The Indian Fighter

"Only one man has the power to stop a war."

Feb 27 1956 Approved 1h 28m
Western

A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.

Plot

Johnny Hawks, a former Indian fighter, returns to the West after the Civil War. He reacquaints himself with the Indian band led by Red Cloud. Red Cloud's beautiful daughter has now grown into womanhood... Unscrupulous whisky traders are after the gold on Indian land. Hawks averts serious bloodshed by convincing Red Cloud to make a treaty... Hawks leads an Oregon-bound wagon train through Indian territory. When he slips away to see the chief's daughter, trouble between braves and whisky traders flares up anew, putting the wagon train and the nearby fort in peril...

Written by

Robert L. Richards, Frank Davis, Ben Hecht

Directed by

André De Toth

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Bryna Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,971
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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