Siege at Red River (1954)
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Siege of Red River stars Van Johnson as a Confederate officer, who "appropriates" a shipment of gatling guns from the Northern troops in the waning days of the Civil War. Posing as a medicine show entrepreneur, Johnson smuggles the guns through enemy lines in his wagon. Renegade rebel… More Siege of Red River stars Van Johnson as a Confederate officer, who "appropriates" a shipment of gatling guns from the Northern troops in the waning days of the Civil War. Posing as a medicine show entrepreneur, Johnson smuggles the guns through enemy lines in his wagon. Renegade rebel Richard Boone steals the guns in order to sell them to the Indians. Surrendering himself to Union troops, Johnson sets after Boone with Yankee reinforcements in tow before the Indians can get their hands on the weapons. After Boone is killed, a northern nurse (Joanne Dru) pleads eloquently for the Yanks to be easy on Johnson; he is allowed to escape, but not before promising to marry the nurse at war's end. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rudolph Maté
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 1, 1954 Wide
- Studio
- Fox
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Under Rudolph Maté's forceful direction this routine Western sparkles.
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Cast
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Van Johnson
as Jim Farraday
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Joanne Dru
as Nora Curtis
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Richard Boone
as Brett Manning
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Milburn Stone
as Benjy
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Jeff Morrow
as Frank Kelso
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Craig Hill
as Lt. Braden
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Rico Alaniz
as Chief Yellow Hawk
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Robert Burton
as Sheriff
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Pilar del Rey
as Lukoa
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Ferris Taylor
as Anderson Smith
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John Cliff
as Sgt. Jenkins
- John Eldredge
- Mantan Moreland
- Noel Neill
- Lyle Talbot
- Roland Winters
- Tim Ryan
