  • September 20, 1954 (1954-09-20)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

Contents

Plot

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

Cast

Production

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

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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.