Column South
| Column South | |
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| Directed by | Frederick De Cordova |
| Produced by | Ted Richmond |
| Written by | William Sackheim |
| Starring | Audie Murphy |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
Production company |
Universal International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.1 million (US)[1] |
Column South is a 1953 Western film starring Audie Murphy.[2]
Plot
Immediately prior to the US Civil War, a Union officer (Audie Murphy), tries to prove local Navajo Indians are innocent of killing a prospector. He has to fight the anti-Indian attitudes of his superior officer (Robert Sterling) and North-South tensions within the soldiers. He discovers Confederate sympathisers are planning to cause the Indians to go on the warpath for their own benefit.
Cast
- Audie Murphy as Lt. Jed Sayre
- Joan Evans as Marcy Whitlock
- Robert Sterling as Capt. Lee Whitlock
- Ray Collins as Brig. Gen. Storey
- Dennis Weaver as Menguito
- Palmer Lee as Chalmers
- Russell Johnson as Corp. Biddle
- Jack Kelly as Trooper Vaness
- Johnny Downs as Lt. Posick
- Bob Steele as 1st Sgt. McAfee
- James Best as Primrose
- Ralph Moody as Joe Copper Face
References
- ↑ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
- ↑ Column South at the Audie Murphy Memorial Site
External links
- Column South at IMDB
- Column South at TCMDB