Seminole (1953)
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36% of users liked it
(32 ratings)
Rock Hudson stars in Seminole as 19th-century army officer Lance Caldwell. Born and raised in Florida, Caldwell is assigned to Fort King in the Everglades. Immediately clashing with his commanding officer Major Dade (Richard Carlson), Caldwell opposes Dade's plans to wipe out the Seminole… More Rock Hudson stars in Seminole as 19th-century army officer Lance Caldwell. Born and raised in Florida, Caldwell is assigned to Fort King in the Everglades. Immediately clashing with his commanding officer Major Dade (Richard Carlson), Caldwell opposes Dade's plans to wipe out the Seminole Indians. The fact that Caldwell was the boyhood chum of Seminole chief Osceola (Anthony Quinn) is all the more reason to resist Dade's genocidal policies. After a deadly confrontation which costs dozens of lives on both sides, Osceola rescues Caldwell, whereupon the latter is court-martialed. Later on, Osceola comes to Fort King to talk peace, and is promptly killed by persons unknown. An attempt is made to frame Caldwell for the killing, but the truth eventually prevails. In the tradition of Broken Arrow, Seminole is essentially sympathetic to the Indian's point of view. Co-starring in the film are Barbara Hale as the requisite heroine and Lee Marvin as a surly sergeant. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Budd Boetticher
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 1, 1953 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Powerful pro-Native American Western, with gripping story telling.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's the kind of Western where the white leader is so crazed and the Indian leader so sane, that you root for the Indians.
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Cast
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Rock Hudson
as Lt. Lance Caldwell
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Barbara Hale
as Revere Muldoon
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Anthony Quinn
as Osceola/John Powell
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Richard Carlson
as Maj. Dade
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Hugh O'Brian
as Kajeck
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Russell Johnson
as Lt. Hamilton
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Lee Marvin
as Sgt. Magruder
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Ralph Moody
as Kulak
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Fay Roope
as Zachary Taylor
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James Best
as Corporal Gerard
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John Day
as Scott
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Robert Bray
as Capt. Sibley
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Frank Chase
as Trooper
- Jack Finlay
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Soledad Jiminez
as Mattie Sue Thomas
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Robert Karnes
as Corporal
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Walter Reed
as Farmer
- Dan Poore
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Robert Dane
as Trader Taft
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Alex Sharp
as Officer
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Howard Erskine
as Cpl. Smiley
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Don Garrett
as Officer
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Scott Lee
as Trooper
- Earl Spainard
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Duane Thorsen
as Hendricks
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John Phillips
as Maj. Lawrence
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Don Gibson
as Capt. Streller
