The Greatest Scout of All

Name: The Greatest Scout of All
Genre: Western
Released: 1958-01-02
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Bruce Kay, Maureen Hingert, Walter Kray

Episode aired Jan 2, 1958
TV-PGTV-PG
25min

S6.E10

Frank Grouard, a mixed race man, finds himself between the Indian life and the white man's culture. He eventually becomes a highly regarded scout for the army, sent on the toughest of assign... Read allFrank Grouard, a mixed race man, finds himself between the Indian life and the white man's culture. He eventually becomes a highly regarded scout for the army, sent on the toughest of assignments.Frank Grouard, a mixed race man, finds himself between the Indian life and the white man's culture. He eventually becomes a highly regarded scout for the army, sent on the toughest of assignments.

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Frank Grouard, a mixed race man, finds himself between the Indian life and the white man's culture. He eventually becomes a highly regarded scout for the army, sent on the toughest of assignments.

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- Western
Certificate
- TV-PG
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Goofs
When Frank and the scout are evading the war party, their horses are lathered. When they continue their ride and arrive at a mountain, their horses are no longer lathered.

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10/10

Excellent and Accurate

Death Valley Days contains many stories of the Old West that are surprisingly accurate. In this case, one only need look up Frank Grouard at Wikipedia to see that the screenplay is reasonably faithful to the actual history.

We do not expect reenactments to be perfect, and they are not. We do not expect the actors to look exactly like the people they portray. None of the actors in this episode are the same race as those they portray. The Indians are not Native Americans, Frank Grouard is not played by a Polynesian, and the Indian he marries came from Ceylon, not Montana. But who cares?

This is good entertainment that tells a largely true story, without all the violence and sex that mars 'modern' productions.

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