Apache Uprising (1965)

Various stage coach passengers and outlaws travelling through Indian country are forced to join forces against the Apaches.

Director:

R.G. Springsteen

Writers:

Max Lamb (book), Max Lamb (screenplay),

Stars:

Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, John Russell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rory Calhoun	...	Jim Walker
Corinne Calvet	...	Janice MacKenzie
John Russell	...	Vance Buckner
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Charlie Russell (as Lon Chaney)
Gene Evans	...	Jess Cooney
Richard Arlen	...	Capt. Gannon
Robert H. Harris	...	Hoyt Taylor
Arthur Hunnicutt	...	Bill Gibson
DeForest Kelley	...	Toby Jack Saunders
George Chandler	...	Jace Asher
Jean Parker	...	Mrs. Hawkes
Johnny Mack Brown	...	Sheriff Ben Hall
Don 'Red' Barry	...	Henry Belden (as Donald Barry)
Abel Fernandez	...	Young Apache
Robert Carricart	...	Chico Lopez

Storyline

Various stage coach passengers and outlaws travelling through Indian country are forced to join forces against the Apaches.

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Plot Keywords:

gunfighter | indian war | street shootout | bar shootout | confederate | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 December 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Apachen

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

A.C. Lyles Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jim Walker: Little man...big mouth.
Toby Jack Saunders: Big man...big gun. Now, do you want to see how big?

User Reviews

DeForest Kelley Has Issues Here

I've a real affection for the A.C. Lyles westerns which gave employment to a lot of old time players who were finding work increasingly hard to get because of the decline of the studio system and in some cases a refusal to work in television. But Apache Uprising took elements from Stagecoach, Rawhide, Broken Arrow, Coroner Creek, with a little bit of English Gothic thrown in the mix and it didn't come out well.

The English Gothic gets into it when the passengers of a stagecoach get held hostage in a relay station by three outlaws, with thunder and lightning flashing outside together with Apaches on the warpath. It comes right out of innumerable old English murder mysteries.

Funny thing that with all the old stars like Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, John Russell, Lon Chaney, Jr., Johnny Mack Brown, the one you will remember from this film is DeForest Kelley. The original Star Trek was debuting this year and I'm willing to bet this was Kelley's final work prior to becoming wise old Dr. Leonard McCoy. Toby Jack Saunders is as far from McCoy as you can get. He's reminiscent of the outlaw that Kelley played in The Law and Jake Wade. He's one hateful punk with some serious self esteem issues.

I've seen every member of this cast do better work, even better work for A.C. Lyles and it's too bad the film was beneath the talents of all of them.