Pony Soldier (MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties) (1952)
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Generous helpings of stock footage from the 1944 film Buffalo Bill help make Pony Soldier seem far more expensive and ambitious than it actually is. Tyrone Power stars as 19th-century Royal Canadian Mountie Duncan MacDonald, whose job it is to escort a group of Cree Indians back to their… More Generous helpings of stock footage from the 1944 film Buffalo Bill help make Pony Soldier seem far more expensive and ambitious than it actually is. Tyrone Power stars as 19th-century Royal Canadian Mountie Duncan MacDonald, whose job it is to escort a group of Cree Indians back to their above-the-border reservation. His guide in this endeavor is the not-too-trustworthy half-breed Natayo (Thomas Gomez). Along the way, he tries to free two white captives of the Crees, escaped convict Jess Calhoun (Robert Horton) and Jess' sister Emerald (Penny Edwards). Calhoun nearly messes up the whole operation when he impulsively kills the brother of Chief Konah (Cameron Mitchell). Though set in Canada, Pony Soldier was filmed in Arizona's Coconino National Forest. A curiosity: leading lady Penny Edwards has barely five lines, while 6th-billed child actor Anthony Earl Numkena, cast as lovable Indian cub Comes Running, is given reams of dialogue. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph M. Newman
- Written By
- John C. Higgins
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 19, 1952 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Unremarkable Western.
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Cast
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Tyrone Power
as Duncan MacDonald
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Cameron Mitchell
as Konah
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Thomas Gomez
as Natayo Smith
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Penny Edwards
as Emerald Neeley
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Robert Horton
as Jess Calhoun
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Anthony Numkena
as Comes Running
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Adeline de Walt Reynolds
as White Moon
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Howard Petrie
as Inspector Frazer
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Stuart Randall
as Standing Bear
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Richard Shackleton
as Bryan Neeley
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Jim Hayward
as Tim Neeley
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Muriel Landers
as Poks-Ki
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Frank de Kova
as Gustin
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Chief Nipo T. Strongheart
as Medicine Man
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John War Eagle
as Indian
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Michael Rennie
as Narrator
