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The Indian Fighter (1955)A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country unwittingly gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter. Director:André De Toth |
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Cast
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| Kirk Douglas | ... |
Johnny Hawks
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| Elsa Martinelli | ... |
Onahti
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| Walter Matthau | ... |
Wes Todd
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| Diana Douglas | ... |
Susan Rogers
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| Walter Abel | ... |
Captain Trask
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| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... |
Chivington
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| Eduard Franz | ... | ||
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... |
Will Crabtree
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| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Briggs
(as Elisha Cook)
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| Ray Teal | ... |
Morgan
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| Frank Cady | ... |
Trader Joe
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Michael Winkelman | ... |
Tommy Rogers
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William Phipps | ... |
Lt. Blake
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Harry Landers | ... |
Grey Wolf /
Captain Trask Attaché
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| Hank Worden | ... |
Crazy Bear /
Guardhouse Keeper
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Johnny Hawks, a former Indian fighter, returns to the West after the Civil War. He reacquaints himself with the Indian band led by Red Cloud. Red Cloud's beautiful daughter has now grown into womanhood... Unscrupulous whisky traders are after the gold on Indian land. Hawks averts serious bloodshed by convincing Red Cloud to make a treaty... Hawks leads an Oregon-bound wagon train through Indian territory. When he slips away to see the chief's daughter, trouble between braves and whisky traders flares up anew, putting the wagon train and the nearby fort in peril... Written by David Woodfield
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Only one man has the power to stop a war. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 March 1956 (Belgium) See more »Also Known As:
Indian Fighter See more »Filming Locations:
Bend, Oregon, USACompany Credits
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Wes Todd: What does that mean?
Johnny Hawks: I gotta fight him for your hide.
Wes Todd: What happens if you lose?
Johnny Hawks: Well, my troubles will be over... yours will just begin.
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The casting of Onahti (the Indian girl) turned out to be much more difficult than first anticipated. Though there were a number of unsuccessful auditions, it wasn't until Kirk's wife Anne Douglas spotted a model in Vogue magazine that the production knew they had their leading lady. Her name was Elsa Martinelli, an Italian model on the verge of becoming an international star. See more »Goofs
Right before the Indians tie Todd to the tree with the intention of burning him, he's having a conversation with Johnny. During this conversation, Johnny's left arm repeatedly changes positions, from being stretched out against the tree, to holding his hat in front of him and back to stretched out against the tree. See more »Quotes
[In order to rescue Wes, Johnny must defeat Gray Wolf to a fight to the death]Wes Todd: What does that mean?
Johnny Hawks: I gotta fight him for your hide.
Wes Todd: What happens if you lose?
Johnny Hawks: Well, my troubles will be over... yours will just begin.
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"The Indian Fighter" was filmed entirely in the outdoor beauty of Oregon. The scenery and color are breathtaking. The action scenes are expertly staged and executed, particularly the Indian attack on the fort.
Kirk Douglas stars in the title role as a scout who is hired to guide a wagon train through Indian Territory to Oregon. Walter Matthau (in an early role) and Lon Chaney (wasted again) play the villains of the piece who start up an Indian war by trying to steal gold from their land. Eduard Franz plays Red Cloud the Sioux chief who tries to keep the white man from encroaching on his people's land.
Elsa Martinelli is an Indian maiden who becomes Douglas' main love interest and Diana Douglas (Kirk's wife at the time and mother of MIchael) plays a settler woman with designs on Kirk but who has to settle for hard-working Alan Hale instead. I wonder how Diana Douglas felt about Kirk rolling around in a creek with Ms. Martinelli?
Rounding out the cast are a number of familiar faces. Walter Abel plays the army captain, Elisha Cook a frontier photographer and Ray Teal, Frank Cady and Lane Chandler as various settlers.
"The Indian Fighter" rises a step above similar westerns through its beautiful scenery and exciting action sequences. It is a truly exciting and colorful outdoor adventure.