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17/07/1953 Western 1h 20m
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For the scarlet lips of a traitor's woman - he stood alone - against the mighty Chief Red Cloud and the scalp-hungry hordes at his command!

Overview

During the Civil War, in Wyoming, horse dealers Joan Britton and Stephen Cook are competing to supply the Union Army with horses. A Cherokee is in the area to stir up the Sioux against the Union just as Cook decides to steal a herd of Sioux horses. Ex-army doctor Jonathan Westgate opposes Cook’s unscrupulous methods as well as being Cook’s rival for the affections of Joan. It seems Westgate is the only one able to prevent a new Indian war.

  1. Lloyd Bacon

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jeff Chandler

    Jonathan Westgate

  2. Faith Domergue

    Joan Britton

  3. Lyle Bettger

    Stephen Cook

  4. Peter Whitney

    Ahab Jones

  5. Stacy Harris

    Uriah (as Stacy S. Harris)

  6. Walter Sande

    Joe Baird

  7. Stephen Chase

    Major McKay

  8. John War Eagle

    Red Cloud

  9. Glenn Strange

    Stand Watie

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-06-11
Sioux Convention.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon and collectively written by Melvin Levy, J. Robert Bren and Gladys Atwater. Starring Jeff Chandler, Faith Domergue, Lyle Bettger, Peter Whitney and Stacy Harris.

The grand title sadly doesn't match what is actually put on screen, since Bacon's film is more a thinker than a thugger. Plot has Chandler as an ex-Union surgeon who takes up with ranchers and Indians in fighting the good cause against Bettger's horse baron and nefarious rebel rousers.

Undeniably the intentions and thought as per the screenplay are honourable, the anti-racist curren...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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