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6.0/10   63 votes
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Director:
Lesley Selander
Writers:
Harold Jack Bloom (story)
Richard Alan Simmons (writer)
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Release Date:
May 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Plot:
When the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings of a scout go unheeded. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Another western sleeper from the 1950s with good plot, acting, characters of some depth , and violent action more

Cast

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Rory Calhoun ... Adam Reed
Peggie Castle ... Katherine 'Kate' Bolden
Noah Beery Jr. ... Tonio Perez (as Noah Beery)
Warner Anderson ... Major Ives
Peter Graves ... Sawyer
Lee Van Cleef ... Fireknife

Rita Moreno ... Honey Bear
Walter Reed ... Keats
Dan Riss ... Sgt. Bandini
Adam Williams ... Cpl. Frank Maddock
Patrick Sexton ... Lt. Bascomb (as Patrick Joseph Sexton)

Robert Bray ... Lieutenant

James Best ... Private Bliss
Ned Glass ... Willy
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Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #16843)

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Another western sleeper from the 1950s with good plot, acting, characters of some depth , and violent action, 7 May 2008
7/10
Author: morris vescovi from United States

Major Ives (Warner Anderson), one of the commanding officers of the infamous Sand Creek Massacre ( an actual event) is building a fort in Cheyenne territory. Fireknife(Lee Van Cleef) , tells his friend Adam Reed (Rory Calhoun) to warn the soldiers that they must go or be killed. This is a true act of decency as they know the butcher Ives is in command and they really want him: and revenge for the slaughter he caused. Reed and Fireknife may actually have been blood brothers as they refer to each other as brothers and Reed tells Catherine (Peggy Castle) "the Indians are as much my people as you are." The arrogant Ives won't listen, the Indians attack and the action is unusually violent for it's time. (When Catherine tries to find her former fiancé she says, with a look of horror " I can't tell if it's him") The survivors are forced to go through Cheyenne territory to another fort to reach safety, and this sets up a confrontation between friend Reed and Fireknife.

This is another example of a modestly budgeted western with a superior script, very good acting and characters of some depth. Also, the Indians are not the "bad guys". Reed tells Catherine " It might surprise you but Indians love their children and are loyal to their friends." And Fireknife does save his life There is also a very interesting twist in the end which I do not believe has been done before or since. Definitely worth seeing.

The film was originally shot in color but only black and white prints were every released on television. This film deserves to be restored.

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