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Stagecoach Kid

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Stagecoach Kid
Directed byLew Landers
StarringTim Holt
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • June 27, 1949 (1949-06-27) (US)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stagecoach Kid is a 1949 Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Tim Holt. It was one of a number of B-Westerns Holt made for RKO.[2][3]

The film has been described as "a sort of western remake of It Happened One Night (1934), with a rare romantic subplot for Holt.[4]

Production

Filming was to have started 26 July 1948.[5] However this was pushed back until October so Holt could make Gun Runners.[6][7]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called the film "better than average".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Stagecoach Kid: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "Stagecoach Kid (1949) – Overview". Turner Classic Movies.
  3. ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p237
  4. ^ "Tim Holt and the B Western".
  5. ^ "Schary Signed as Production Pilot of MGM: DORE SCHARY SIGNS UP AS MGM'S STUDIO HEAD". Los Angeles Times. July 15, 1948. p. A1.
  6. ^ "Of Local Origin". New York Times. 23 Oct 1948. p. 9.
  7. ^ "MOVIELAND BRIEFS". Los Angeles Times. July 21, 1948. p. 17.
  8. ^ G K. (Sep 1, 1949). "Jungle Film Real Thriller". Los Angeles Times. p. B9.