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| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... |
Blackfish
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Faron Young | ... |
Faron Callaway
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Kem Dibbs | ... | |
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Damian O'Flynn | ... |
Andy Callaway
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Jacqueline Evans | ... | |
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Nancy Rodman | ... |
Susannah Boone
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Freddy Fernández | ... |
Israel Boone
(as Freddy Fernandez)
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Carol Kelly | ... | |
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Eduardo Noriega | ... |
Squire Boone
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Fred Kohler Jr. | ... |
Kenton
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Gordon Mills | ... |
John Holder
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Claudio Brook | ... |
James Boone
(as Claude Brook)
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Joe Ainley | ... |
Gen. Hamilton
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Lee Morgan | ... |
Smitty
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Daniel Boone leads settlers into Kentucky, but must battle Shawnee Indians who have been persuaded by a French renegade that Boone and the settlers are there to kill them and steal their land.
This picture is an interesting saga of the struggle of pioneers led by Daniel Boone in the wilderness of Cumberland Gap while being threatened by hostile Indians. A treacherous Frenchman is the cause of all the trouble between the settlers and the red men while Boone tries to convince the Indians that the pioneers only want to build homes and live in peace. The film has a certain appeal because it is not a polished production but there are good action scenes, although somewhat violent for its time. The cast is comprised of B actors but they are all good, especially Lon Chaney as the Indian chief. Bruce Bennett is okay as Boone but is a bit too clean cut and soft spoken to be believable as a frontiersman. The dialogue is rather trite but the scenery lends itself to the realism of the Kentucky backwoods.