Chief Crazy Horse (film)
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Produced by | William Alland |
| Written by | Gerald Drayson Adams (story and screenplay) |
| Starring | Victor Mature |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Al Clark |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
Release dates | April 27, 1955 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.75 million (US)[1] |
Chief Crazy Horse is a 1955 western film released by Universal-International and directed by George Sherman, starring Victor Mature. The film is a fictionalized biography of the Lakota Sioux Chief Crazy Horse that, unusually for the time, portrays the Native American Indians in a more sympathetic light.
Plot synopsis
When young Crazy Horse (Victor Mature) wins his bride, rival Little Big Man (Ray Danton) goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. A new gold rush starts and old treaties are torn up. Crazy Horse becomes chief of his people, leading them to war at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Cast
- Victor Mature - Chief Crazy Horse
- Suzan Ball - Black Shawl (Little Fawn)
- John Lund - Maj. Twist
- Ray Danton - Little Big Man
- Keith Larsen - Flying Hawk
- Paul Guilfoyle - Worm
- David Janssen - Lt. Colin Cartwright
- Robert Warwick - Spotted Tail
- James Millican - General George Crook
- Morris Ankrum - Red Cloud/Conquering Bear
- Donald Randolph - Aaron Cartwright
- Robert F. Simon - Jeff Mantz
- James Westerfield - Caleb Mantz
- Stuart Randall - Old Man Afraid
- Pat Hogan - Dull Knife
- Dennis Weaver - Major Carlisle
- John Peters - Sgt. Guthrie
- Henry Wills - He Dog
References
- ↑ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956