Two Flags West (1950)Director:Robert Wise |
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Two Flags West (1950)Director:Robert Wise |
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| Joseph Cotten | ... |
Col. Clay Tucker
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| Linda Darnell | ... |
Elena Kenniston
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| Jeff Chandler | ... | ||
| Cornel Wilde | ... |
Capt. Mark Bradford
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| Dale Robertson | ... |
Lem
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| Jay C. Flippen | ... |
Sgt. Terrance Duey
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| Noah Beery Jr. | ... |
Cy Davis
(as Noah Beery)
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Harry von Zell | ... |
Ephraim Strong
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Johnny Sands | ... |
Lt. Adams
(as John Sands)
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Arthur Hunnicutt | ... |
Sgt. Pickens
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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.