A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country unwittingly gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Kirk Douglas | ... | Johnny Hawks | |
| Elsa Martinelli | ... | Onahti | |
| Walter Matthau | ... | Wes Todd | |
| Diana Douglas | ... | Susan Rogers | |
| Walter Abel | ... | Captain Trask | |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Chivington (as Lon Chaney) | |
| Eduard Franz | ... | Red Cloud | |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Will Crabtree (as Alan Hale) | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Briggs (as Elisha Cook) | |
| Ray Teal | ... | Morgan | |
| Frank Cady | ... | Trader Joe | |
| Michael Winkelman | ... | Tommy Rogers | |
| William Phipps | ... | Lt. Blake | |
| Harry Landers | ... | Grey Wolf / Captain Trask Attaché | |
| Hank Worden | ... | Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper | |
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Johnny Hawks, a former Indian fighter, returns to the West after the Civil War. He reacquaints himself with the Indian band led by Red Cloud. Red Cloud's beautiful daughter has now grown into womanhood... Unscrupulous whisky traders are after the gold on Indian land. Hawks averts serious bloodshed by convincing Red Cloud to make a treaty... Hawks leads an Oregon-bound wagon train through Indian territory. When he slips away to see the chief's daughter, trouble between braves and whisky traders flares up anew, putting the wagon train and the nearby fort in peril... Written by David Woodfield
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u.s. cavalry officer | red cloud's war | native american | romantic triangle | bare chested male |Taglines:
The Indian Fighter and the Girl...a love as fierce as a fire arrow! See more »Genres:
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1956 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Indian Fighter See more »Filming Locations:
Bend, Oregon, USAEdit
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$2,450,000, 31 December 1956Company Credits
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Johnny Hawks: What's the matter with it?
Briggs: Needs photographing
Johnny Hawks: I like it the way it is.
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The casting of Onahti (the Indian girl) turned out to be much more difficult than first anticipated. Though there were a number of unsuccessful auditions, it wasn't until Kirk Douglas' wife Anne Douglas spotted a model in "Vogue" magazine that the production knew they had their leading lady. Her name was Elsa Martinelli, an Italian model on the verge of becoming an international star. Douglas, in his autobiography "The Ragman's Son", describes how he and Matinelli had constant sex during the filming of the movie. So much for gratitude. See more »Goofs
In the beginning of the film, after Red Cloud shows to Johnny Hawks two men hung by the feet, Hawks stands talking to Red Cloud and Grey Wolf. Then his hands appears either grabbing the holster or by his sides, alternately, when it cuts from one shot to another. See more »Quotes
Briggs: Look at that scenery!Johnny Hawks: What's the matter with it?
Briggs: Needs photographing
Johnny Hawks: I like it the way it is.
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This western is a solid adventure has plenty of action and romance and cavalry-Indian fighting. Kirk Douglas is the hero of the story as he guides a wagon train west through Indian country. Problems arise as gold-hungry white men offer whiskey to Indians for information about the whereabouts of gold deposits on Sioux land. While guiding the train, Douglas finds time for a dalliance with a pretty Indian maiden, the beautiful Elza Martinelli, but the lust for gold undoes a peace treaty with the Indians and leads to hostilities, with the train racing back to the fort for army protection. Douglas is great as the trail guide and Martinelli is a looker but doesn't seem comfortable with extended dialogue. Walter Matthau, Lon Chaney Jr, Ray Teal and Elisha Cook have key roles and ex-spouse Diana Douglas has a nice part as a marriage-minded widow. Franz Waxman contributes a nice score, a wistful, brooding accompaniment for this quality western.