''Battles of Chief Pontiac'' is a 1952 American quasi-historical film directed by

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. The drama features

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and

Lon Chaney Jr. Creighton Tull Chaney (February10, 1906 – July12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dra ...

Plot

Conflict between

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Native Americans, led by

Chief Pontiac Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in Pontiac's War, the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans in an armed strugg ...

, and the British.

Cast

as Lt. Kent McIntire *

as Winifred Lancaster *

as Chief Pontiac *

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as Col. von Weber *

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as Maj. Gladwin * Larry Chance as Hawkbill *

Katherine Warren Katherine Warren (July 12, 1905 – July 17, 1965) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in the 1949 film ''All the King's Men'', the 1951 film '' The Prowler'', and the 1954 film ''The Caine Mutiny''. Ca ...

as Chia * Ramsay Hill as Gen. Sir Jeffrey Amherst * Guy Teague as Von Weber's aide * James Fairfax as Guardhouse sentry * Abner George as Doctor

Reception

Critical response

Film critic Hans J. Wollstein gave the film a mixed review, writing, "Burly actor Lon Chaney, Jr. said that the role of

in this cheap action-thriller from low-budget entrepreneur Jack Broder, was one he truly coveted. Unfortunately, Chaney and the rest of the cast were let down by a preachy and frankly dreadful screenplay by Jack de Witt ... Battles of Chief Pontiac was filmed on location near

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, and the scenery remains its only attractive feature."Wollstein, Hans S
''Allmovie by Rovi'', film review, no date. Accessed: March 1, 2011.

References

External links

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''Battles of Chief Pontiac''
film at

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