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Hot Lead

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Hot Lead
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStuart Gilmore
Written byWilliam Lively
Produced byHerman Schlom
StarringTim Holt
CinematographyNicholas Musuraca
Edited byRobert Golden
Music byC. Bakaleinikoff
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • October 30, 1951 (1951-10-30) (US)[1]
Running time
60 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hot Lead is a 1951 Western film.[2][3] It stars Tim Holt and Joan Dixon and is directed by Stuart Gilmore.

The production uses footage from an earlier Holt film, Saddle Legion, one of the rare times this happened in Holt's movies.[4]

It was the last film made featuring Lightning, Holt's Palomino horse in 27 movies. He was replaced by Sun Dance, another Palomino.[5]

Plot

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Cast

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Reception

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According to film critic Tom Stempel:

Hot Lead was one Holt written by William Lively. Unlike Houston and Repp, he had no feel for the Tim-Chito relationship. At the end of the film they ride off arguing, something Tim and Chito never did. The film was directed by Stuart Gilmore, one of only six features he directed. He soon realized he was a better editor than director and had a long career as a film editor.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Hot Lead: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hot Lead (1951) – Overview – TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  3. ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p261
  4. ^ a b "Tim Holt and the B Western".
  5. ^ "Minnie Wolk's Pupils". Christian Science Monitor. June 15, 1951. p. 5.

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