Pony Soldier (1952)

In 1876, a Canadian North West Mounted Police Constable must obtain the release of white hostages captured by the Cree tribes that are raiding Montana from their Canadian reservation.

Director:

Joseph M. Newman

Writers:

John C. Higgins (screenplay), Garnett Weston (story)

Stars:

Tyrone Power, Cameron Mitchell, Thomas Gomez

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tyrone Power	...	Constable Duncan MacDonald
Cameron Mitchell	...	Konah
Thomas Gomez	...	Natayo Smith
Penny Edwards	...	Emerald Neeley
Robert Horton	...	Jess Calhoun
Anthony Numkena	...	Comes Running (as Anthony Earl Numkena)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds	...	White Moon (as Adeline DeWalt Reynolds)
Howard Petrie	...	Insp. Frazer
Stuart Randall	...	Standing Bear

Storyline

In 1876, Duncan MacDonald joins the new, 300-member Mounted Police in western Canada, just in time for a dangerous mission. It seems the Cree Indians, raiding across the border in Montana, took two hostages for their safe return to Canada. But MacDonald, with only scout Natayo to help, will need all his diplomacy and then some to extract the captives from the midst of a thousand Cree.

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Plot Keywords:

saskatchewan canada | royal canadian mounted police | native american | bare chested male | half breed | 

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Taglines:

Before the covered wagons...Before the charging cavalry...Rode the NORTHWEST MOUNTIE

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der rote Reiter

Filming Locations:

Sedona, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Earl Holliman.

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Goofs

MacDonald states that a mirage is when the sky acts like a mirror showing water that is far away to appear closer. A mirage is a refracted image of the sky on the ground that appears as water.

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Quotes

Jess Calhoun: You think all you've got to do to get those Indians to do what you say is to go out and talk with them?
Constable Duncan MacDonald: I have no choice except to get them to talk.
Jess Calhoun: Talk with an Indian? Take it from me, from Jess Calhoun, the only talk the Indian understands is hot lead in his belly.

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Soundtracks

The Maple Leaf Forver
(uncredited)
Written by Alexander Muir

User Reviews

where color (and Power) counts the most

Pony Soldier is what you could call a Canadian western (about Mounties and which takes place in Canada) where what counts the most is the visual beauty. You have to remember this film was made before color TV, and when a lot of films where still made in black and white, so it was quite a thrill to watch the beautiful Canadian scenery, the red uniforms of the Mounties, also Indians impeccably dressed. The story about a Mountie's efforts to pacify the Indians, which had taken hostages, also flows easily, quite predictable, with no violent emotions to prevent you from enjoying the colors on the screen. Cameron Mitchell is so well made up as an Indian, that he is unrecognizable.