''Davy Crockett, Indian Scout'' is a 1950 American

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film directed by Lew Landers and starring George Montgomery and

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. Wartime hero Johnny McKee had a small role in the film, as did

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'', starring Jon Hall (actor), Jon Hall, Dana Andrews, and Clayton Moore.Article on film at ''Turner Classic Movies''
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Plot

During the 1840s, a wagon train is headed west with Davy Crockett ( George Montgomery), a young man who shares a name with his famous frontiersman uncle, acting as one of the train's Native American scouts. After the passengers narrowly survive a series of ambushes from Native Americans, they come to believe that a spy is on board, helping plot the attacks. Suspicions fall on Davy's innocent partner, Red Hawk (Philip Reed (actor), Philip Reed), so he and Davy set out to find the real culprit.

Cast

* George Montgomery as Davy Crockett *

as Frances Oatman * Phillip Reed as Red Hawk * Noah Beery Jr. as Tex McGee * Paul Guilfoyle (actor, born 1902), Paul Guilfoyle as Ben * Addison Richards as Capt. Weightman * Robert Barrat as James Lone Eagle * Erik Rolf as Mr. Simms * William Wilkerson as High Tree * John Hamilton (actor), John Hamilton as Col. Willard * Vera Marshe as Mrs. Simms * Jimmy Moss as Jimmy Simms * Chief Thundercloud as Sleeping Fox * Kenne Duncan as Sgt. Gordon (as Kenneth Duncan) * Ray Teal as Capt. McHale

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* * * * 1950 films Films set in the 1840s American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films 1950 Western (genre) films Films produced by Edward Small Films scored by Paul Sawtell 1950s English-language films Films directed by Lew Landers 1950s American films Films with screenplays by Richard Schayer Cultural depictions of Davy Crockett {{1950s-Western-film-stub