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01/12/1953 Western 1h 19m
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The story of Jim Harvey...the savage terror he faced...the desert woman he loved!

Overview

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked by Indians and Harvey, hoping to persuade Aguila, the chief, to call off the attack due to Harvey's having saved his son's life, leaves the train to negotiate. He is captured and the rest of the train is wiped out except for two sisters. Escaping and showing up in town later, Harvey is nearly hanged as a deserter, but gets away. Eventually caught by the sheriff and his posse, they are attacked by Indians. This time the Indians are defeated and Aguila, captured and dying, reveals the identity of the white man who engineered the initial attack on the wagon train, just as the perpetrator rides up behind them.

  1. Nathan Juran

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Audie Murphy

    Jim Harvey

  2. Lori Nelson

    Laura Saunders

  3. Chill Wills

    Sheriff Murchoree

  4. Roy Roberts

    Nick Buckley

  5. Russell Johnson

    Lam Blandon

  6. K.T. Stevens

    Louella Buckley

  7. Madge Meredith

    Sarah Blandon

  8. Lee Van Cleef

    Marv

  9. I. Stanford Jolley

    Ted

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-07-13
A man’s best friend is his horse.

Tumbleweed is directed by Nathan Juran and adapted to screenplay by John Meredyth Lucas from the novel “Three Were Renegades” written by Kenneth Perkins. It stars Audie Murphy, Chill Wills, Lori Nelson, Roy Roberts, Russell Johnson, Lee Van Cleef, K.T. Stevens and Madge Meredith. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Russell Metty.

It’s atypical Audie Murphy fare, which for his fans (of which I’m firmly one) is enough for a rollicking good time. Plot has Murphy as Jim Harvey, a Wagon Train leader who mistakenly gets called out fo...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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