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6.0/10   92 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Daniel Jarrett (story)
Silvia Richards (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
5 February 1951 (USA) more
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Plot:
In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and... more | add synopsis
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When the Sioux attack, which side will he be on? more (6 total)

Cast

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Van Heflin ... Bridger

Yvonne De Carlo ... Julie Madden
Alex Nicol ... Lt. Rob Dancy
Preston Foster ... Col. Carrington
Jack Oakie ... Sol Beckworth
Tom Tully ... Dan Castello
John War Eagle ... Red Cloud

Rock Hudson ... Burt Hanna
Susan Cabot ... Monahseetah
Arthur Space ... Captain Fetterman
Russ Conway ... Major Horton (as Russell Conway)
Ann Doran ... Mrs. Carrington
Stuart Randall ... Sergeant Newell
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Battle of Powder River (UK)
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Runtime:
82 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Dancy is shot and killed by an arrow, padding can clearly be seen beneath his shirt. more
Quotes:
Dan Castello: I have to keep moving. Got iron in my blood. If I sit still, I rust. more

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
When the Sioux attack, which side will he be on?, 19 January 2003
7/10
Author: tmwest from S. Paulo, Brazil

This film, as its main character Van Heflin, is sympathetic to the Sioux and their reasons for fighting. This makes it very unusual as was "Broken Arrow" which was released the year before. Rock Hudson at the beginning of his career plays an officer and shows up in a few scenes. Yvonne de Carlo is the woman who falls in love with Heflin, and Susan Cabot the Indian girl who is always with him. Alex Nicol, as usual, is the bad character, in this case an officer who is trigger happy and ready to start a war. Unlike "Winchester 73" where the soldiers where under equipped, here they have a big advantage because of the "breech-loading rifles". Fast paced from beginning to end, good action scenes.

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