In 1872, Indian fighter Johnny MacKay is appointed peace commissioner for the California and Oregon territory but he faces tough opposition from the renegade Modocs led by their chief Captain Jack.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Alan Ladd | ... | Johnny MacKay | |
| Audrey Dalton | ... | Nancy Meek | |
| Marisa Pavan | ... | Toby | |
| Robert Keith | ... | Bill Satterwhite | |
| Rodolfo Acosta | ... | Scarface Charlie | |
| Charles Bronson | ... | Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack | |
| Warner Anderson | ... | Gen. Canby | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Blaine Crackel | |
| Anthony Caruso | ... | Manok | |
| Richard Gaines | ... | Dr. Thomas | |
| Hayden Rorke | ... | President Ulysses S. Grant | |
| Frank DeKova | ... | Modoc Jim | |
| Perry Lopez | ... | Bogus Charlie | |
| Isabel Jewell | ... | Lily White | |
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Peggy Converse | ... | Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant |
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President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate peace with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack's group engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay eventually ends up tracking Captain Jack down and fighting him one-on-one to apprehend him. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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bare chested male | romantic rivalry | manipulative female | female jealousy | interracial romance |Taglines:
They called him a Wanderer because a horse was his home...they called him "Injun Lover" but never to his face...but they called on him when everyone else had run away ! See more »Parents Guide:
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8 April 1955 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,100,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$3,000,000, 31 December 1954Company Credits
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Johnny MacKay: No, sir.
Dr. Thomas: Shouldn't you?
Johnny MacKay: I've never shot anyone without cause. My job is to protect the wagon train. When somebody shoots at my people, I shoot back.
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Actor Charles Buchinsky (his birth name) changed his name to Charles Bronson, using his new moniker for the first time in this film, and remained so for the rest of his acting career. See more »Goofs
The last submitted error, which is not posted yet, should be corrected from General Canby to General Gilliam. See more »Quotes
Dr. Thomas: Don't you feel like a murderer?Johnny MacKay: No, sir.
Dr. Thomas: Shouldn't you?
Johnny MacKay: I've never shot anyone without cause. My job is to protect the wagon train. When somebody shoots at my people, I shoot back.
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The stronghold was actually in the lava beds of northern california, now a monument ... this indian war got strung out mostly because army resupply came over the mountains from medford by mule to the klamath valley ... the modocs were successful by inhibiting the resupply ... there is a book called the modoc wars that explains all