A 76-minute siege where Raymond Burr plays a Native American named 'Tulsa' and somehow that's not the wildest thing.
A cavalry unit escorts a group of civilians through dangerous territory inhabited by Indians on the warpath.
Acting
Andy Devine's 'Injun' is... a choice that exists
Practical Effects
Genuine stunt horses and real location shooting
Director
Frank McDonald
Dane Clark
Capt. Dave Stone
Dorothy Patrick
Murdock
Andy Devine
Injun
Raymond Burr
Tulsa
Charles Fredericks
McCurdy
Mary Ellen Kay
Charity Hemp
John Carradine
Bergstrom
Raymond Hatton
Ancient
Nestor Paiva
Daniel Slaughter
Rick Vallin
Reeger
Tommy Cook
Rogers
Elizabeth Harrower
Mrs. Hemp
Billy Wilkerson
Chief Growling Bear (as William Wilkerson)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raymond Burr filmed this between his Perry Mason pilot and Godzilla — his 'Tulsa' makeup reportedly took three hours daily.
Shot in just 10 days on the Iverson Ranch, this was part of a wave of 'savage siege' westerns that reframed settler violence as victimhood.
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