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Director:
Lesley Selander
Writers:
L.L. Foreman (novel)
Don Martin (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 April 1954 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Western See more »
Tagline:
Ablaze with the gun-thundering terrors of the West's most violent days!
Plot:
Army deserter Bart Laish decides that the best way for him to get away is to join a wagon train headed for Oregon... See more » | Add synopsis »
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User Reviews:
A bit dumb.... See more (4 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Sterling Hayden ... Bart Laish
Coleen Gray ... Christella Burke
Keith Larsen ... Lt. Steve King
Tom Tully ... Crowshaw
Jimmy Wakely ... Pvt. Carqueville
Tudor Owen ... Tillotson

Lee Van Cleef ... Tillotson Henchman
John Pickard ... Sgt. Lybarger
Carleton Young ... Maj. Andy Pepperis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Robert Bray ... Cavalry Corporal (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody ... Chief Rasacura (uncredited)
Jack Ingram ... Corp. Demington (uncredited)
Rudy Lee ... Orphan (uncredited)
John Maxwell ... George Owsley (uncredited)
Sheb Wooley ... Trooper (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lesley Selander 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
L.L. Foreman  novel
Don Martin  screenplay

Produced by
Hayes Goetz .... producer
Marvin Mirisch .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Marlin Skiles 
 
Cinematography by
Ellis W. Carter 
 
Film Editing by
William Austin 
 
Art Direction by
Dave Milton  (as David Milton)
 
Set Decoration by
Robert Priestley 
 
Makeup Department
Norman Pringle .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Allen K. Wood .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Maybery .... assistant director (as Dick Maybery)
 
Sound Department
Virgil Smith .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Ray Mercer .... special effects
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
S. Kring .... wardrobe (as Smoke Kring)
Joan Joseff .... costume jeweller (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Lester A. Sansom .... supervising editor
 
Music Department
Arthur Morton .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Marlin Skiles .... conductor (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Robert Brower .... technicolor color consultant
Ted Schilz .... set continuity
 

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Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Norway:12 | West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Burro Flats, Simi Hills, California, USASee more »
Company:
Allied Artists PicturesSee more »

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Quotes:
[Bart assumes the identity of Major Pepperis]
Christella Burke:We're not moving?
Bart Laish:Yes.
Christella Burke:Tonight?
Bart Laish:Tonight.
Christella Burke:But we can't Major.
Bart Laish:Why not?
Christella Burke:The trip will be too hard on the wounded soldiers.
Bart Laish:Miss Burke, back where I came from there happened to be dead soldiers.
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Soundtrack:
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1 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
A bit dumb...., 12 February 2012
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

I enjoy Sterling Hayden and his gritty and realistic acting style. So, I thought I'd give this one a try even though both reviews for this on IMDb are really poor. I hoped they're wrong and it was worth my time.

Hayden plays a guy named Bart Laish. When the film begins, you learn that Bart is a deserter from the Cavalry and is hiding out west. However, as fate would have it, he comes upon a group of dying soldiers that were attacked by Indians. The dying leader just happens to be Bart's cousin and begs Bart to take his place and assume command of the rest of his outfit--which is a few miles away from this massacre! And, the deserter DOES!!! Later, after proving himself against wave after wave of faceless and stupid natives (who seem to just ride by hoping to get shot), all is forgiven with the US Cavalry and Bart is once again allowed to legally wear the uniform. Talk about impossible and ridiculous! In addition to a ridiculous plot and faceless Indians, it's also one of Hayden's relatively flat performances. I guess the other two were right after all....

By the way, in one scene it's supposed to be at night but it appears to be daylight! Huh?!

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