Story of blood brothers whose bonds are tested when marauding Sioux Indians cross the border to enlist the peaceful Cree in a battle against the Great White Father.
Cinematography
John F. Seitz makes California look almost Canadian
Acting
J. Carrol Naish's 'Native' accent deserves study
Production
Costuming department raided every Western ever made
Director
Raoul Walsh
Alan Ladd
Thomas O'Rourke
Shelley Winters
Grace Markey
J. Carrol Naish
Batouche
Hugh O'Brian
Carl Smith
Robert Douglas
Benton
George J. Lewis
Lawson
Richard Long
Patrick J. Scanlon
Jay Silverheels
Cajou
Antonio Moreno
Chief Dark Cloud
Frank Chase
Keller
Lowell Gilmore
Banks
Anthony Caruso
Spotted Eagle
Henry Wills
Merrill
Bob Herron
Brill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the final era of 'sympathetic savage' Westerns before the 1960s revisionism made this template embarrassing. The Cree and Sioux as unified threat is historically nonsense—they were often enemies.
Raoul Walsh shot this immediately after 'The Lawless Breed' and reportedly couldn't remember which Rock Hudson movie was which. Alan Ladd was deep in his short-guy-on-a-horse phase, demanding special mounting blocks for every scene.
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