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Director:
Harold D. Schuster
Writers:
Warren Douglas (screenplay)
Oliver Drake (original story)
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Release Date:
28 April 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Plot:
A cavalry officer, the sole survivor of an Indian attack, and a wagon load of prisoners travel through hostile Indian country. | add synopsis
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Pretty Good Western more

Cast

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Barry Sullivan ... Link Ferris
Dennis O'Keefe ... Capt. Matt Riordan
Mona Freeman ... Ann Bradley
Katy Jurado ... Mara Fay
Sebastian Cabot ... Jonah
Max Showalter ... Phillip Scott (as Casey Adams)

Jack Elam ... Tioga
Trevor Bardette ... Marshal Bill Haney
Jon Shepodd ... Tom

Hank Worden ... Hopi Charlie
Warren Douglas ... Jud
Judy Strangis ... Susan (as Judy Stranges)
Alma Beltran ... Station agent's wife
John War Eagle
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dragon Wells Massacre
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #18220) | UK:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Pretty Good Western, 17 November 2001
6/10
Author: Steve Dorsett (stevedorsett@hotmail.com) from London, England

As Westerns go, this one is a little different. The plot is nothing new, Captain Matt Riordan has to guide a group of travellers across the plains to Dragoon Wells Camp after they have been attacked by Indians. Not all the members of the party is what they appear to be.

This movie is different in the sense that we appear to have a very standards stereotypical group of traditional Western movie characters. However the script is very different, in a sense trying to break the mould, filling out many of the characters. A lot of them feel very fleshed out giving a richness to the movie that you would not expect. The movie takes chances and personally, I like that, something that has the guts to be different. However, the downside of this means that there are several moments where a couple of the key players are acting extremely out of character. Not enough though, to damage the movie as a whole.

The film does have one major flaw. The Ann Bradley character is simply the most irritating woman ever seen in a film. The audience is meant to care about this character, yet for the first 3/4 of the movie all I wanted was to see an arrow put through her head.

Overall, this is pretty good fare, I would recommend this to anyone with even a passing interest in the genre. - 6/10

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