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Tomahawk Trail (1957)

Approved | | Western | 1 February 1957 (USA)
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An incompetent cavalry lieutenant leads his patrol into an Apache ambush on the Tomahawk Trail, gets wounded in a skirmish, and loses the command to his sergeant.

Director:

Lesley Selander

Writers:

Gerald Drayson Adams (story), David Chandler

Stars:

Chuck Connors, John Smith, Susan Cummings | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Chuck Connors ... Sgt. Wade McCoy
John Smith ... Pvt. Reynolds
Susan Cummings ... Ellen Carter
Lisa Montell ... Tula
George N. Neise ... Lt. Jonathan Davenport (as George Neise)
Robert Knapp ... Pvt. Barrow
Eddie Little Sky ... Johnny Dogwood (as Eddie Little)
Frederick Ford Frederick Ford ... Pvt. Macy
Harry Dean Stanton ... Pvt. Miller (as Dean Stanton)
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Storyline

Led by an incompetent Lieutenant, a troop of soldiers is on the Tomahawk Trail in Apache territory. When he lets the Indians steal their horses and gets slightly wounded in a skirmish, Sergeant McCoy takes over command. McCoy sucessfully gets them to the fort only to find all the soldiers have meen murdered by the Apaches. He prepares the troops for an attack knowing if they survive the Lieutenant plans to have him court marshaled. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

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A battered Cavalry squad ... a white girl ... and a renegade Indian princess ... they made the stand that saved the Frontier ! See more »

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Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1957 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Alarm in Fort Bowie See more »

Filming Locations:

Kanab, Utah, USA

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Schenck-Koch Productions,Bel-Air Productions See more »
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Off the deep end
13 June 2015 | by bkoganbing – See all my reviews

A couple of guys who later became stars in small screen westerns, Chuck Connors and John Smith star in Tomahawk Trail about a sergeant who takes over from an inexperienced lieutenant and gets the patrol they were on back to the fort on foot.

Where they find the place massacred and the Mescelero Apaches ready to come back finish them off. The only hold card they have is that they managed to capture Lisa Martell who is Chief Vittorio's daughter along with a white female companion Susan Cummings. At least one of the cavalry soldiers has his mind distracted by the women just another headache that Connors has as he awaits a court martial even if they're rescued.

Humphrey Bogart in The Caine Mutiny was positively docile as Captain Queeg next to George Neise playing the lieutenant who is truly a hateful person. In fact he should have toned it down a notch, his performance was a bit too jarring. Harry Dean Stanton playing Neise's orderly makes one of his early appearances in a film. He also has to see that his lieutenant is going off the deep end, but he remains doggedly loyal.

Tomahawk Trail is decent enough for western fans, but below average altogether.
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