''Pawnee'' is a 1957 American

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film directed by

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and written by George Waggner, Louis Vittes and

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. The

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film stars George Montgomery, Bill Williams,

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, Robert Griffin and

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. The film was released on September 7, 1957, by

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Summary

Pale Arrow was orphaned as a boy and raised as the son of the Pawnee Chief, Wise Eagle. Now an adult, Pale Arrow witnesses his fellow braves attack a wagon driven by two people who are trying to rejoin the rest of a

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passing through Pawnee land. Pale Arrow rescues the two individuals and returns them safely to their comrades. Subsequently, he and Wise Eagle come to an agreement whereby Pale Arrow will see if he is able to return to his roots as a white settler. He takes the name Paul Fletcher and becomes a scout for the wagon train. Wise Eagle wants to live in peace with white people but, upon his death, Crazy Fox becomes Chief and stirs up a desire for war in the Pawnee. Paul Fletcher/Pale Arrow is caught between these two worlds and must choose one when it becomes clear the wagon train is about to be attacked.

Cast

* George Montgomery as Paul "Pale Arrow" Fletcher * Bill Williams as Matt Delaney *

as Meg Alden *

as Uncle Tip Alden * Robert Griffin as Doc Morgan *

as John Brewster *

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as Mrs. Carter *Charlotte Austin as Dancing Fawn *

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as Chief Wise Eagle * Anne Barton as Martha Brewster *

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as Obie Dilks *Charles Horvath as Crazy Fox *Robert Nash as Carter

References

External links

* 1957 films American Western (genre) films 1957 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films Films directed by George Waggner Films scored by Paul Sawtell 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub