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02/07/1936 Western, Adventure, Drama, History, War 1h 31m
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James Fenimore Cooper's Greatest Tale Of Rousing Adventure!

Overview

The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had honorably surrendered at Fort William Henry, plus some women and servants; the kidnapping of two sisters, daughters of the British commander; and their rescue by the last Mohicans.

  1. George B. Seitz

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Randolph Scott

    Hawkeye

  2. Binnie Barnes

    Alice Munro

  3. Heather Angel

    Cora Munro

  4. Henry Wilcoxon

    Maj. Duncan Heyward

  5. Bruce Cabot

    Magua

  6. Phillip Reed

    Uncas

  7. Robert Barrat

    Chingachgook

  8. Hugh Buckler

    Colonel Munro

  9. Willard Robertson

    Captain Winthrop

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-19
I can't imagine that Randolph Scott was an obvious choice for "Hawkeye" in this fast-moving adaptation of the famous Fenimore Cooper tale of the early colonial history of North America, but he works well. Henry Wilcoxson ("Maj. Hayward") is charged with escorting the daughters of his commanding officer to a fort. En route their guide "Magua" (Bruce Cabot) betrays them and tries to take the ladies hostage; enter "Hawkeye" who was already suspicious and in a timely fashion saves them from a fate worse than death. We now embark on a series of fun mini-adventures involving the British and French s...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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