The Indian Fighter (1955)
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The Indian Fighter is trail guide Kirk Douglas, who agrees to shepherd a wagon train through Sioux territory. Douglas tries to convince the Sioux to leave his charges alone, but such hotheads as drunken white trader Walter Matthau and embittered Indian brave Harry Landers escalate the tensions.… More The Indian Fighter is trail guide Kirk Douglas, who agrees to shepherd a wagon train through Sioux territory. Douglas tries to convince the Sioux to leave his charges alone, but such hotheads as drunken white trader Walter Matthau and embittered Indian brave Harry Landers escalate the tensions. Douglas is forced to go "mano y mano" with Landers; Douglas wins, but refuses to kill Landers, having lost his taste for killing. But when Matthau and his partner Lon Chaney Jr. contrive to rob the Indians of their gold, Sioux chief Eduard Franz prepares to wipe out the settlers. Only when Douglas risks life and limb to bring Matthau and Chaney Jr. to justice does Franz relent. Somehow, Kirk Douglas manages to link up with two leading ladies in The Indian Fighter: his Italian "discovery" Elsa Martinelli and his own ex-wife Diana Douglas (wouldn't you liked to have been a fly on the wall at that casting call?) The first film assembled by Douglas' own Bryna Productions, The Indian Fighter is a particular treat when seen in color; incredibly, its first network telecast in 1962 was in black and white. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- André De Toth
- Written By
- Frank Davis, Ben Hecht
- Genres
- Western, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 21, 1955 Wide
- On DVD
- May 20, 2003
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The screenplay lacks intensity.
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Cast
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Kirk Douglas
as Johnny Hawks
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Elsa Martinelli
as Onahti
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Walter Abel
as Capt. Trask
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Walter Matthau
as Wes Todd
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Diana Douglas
as Susan Rogers
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Eduard Franz
as Red Cloud
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Lon Chaney Jr
as Chivington
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Alan Hale Jr.
as Will Crabtree
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Elisha Cook Jr.
as Briggs
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Michael Winkelman
as Tommy Rogers
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Harry Landers
as Grey Wolf
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William Phipps
as Lt. Blake
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Buzz Henry
as Lt. Shaeffer
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Ray Teal
as Morgan
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Frank Cady
as Trader Joe
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Hank Worden
as Crazy Bear
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Lane Chandler
as Head Settler
