Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

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Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
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Directed by Lew Landers
Screenplay by Richard Schayer
Story by Ford Beebe
Produced by Grant Whytock
Bernard Small
Starring George Montgomery
Ellen Drew
Cinematography George E. Diskant
(as George Diskant)
John J. Mescall
(as John Mescall)
Edited byStewart S. Frye
(as Stewart Frye)
Kenneth G. Crane
(as Kenneth Crane)
Music by Paul Sawtell
Production
company
Edward Small Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • January 6, 1950 (1950-01-06)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$400,000 (est.) [1]

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout is a 1950 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring George Montgomery and Ellen Drew. [2] Wartime hero Johnny McKee had a small role in the film, [3] as did Jim Thorpe. [4] The film was shot at the Motion Picture Centre, with filming commencing June 1948. [5] Much of the footage was taken from the 1940 film Kit Carson , starring Jon Hall, Dana Andrews, and Clayton Moore. [6]

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Plot

During the 1840s, a wagon train is headed west with Davy Crockett (George Montgomery), a young man who shares a name with his famous frontiersman uncle, acting as one of the train's Native American scouts. After the passengers narrowly survive a series of ambushes from Native Americans, they come to believe that a spy is on board, helping plot the attacks. Suspicions fall on Davy's innocent partner, Red Hawk (Philip Reed), so he and Davy set out to find the real culprit.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/variety170-1948–04#page/n6/mode/1up [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Article on film at Turner Classic Movies Archived August 9, 2024, at the Wayback Machine accessed 11 October 2023
  3. ↑ Schallert, Edwin (June 24, 1948). "Bankhead Movie Deals Reported on Fire Here". Los Angeles Times. p. 23.
  4. ↑ "Noted Pair Costarred". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1949. p. A8.
  5. ↑ "Small Plans Film on Monte Cristo: Seeks Louis Hayward for Lead in Movie on Dumas Hero – Beloin Doing Hope Script". New York Times. June 15, 1948. p. 33.
  6. ↑ Article on film at Turner Classic Movies accessed 11 October 2023


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