RKO starred him in Fifth Avenue Girl (1939), Swiss Family Robinson (1939), and Back Street (1941). Tim was not confined to westerns early in his career. He toured with the rodeo whenever he was not filming. Nevertheless, Holt remained active in rodeos his entire life, purchasing an interest in the Jennings Lamar rodeo in 1947. Over the years, while playing polo and filming, he suffered numerous injuries to his arms, shoulder, and legs. Holt bought a small ranch in the San Fernando Valley. Law West of Tombstone (1939) provided evidence of his horsemanship and fast draw, leading to his role as the by-the-book cavalry lieutenant in Stagecoach (1939). His appearance in Stella Dallas (1937) and Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) called attention to his acting abilities. The names of his characters changed, even when the studio revived the same character for another movie. Tim Holt rarely appeared in films under his name, unlike Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. RKO purchased Tim's contract from Wanger. Tim’s first film appearance was an unbilled part in History is Made at Night(1937). Wanger placed him under contract and scheduled the test. In 1936, while performing in the play Papa Is All with the Westwood Theater Guild, Tim asked the producer Walter Wanger to arrange for a screen test. Tim performed with several stock companies. Virginia and Tim decided to try their hand at acting. There he met and married Virginia Ashcroft in 1938. Tim returned to Los Angeles and spent two years at UCLA. Tim participated in the filming of Spirit of Culver (1939) several years later. Rugged and athletically inclined, Tim attended the Carl Curtis School for Boys in Beverly Hills and then Culver Military Academy in Indiana. At age 9, Tim appeared in The Vanishing Pioneer (1928), one of his father’s westerns. Jack Holt was the King of the Rodeo at the 1924 Fresno Rodeo. His father nicknamed his son "Tim." He grew up on the family ranch in Fresno, where he learned to ride horses. Elizabeth Marshall Holt, Holt's sister, also appeared in many 1940s westerns. The two appeared together in The Arizona Ranger (1948). He was the son of the famous character actor Jack Holt, who appeared in hundreds of silent and talkies, mostly Westerns. (what person would dress up as a Bandito for a costume party and not want to look exactly like Bedoya's Gold Hat character?) This film probably should have been a little higher on AFI's top 100.Charles John Holt III was born in Beverley Hills, California. Mexican character actor Alfonso Bedoya of course steals all the scenes he appears in and delivers his classic "Stinking Badges" line. The scene in the Indian village where he helps to restore a comatose child is one of the most touching in all of film history and is done virtually without any dialog. While Humphrey Bogart gives a superb performance it is Walter Huston who turns in the greatest performance as the old prospector Howard. Three down and outers who at one time in their lives were maybe up and comers strike out in search of a fortune or at least enough to live better than they have been. However every single scene in this film holds the viewers interest. Some movies have certain scenes in them that hold the viewers interest more than others.
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