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6.3/10   395 votes
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Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writers:
Niven Busch (screenplay) and
Martin Rackin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 December 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Romance | Western more
Plot:
After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Not your usual oater more

Cast

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Gary Cooper ... Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Mari Aldon ... Judy Beckett
Richard Webb ... Lt. Richard Tufts
Ray Teal ... Pvt. Mohair
Arthur Hunnicutt ... Monk
Robert Barrat ... Gen. Zachary Taylor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #5280) | UK:U | West Germany:12 (nf) | Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Except for Larry Chance, the actors "playing" Seminole Indian warriors were in fact actual Seminoles. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The uniforms, besides being anachronistic, don't stay the same throughout the movie. At the beginning, Captain Wyatt wears trousers with Infantry white stripes on them. The "sergeant" (actually Sergeant Major chevrons) and corporal's chevrons are Cavalry yellow. The Captain appears wearing trousers with Cavalry yellow stripes and, shortly afterwards, Artillery red ones. The sergeant and the corporal also appear briefly wearing Artillery red chevrons. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Tacones lejanos (1991) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Not your usual oater, 14 December 2000
7/10
Author: artzau from Sacramento, CA

The only thing about this film is the Indians, in this case the Florida Seminoles, are the bad guys. Oscala meets Coop underwater in a duel to the finish, in good early 50s Hollywood style. Other than that, it's not your usual oater. The story is OK with an aging Coop showing he's not yet over-the-hill and a young Richard Webb, later TV's Captain Midnight. Not a lot of memorable moments here but nevertheless fun to watch. Cooper was always worth the price of admission.

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