In the Arizona Territory of 1868, a fugitive army scout and a crooked Indian Agent lock horns over the treatment of the cheated Natives and over the affections of a local beauty.In the Arizona Territory of 1868, a fugitive army scout and a crooked Indian Agent lock horns over the treatment of the cheated Natives and over the affections of a local beauty.In the Arizona Territory of 1868, a fugitive army scout and a crooked Indian Agent lock horns over the treatment of the cheated Natives and over the affections of a local beauty.
Cedric Hardwicke
- Lord Warrick
- (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Stanley Andrews
- Major at Court Martial
- (uncredited)
Chris Willow Bird
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Ed Brady
- Soldier at Hitching Rail
- (uncredited)
John Cason
- Officer at Court Martial
- (uncredited)
Chester Clute
- Wilbur
- (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Frank Coleman
- Man on Street
- (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
- Soldier at Hitching Rail
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaMade near the end of her seven-year contract with RKO, where she had become known as "Queen of the 'Bs'", in about 15 years Lucille Ball, along with her husband Desi Arnaz would own the studio.
- GoofsAn Indian fires an arrow down at the stagecoach. Yet, when it hits inside of the coach, the arrow has hit where the inside of the wall of the coach connects to the ceiling of the coach and is pointing at an upward angle.
- Crazy creditsListed also as cast members: "Indians from the pueblos of Taos, Santa Clara, Jemes, San Juan and Tesuque"
- ConnectionsReferenced in Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)
- SoundtracksThe Battle Cry of Freedom
(uncredited)
Written by George Frederick Root
[In the score after the court-martial]
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Lucille Ball In A Different Kind Of Role
Not being a particular fan of westerns, I watched this primarily because I wanted to see Lucille Ball in something other than an "I Love Lucy" or "Lucy Show" type of role. Here she plays Christine Larson, owner of a saloon in the Arizona Territory in 1868 who's about to be married to the unscrupulous local Indian agent (Dean Jagger.) Ball's performance was OK - nothing really more than that; she didn't blow me away. It succeeded for me in that the role was very different from what I'm accustomed to seeing her in - there was very little of the outrageous physical comedy she later became famous for, although the movie tried to maintain a gently amusing feel throughout. (A typical funny line - "there's two ways to deal with women - and no one knows either one of them!") I didn't find the story all that compelling, although I appreciated that the Indians were shown as the victims of the Indian agent. There's typical shootout action and a lot of horses - your typical western in other words. As to Christine - we pretty much can guess from the beginning how her planned marriage is going to end up; it's just a question of how she's going to get there. If you like westerns, this would be a pretty typical one with a bit of humour thrown in. If you're not big on the genre, this will be lacking. I'm not big on the genre. 3/10
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- Budget
- $646,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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