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Wild Horse Mesa (1947)

Wild Horse Mesa poster
Directed by
Wallace Grissell
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 01m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cowboy tries to stop a gang of horse thieves from stealing wild mustangs on the range. He works with a local woman to protect the horses and bring the criminals to justice.

rusticslow-pacedearnestoutdoorsytraditionalstraightforwardmild

What happens

Wild Horse Mesa is a 1947 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell and starring Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, and Richard Martin. It was written by Norman Houston, based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Zane Grey. It was the eighth and last of a series of Zane Grey novels filmed by RKO. The book had been previously filmed in 1925 (starring Holt's father) and 1932. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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