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Savage Splendor

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Savage Splendor
Directed byArmand Denis
Lewis Cotlow
StarringTim Holt
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • August 28, 1949 (1949-08-28)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Savage Splendor is a 1949 documentary directed by Armand Denis and Lewis Cotlow, and starring Tim Holt.

Release

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The film premeiered at the Stanton theater in Philadelphia on August 28, 1949 paired with Disney's True-Life Adventure film Seal Island.[1] It grossed $20,000 in its first week.[2]

It made a profit of $250,000 and was RKO's most popular film of the year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "'Savage'-'Island' Tees Off With Record Philly Line". Variety. August 3, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "'Splendor'-'Island' Smash 20G, Philly". Variety. August 3, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p238
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