Tomahawk Trail is a 1957 American
Western film directed by
Lesley Selander and starring
Chuck Connors.
Plot summary
Sgt. Wade McCoy (
Chuck Connors) deals with the
Apache
The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño an ...
and rookie Lieutenant Jonathan Davenport (
George N. Neise
George N. Neise (February 16, 1917April 14, 1996) was an American character actor. He made over 120 film and television appearances between 1942 and 1978.
Early years
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Neise was the son of Edwin Neise and Bertha Hagen. ...
).
Cast
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Chuck Connors as Sgt. Wade McCoy
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John Smith as Pvt. Reynolds
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Susan Cummings as Ellen Carter
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Lisa Montell as Tula
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George N. Neise
George N. Neise (February 16, 1917April 14, 1996) was an American character actor. He made over 120 film and television appearances between 1942 and 1978.
Early years
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Neise was the son of Edwin Neise and Bertha Hagen. ...
as 1st. Lt. Jonathan Davenport
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Dean Stanton as Pvt. Miller
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Robert Knapp as Pvt. Barrow
* Frederick Ford as Pvt. Macy
* Boyd 'Red' Morgan as Trooper (uncredited)
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Eddie Little
Eddie Little (August 25, 1954 – May 20, 2003) was a widely acclaimed American author. He wrote ''Another Day in Paradise'', later made into a film of the same name directed by Larry Clark. Little was also the author of "Outlaw LA" an ongoing art ...
as Johnny Dogwood
Production
Parts of the film were shot at the
Kanab movie fort and Johnson Canyon in
Utah
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.
Home video
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...
's Limited Edition Collection released ''Tomahawk Trail'' on DVD in the United States on May 15, 2012.
References
* The Western by Allen Eyles
* Screen World Vol. 9 1958 by Daniel Blum
External links
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1957 Western (genre) films
1950s English-language films
1957 films
Western (genre) cavalry films
American Western (genre) films
United Artists films
Films shot in Utah
Films directed by Lesley Selander
1950s American films
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