Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
A cracker this one.
A party of trappers make their way up the Missouri to trade with the Blackfoot tribe. Their protection is a captured Blackfoot Princess who they are taking back to her people. Its a different sort of 50s western. The natives are not the baddies and in fact they are seen as hospitable and keen to trade with the white men.
The real baddies are the rival trading company who plot to bring down our boys. Its a common theme of most Hollywood films. The dislike of the over mighty and the belief in the little guy. (See Shane and others) That must be a deeply held trait in the US.
Kirk Douglas was made for the role but Dewey Martin seems a bit wooden. Ive never really heard of him.
Arthur Hunnicut is really the standout in the cast. You could picture him 200 years ago fighting all comers to explore the continent.
I think it was free on the youtube a little while back.
This was a fascinating time in American history. The studios should be making a film about the renowned Welsh explorers Lewis and Clark. Ive seen the Fred MacMurray film but its due a remake,