| War Arrow | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Produced by | John W. Rogers |
| Written by | John Michael Hayes |
| Starring | Jeff Chandler Maureen O'Hara |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Editing by | Frank Gross |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 26, 1953 |
| Running time | 78 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
War Arrow is a 1953 western film directed by George Sherman and starring Jeff Chandler and Maureen O'Hara.
Major Howell Brady (Jeff Chandler), a cavalry officer, is sent to Fort Clark, Texas, to subdue a Kiowa uprising that has been raiding villages on Seminole reservations. He enlists the help of the Seminole chief, Maygro (Henry Brandon}, by giving him $500 and promising his people food and land. Col. Jackson Meade (John McIntire) at Fort Clark resents Brady’s interference and mistrusts the Seminoles. At Fort Clark, Brady meets and falls in love with Elaine Corwin (Maureen O'Hara), the widow of a cavalry officer. The Seminoles are trained and successfully repel a Kiowa attack. However, during the attack, Brady spots a white man with the Kiowa. Although he does not get a good look at him, he recovers his sword. The sword turns out to belong to R. G. Corwin, the supposed deceased husband of Elaine. Meanwhile, Meade fails to deliver promised food to the Seminole so Maygro leads his people from the fort. Brady steals the food from the fort and delivers it himself to Maygro, for which Meade jails Brady. Brady is freed by Elaine and some of the Seminoles. Brady discovers the Kiowa are preparing to attack the fort. He returns to warn Meade, but he ignores him. He is about to throw Brady back in jail when a cavalry patrol returns with the same news that the Kiowa are preparing to attack. A fierce battle ensues and the Kiowa are defeated. Amongst the dead is the traitor R. G. Corwin, whom it turns out has been collaborating with a group of Mexicans to incite war.