- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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3 out of 5
Audie Murphy launched his own production company with this intriguing slant on the western siege theme. Branded a coward for refusing to participate in the Sand Creek massacre, Murphy heads for Texas to forge a band of seemingly defenceless women into a fighting force. It's steadily directed by old stager George Marshall and the Indian attack on the fortified mission should keep action fans happy. But Walter Doniger's screenplay is keener to explore the unsung heroism of the frontierswoman (although he can't resist a romance between Murphy and the feisty Kathryn Grant) and provides meaty roles for the likes of Hope Emerson and Jeannette Nolan.
Plot Summary
Western starring Audie Murphy. Refusing to participate in the massacre of American Indians at Sand Creek, Lieutenant Frank Hewitt deserts the army and heads for his home in Texas. But the native Americans want revenge and the only people available to fight are a group of women.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Lieutenant Frank Hewitt
- Audie Murphy
- Ann Martin
- Kathryn Grant
- Hannah Lacey
- Hope Emerson
- Mary Wheeler
- Jeff Donnell
- Cora Melavan
- Jeanette Nolan
- Kettle
- Sean McClory
- Hetty
- Ernestine Wade
- Lucy Conover
- Peggy Maley
Crew
- Director
- George Marshall
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