Comanche Territory (1950)

Silver has been found on comanche territory and the government accomplished a peaceful agreement with the indians. When James 'Jim' Bowie comes into the scene he finds the white settlers ... See full summary »

Director:

George Sherman

Writers:

Lewis Meltzer (screenplay), Oscar Brodney (screenplay),

Stars:

Maureen O'Hara, Macdonald Carey, Will Geer

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Maureen O'Hara	...	Katie Howard
Macdonald Carey	...	James Bowie
Will Geer	...	Dan'l Seeger
Charles Drake	...	Stacey Howard
Pedro de Cordoba	...	Quisima
Ian MacDonald	...	Walsh
Rick Vallin	...	Pakanah
Parley Baer	...	Boozer, the Bartender
James Best	...	Sam
Edmund Cobb	...	Ed
Glenn Strange	...	Big Joe

Storyline

Silver has been found on comanche territory and the government accomplished a peaceful agreement with the indians. When James 'Jim' Bowie comes into the scene he finds the white settlers living near by planning to attack the indians although they know about that agreement and the beautiful Katie seems to play a leading role in this intrigue.

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Plot Keywords:

silver | cowboy | cowboys and indians | saloon | cowboy hat | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Im Lande der Comanchen

Filming Locations:

Big Park, Sedona, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Parley Baer.

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Goofs

In the opening scenes, McDonald Carey is wearing a dark brown rimmed hat. When rides out of the Indian village and into town with Will Geer, he's wearing a cream colored rimmed hat.

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Quotes

Dan'l Seeger: You'll find this mighty interesting, Jim. Them bucks out there come galloping by and see how close they can come to us with their arrows and then they try again ten paces further on... and so on.
James Bowie: It's that "so on" that bothers me.

User Reviews

Thar's silver in that thar Comanche Territory

Famous frontiersman Jim Bowie is sent by President Andrew Jackson to make sure the terms of a treaty with the Comanche is being carried out. But another emissary has been bushwacked and the Comanches never got the new treaty. It's up to Jim with his trusty knife to investigate what's going on. Nefarious villains are after the silver that's on the Comanche land.

Of all the American frontier characters in our history, Jim Bowie has had the biggest whitewash. In real life this man was a slavetrader, a land swindler and all around frontier scoundrel. The knife he is credited with inventing was made probably to his specifications, but by someone else. He had a certain amount of charm as MacDonald Carey plays him here with, but definitely was not of good character.

Andy Jackson might have bought a slave or three for the Hermitage from Jim Bowie, but never would have sent him on a diplomatic mission. And the Comanches who were not a blip on the American frontier radar yet, would not have made a deal with Jackson if they heard anything about what happened to the Cherokee.

Maureen O'Hara got to create another redheaded spitfire character that she was doing in picture after picture at this point of her career. Will Geer as the other Jackson emissary probably has the best part in this film.

Average Hollywood western which has absolutely nothing to do with reality. But the kiddies might like it.