Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Directed by	Lew Landers
Produced by	Edward Small (executive) Jack Pollexfen Aubrey Wisberg
Written by	Jack Pollexfen Aubrey Wisberg
Starring	Anthony Dexter
Production company	Eclipse Films Reliance Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	November 20, 1953
Country	USA
Language	English

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas is a 1953 American historical film directed by Lew Landers. The distributor was United Artists. It stars Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance and Alan Hale.^[1]

While most scenes were filmed in Virginia, exteriors were shot around Bronson Canyon. It depicts the foundation of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia by English settlers and the relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas. She married John Rolfe in real life. It is also known by the alternative title Burning Arrows. although most of the film was shot with a minimum budget, it has gained a cult following.

Main cast

Anthony Dexter - Captain John Smith
Jody Lawrance - Pocahontas (Matoaka)
Alan Hale Jr. - Fleming
Robert Clarke - John Rolfe
Stuart Randall - Opechanco
James Seay - Edward Maria Wingfield
Philip Van Zandt - Davis
Shepard Menken - Nantaquas
Douglass Dumbrille - Chief Powhatan (Wahunsonacock)
Anthony Eustrel - King James
Henry Rowland - Turnbull
Eric Colmar - Kemp
William Cottrell - Macklin (uncredited)
Francesca De Scaffa - Indian Maiden (uncredited)
Joan Dixon - Indian Maiden (uncredited)
Jack Kenny - Settler who Discovers Gold (uncredited)
John Maxwell - Ship's Doctor (uncredited)
Billy Wilkerson - Sub-Chief (uncredited)

Release

The film was issued on a double bill with The Steel Lady.^[2]

Reception

The film received mostly negative reviews and was a box office failure.

References

↑ Captain John Smith and Pocahontas at Turner Classic Movies
↑ Adventure Keynotes Two-Feature Program Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 18 Nov 1953: A9.

External links

Films directed by Lew Landers

The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
The Red Rider (1934)
Tailspin Tommy (1934)
Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
The Call of the Savage (1935)
The Raven (1935)
Stormy (1935)
Night Waitress (1936)
Border Cafe (1937)
Danger Patrol (1937)
Flight from Glory (1937)
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
Crashing Hollywood (1938)
Condemned Women (1938)
Law of the Underworld (1938)
Blind Alibi (1938)
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
Double Danger (1938)
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
Fixer Dugan (1939)
Ski Patrol (1940)
Wagons Westward (1940)
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940)
Girl from Havana (1940)
Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
The Singing Hill (1941)
Harvard, Here I Come! (1941)
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Atlantic Convoy (1942)
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
Power of the Press (1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Cowboy Canteen (1944)
Swing in the Saddle (1944)
Black Arrow (1944)
I'm from Arkansas (1944)
Crime, Inc. (1945)
The Enchanted Forest (1945)
Follow That Woman (1945)
The Mask of Diijon (1946)
Hot Cargo (1946)
The Truth About Murder (1946)
Danger Street (1947)
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
Inner Sanctum (1948)
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
The Magic Carpet (1951)
Aladdin and His Lamp (1952)
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1952)
Arctic Flight (1952)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
California Conquest (1952)
Man in the Dark (1953)
Tangier Incident (1953)
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
Hot Rod Gang (1958)

Films produced by Edward Small

1910-20s	Who's Your Neighbor? (1917) The Sporting Lover (1926) The Cohens and Kellys (1926) The Gorilla (1927) McFadden's Flats (1927) Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928) The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928) My Man (1928) Companionate Marriage (1928) Song of Love (1929)

1930s	Clancy in Wall Street (1930) Igloo (1932) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) Palooka (1933) The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) Let 'Em Have It (1935) Red Salute (1935) The Melody Lingers On (1935) The Last of the Mohicans (1936) The Bride Walks Out (1936) We Who Are About to Die (1937) Sea Devils (1937) New Faces of 1937 (1937) Super-Sleuth (1937) The Toast of New York (1937) The Duke of West Point (1938) King of the Turf (1939) The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)

1940s	My Son, My Son! (1940) The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) South of Pago Pago (1940) Kit Carson (1940) International Lady (1941) The Corsican Brothers (1941) A Gentleman After Dark (1942) Twin Beds (1942) Miss Annie Rooney (1942) Friendly Enemies (1942) Up in Mabel's Room (1944) Abroad with Two Yanks (1944) Brewster's Millions (1945) Getting Gertie's Garter (1945) Temptation (1946) The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) T-Men (1947) The Black Arrow (1948) The Fuller Brush Man (1948) Raw Deal (1948) Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) Black Magic (1949)

1950s	Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950) The Iroquois Trail (1950) Valentino (1951) Lorna Doone (1951) The Texas Rangers (1951) Indian Uprising (1952) Scandal Sheet (1952) The Brigand (1952) Cripple Creek (1952) Kansas City Confidential (1952) The Bandits of Corsica (1953) Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) Dragon's Gold (1953) Gun Belt (1953) The Neanderthal Man (1953) 99 River Street (1953) Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) Sabre Jet (1953) The Steel Lady (1953) Wicked Woman (1953) Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954) Khyber Patrol (1954) The Lone Gun (1954) Overland Pacific (1954) Return to Treasure Island (1954) Southwest Passage (1954) Down Three Dark Streets (1954) New York Confidential (1955) The Naked Street (1955) Top Gun (1955) Comanche (1955) Gun Brothers (1956) UFO (1956) Chicago Confidential (1957) 5 Steps to Danger (1957) Gun Duel in Durango (1957) The Iron Sheriff (1957) Monkey on My Back (1957) Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) Hong Kong Confidential (1958) It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) Witness for the Prosecution (1958) The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959) Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959) Inside the Mafia (1959) Invisible Invaders (1959) Pier 5, Havana (1959) Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959) Solomon and Sheba (1959) Timbuktu (1959) (had name removed from credits) Vice Raid (1959)

1960s	Cage of Evil (1960) Dog's Best Friend (1960) Gunfighters of Abilene (1960) The Music Box Kid (1960) Noose for a Gunman (1960) Oklahoma Territory (1960) Three Came to Kill (1960) The Walking Target (1960) Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961) The Cat Burglar (1961) Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) Frontier Uprising (1961) Five Guns to Tombstone (1961) The Flight that Disappeared (1961) The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961) Gun Fight (1961) Mary Had a Little... (1961) Operation Bottleneck (1961) Police Dog Story (1961) Secret of Deep Harbor (1961) The Snake Woman (1961) Three on a Spree (1961) When the Clock Strikes (1961) You Have to Run Fast (1961) The Greengage Summer (1961) Beauty and the Beast (1962) The Clown and the Kid (1962) Deadly Duo (1962) Gun Street (1962) Incident in an Alley (1962) Jack the Giant Killer (1962) Saintly Sinners (1962) Tower of London (1962) Diary of a Madman (1963) Twice Told Tales (1963) I'll Take Sweden (1965) Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) Frankie and Johnny (1966) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) The File of the Golden Goose (1969) The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)

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