Sam Burton's second wife is a Kiowa, and their son is therefore born mixed-race. When a struggle starts between the whites and the native Kiowas, the Burton family is split between loyalties.
Acting
Elvis finally gets to brood, and he's genuinely affecting.
Direction
Siegel's lean, mean framing makes every showdown sting.
Director
Don Siegel
Elvis Presley
Pacer Burton
Barbara Eden
Roslyn Pierce
Steve Forrest
Clint Burton
Dolores del Río
Neddy Burton
John McIntire
Sam Burton
Rodolfo Acosta
Buffalo Horn
Karl Swenson
Dred Pierce
Ford Rainey
Doc Phillips
Richard Jaeckel
Angus Pierce
L.Q. Jones
Tom Howard
Douglas Dick
Will Howard
Tom Reese
Jute
Miriam Goldina
Ph'sha Knay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Elvis fought hard for this role after being frustrated with lightweight musicals; it's one of only two non-singing dramatic leads he ever played.
Siegel later called this his most personal film, seeing Pacer's alienation as mirroring his own Jewish outsider experience in Hollywood.
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