Two Flags West (1950)

Director:

Robert Wise

Writers:

Curtis Kenyon (story), Frank S. Nugent (story),

Stars:

Joseph Cotten, Linda Darnell, Jeff Chandler

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joseph Cotten	...	Col. Clay Tucker
Linda Darnell	...	Elena Kenniston
Jeff Chandler	...	Maj. Henry Kenniston
Cornel Wilde	...	Capt. Mark Bradford
Dale Robertson	...	Lem
Jay C. Flippen	...	Sgt. Terrance Duey
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Cy Davis (as Noah Beery)
Harry von Zell	...	Ephraim Strong
Johnny Sands	...	Lt. Adams (as John Sands)
Arthur Hunnicutt	...	Sgt. Pickens

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

loss of brother | american civil war | self sacrifice | prisoner | battle | 

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Taglines:

UNFURLS THE BANNER TO HIGH ADVENTURE! (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 1951 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Trumpet to the Morn

Filming Locations:

San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Making of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe
Music by William Steffe

User Reviews

It is good, but it could have been great

Robert Wise, great director, made this film which sure looks like a John Ford, could have been a great film, and it would if it would depend only on Wise's direction, and on the cinematography of Leon Shamroy. But it misses out in the writing, somehow the story fails to reach the spectator like it should. It might be understandable for Confederate soldiers, realizing they might never come out alive, to change their uniforms for a common cause, the war against the Indians, specially as it might give them a chance to desert and go back home. Also to defend a fort where Major Kenniston (Jeff Chandler) provoked the attack by cruelly killing the Chief's son, they don't know about this brutal murder. But it prevents the spectator from identifying with Col. Clay Tucker (Joseph Cotten). Cotten's performance also does not help, he was a great actor, but not here. Chandler, on the contrary has a great performance. The film grabs your attention, it is good, but it could have been great.