John Wayne stars as Jim Smith , a leader of the 'Black Boys' who opposed the traders dealing with Indians in the mid-1700s. When an English officer places the goods under military protection, Smith and his men have no option but to fight for their rights.
Known in the USA as the 'Allegheny Uprising' the First Rebel stars John Wayne as a leader of a group of settlers located in the Alleghany river area, who goes up against Brian Donlevy's villainous trader. It's a spirited adventure set around 1760's, hence coonskin caps, musket rifles and Delaware Indians. Claire Trevor goes a little over the top as a girl who goes ga-ga over Wayne. George Sanders plays a British Captain but surprisingly not strictly a villain - just a snooty stubborn man manipulated by Donlevy.
Known in the USA as the 'Allegheny Uprising' the First Rebel stars John Wayne as a leader of a group of settlers located in the Alleghany river area, who goes up against Brian Donlevy's villainous trader. It's a spirited adventure set around 1760's, hence coonskin caps, musket rifles and Delaware Indians. Claire Trevor goes a little over the top as a girl who goes ga-ga over Wayne. George Sanders plays a British Captain but surprisingly not strictly a villain - just a snooty stubborn man manipulated by Donlevy.