Last of the Comanches is a 1953 American Western film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Broderick Crawford, Barbara Hale, Johnny Stewart and Lloyd Bridges.[1] The film is a remake of the 1943 World War II film Sahara, starring Humphrey Bogart.[2] Lloyd Bridges appeared in both films.
| Last of the Comanches | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Andre de Toth |
| Written by | Kenneth Gamet |
| Produced by | Buddy Adler |
| Starring | Broderick Crawford Barbara Hale Johnny Stewart Lloyd Bridges |
| Cinematography | Ray Cory Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Edited by | Al Clark |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
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In 1876 all the Indians are at peace except the Comanches led by Black Cloud. When he wipes out a complete town, leaving only burnt-out ruins, just six soldiers are left and they retreat into the desert, hoping to reach the safety of Fort Macklin. But, it is, at least, 100 miles (160.9 km) away and they are short of water. They are reinforced by members of a stagecoach and find limited water at a deserted mission. Pinned down by Black Cloud they send an Indian boy who was a prisoner on to the fort for reinforcements, while they fight off Black Cloud. He is also suffering from lack of water and they try to delay him with (bogus) offers of water until the cavalry can arrive to rescue them. The stagecoach is carrying a consignment of dynamite and this is used to lay a trap for the marauding Indians – a truly spectacular explosion ensues...
Cast
edit- Broderick Crawford as Sgt. Maj. Matt Trainor
- Barbara Hale as Julia Lanning
- Johnny Stewart as Little Knife
- Steve Forrest as Lt. Floyd
- Lloyd Bridges as Jim Starbuck
- Mickey Shaughnessy as Pvt. Rusty Potter
- George Mathews as Romany O'Rattigan
- Hugh Sanders as Denver Kinnaird
- Chubby Johnson as Henry Ruppert
- Martin Milner as Pvt. Billy Creel
- Milton Parsons as Satterlee the Prophet
- Carleton Young as Major Lanning
- Jack Woody as Cpl. Floyd
- Ric Roman as Pvt. Martinez
- John War Eagle as Black Cloud
Comic book adaption
edit- Avon Periodicals: Last of the Comanches (1953)[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Last of the Comanches at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "Last of the Comanches". Tcm.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Avon Periodicals: Last of the Comanches". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Avon Periodicals: Last of the Comanches at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
edit- Last of the Comanches at IMDb
- Last of the Comanches at AllMovie
- Last of the Comanches at the TCM Movie Database
- Last of the Comanches at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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