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Column South

  • 19531953
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 24m
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Audie Murphy, Joan Evans, and Gregg Palmer in Column South (1953)
Before the Civil War, Lt. Jed Sayre's efforts to conciliate the cavalry and the Navajo are undermined by his racist C.O. and Confederate sympathizers.
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Before the Civil War, Lt. Jed Sayre's efforts to conciliate the cavalry and the Navajo are undermined by his racist C.O. and Confederate sympathizers.Before the Civil War, Lt. Jed Sayre's efforts to conciliate the cavalry and the Navajo are undermined by his racist C.O. and Confederate sympathizers.Before the Civil War, Lt. Jed Sayre's efforts to conciliate the cavalry and the Navajo are undermined by his racist C.O. and Confederate sympathizers.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
638
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POPULARITY
73,503
15,907
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    • Director
      • Frederick De Cordova
    • Writer
      • William Sackheim(story)
    • Stars
      • Audie Murphy
      • Joan Evans
      • Robert Sterling
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    • Director
      • Frederick De Cordova
    • Writer
      • William Sackheim(story)
    • Stars
      • Audie Murphy
      • Joan Evans
      • Robert Sterling
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    • 12User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews

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    Audie Murphy and Joan Evans in Column South (1953)
    Audie Murphy, Bob Steele, and Robert Sterling in Column South (1953)
    Gregg Palmer in Column South (1953)
    Gregg Palmer and Dennis Weaver in Column South (1953)
    Gregg Palmer in Column South (1953)
    Audie Murphy in Column South (1953)
    Audie Murphy, Joan Evans, and Robert Sterling in Column South (1953)
    Audie Murphy, Joan Evans, and Robert Sterling in Column South (1953)
    Audie Murphy and Gregg Palmer in Column South (1953)
    Audie Murphy in Column South (1953)
    Audie Murphy and Joan Evans in Column South (1953)
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    Audie Murphy
    Audie Murphy
    • Lt. Jed Sayre
    Joan Evans
    Joan Evans
    • Marcy Whitlock
    Robert Sterling
    Robert Sterling
    • Capt. Lee Whitlock
    Ray Collins
    Ray Collins
    • Brig. Gen. Storey
    Dennis Weaver
    Dennis Weaver
    • Menguito
    Gregg Palmer
    Gregg Palmer
    • Chalmers
    • (as Palmer Lee)
    Russell Johnson
    Russell Johnson
    • Cpl. Biddle
    Jack Kelly
    Jack Kelly
    • Trooper Vaness
    Johnny Downs
    Johnny Downs
    • Lt. Posick
    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    • Sgt. McAfee
    James Best
    James Best
    • Primrose
    Ralph Moody
    Ralph Moody
    • Joe Copper Face
    Rico Alaniz
    Rico Alaniz
    • Trooper Chavez
    Joe Bailey
    • Ammunition Sentry
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Colebrook
    • Poker Player
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Darrell
    Steve Darrell
    • Danforth - a Scout
    • (uncredited)
    Alan Dexter
    Alan Dexter
    • Tom Kehler
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Garland
    Richard Garland
    • Lt. Fry
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frederick De Cordova
    • Writer
      • William Sackheim(story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The only western in movie history in which the Indians occupy a fort and are held under siege, surrounded by the US Cavalry.
    • Goofs
      In the cavalry train that leaves Fort Union for Fort Stanton there is a wagon transporting Marcy Whitlock that is marked with the letters US MD and a red cross. The red cross symbol was created in Geneva in 1863 and not in use with the US forces in 1861.
    • Quotes

      Brig. Gen. B.N. Stone: I was told you were a man of intense loyalty... deeply devoted to the cause.

      Capt. Lee Whitlock: The cause? Causes may start wars, but they don't win them!

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: The breach between the north and south was rapidly widening. A grim spectre of civil war hovered over the land. It was a time of crisis... A time for choosing sides.
    • Soundtracks
      John Brown's Body
      (uncredited)

      Music by William Steffe

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    6/10
    Fort Union, Territory of New Mexico. January 1861.
    Column South is directed by Frederick de Cordova and written by William Sackheim. It stars Audie Murphy, Joan Evans, Robert Sterling, Dennis Weaver and Ray Collins. Music is scored by Joseph Gershenson and photography by Charles P. Boyle.

    The Breach Between The North And South Was Rapidly Widening. A Grim Spectre Of Civil War Hovered Over The Land. It Was A Time of Crisis. . .A Time For Choosing Sides.

    Story essentially involves Jed Sayre (Murphy), a friend to the local Navajo Indians, relinquishing his command of Fort Union to Captain Lee Whitlock (Sterling), who after arriving with his sister Marcy (Evans), demands changes to how the Fort is run and expects Jed to end his friendship with the Navajo. When a prospector is discovered murdered it is presumed the Navajo are the guilty party, so setting in wheels in motion for Jed to try and quell the impending war with the Indians and thus having to fight his friend Menguito (Weaver) In the mixer is the impending Civil War, with deserters, traitors and political shenanigans at HQ also taking a hand in proceedings. While Jed and Marcy dance around the inevitable with their love/hate relationship.

    In spite of dangling some interesting narrative threads, Column South sadly doesn't rise above being a routine Cavalry Vs Indians Western. But it's never dull and Murphy fans get the usual committed performance. What is of most interest here is the location for the shoot, shot in Apple Valley, California, it's an appealing Oater location with its surrounding hills and craggy rocks that are formed down in the valley. To my knowledge, Apple Valley was only used in one other Western film, Richard Carlson's Four Guns to the Border in 1954, which is a shame because as I say, it's both a looker and carries a harsh edge that some of the great Western movie photographers really could have done great work with.

    As it is, Column South is better than average, and certainly an easy film to while away the time with. But the running time doesn't allow the interesting factors in the story to get expanded, thus leaving the film with unfulfilled potential. 6/10
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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1953 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kolonne Süd
    • Filming locations
      • Victorville, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,100,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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