In 1866 Wyoming, a frontier scout tries to prevent a war between the Sioux and the U.S. after the Army builds a road and a fort on territory previously ceded to the Sioux by treaty.In 1866 Wyoming, a frontier scout tries to prevent a war between the Sioux and the U.S. after the Army builds a road and a fort on territory previously ceded to the Sioux by treaty.In 1866 Wyoming, a frontier scout tries to prevent a war between the Sioux and the U.S. after the Army builds a road and a fort on territory previously ceded to the Sioux by treaty.
Russ Conway
- Maj. Horton
- (as Russell Conway)
Chief American Horse
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Sheila Darcy
- Woman
- (uncredited)
Abner George
- Man
- (uncredited)
James A. Hermstad
- Man
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaJack Oakie's character Sol Beckworth is based on James Beckwourth, a mountain man, fur trapper, army scout and explorer. A companion of Jim Bridger, "Liver Eater" Johnson, Portuguese Philips, Del Gu and Frenchy La Blatte, he lived among the Crow tribe and married the daughter of a Crow chief and became a respected warrior and leader of the Crow nation. He was born around 1800 and was the son of a slave mother and her owner, Sir Jennings Beckwourth. His father acknowledged his paternity and treated him as a son. He granted James his freedom in 1824. He started as a blacksmith's apprentice, but headed west to work for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. He is credited with discovering and mapping Beckwourth Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. For all his exploits and deeds, he became one of the Old West's legendary figures. He died October 29, 1866, in Denver, CO.
- GoofsWhen Dancy is shot and killed by an arrow, padding can clearly be seen beneath his shirt.
- Quotes
Dan Castello: I have to keep moving. Got iron in my blood. If I sit still, I rust.
- Alternate versionsAccording to Wikipedia, Tomahawk was originally released in the UK under the title "Battle of Powder River". The reference for this is given as Monthly Film Bulletin, 18 (204), London, January 1, 1951, p. 217 and google searches return images of movie posters in that name. The title is erroneous, however, as the real Battle of Powder River took place just over the border, in Montana, in 1876, ten years after the events depicted in Tomahawk.
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A Magnificent Western
This great 1951 western just seems to get better with age. Having seen the film many times over the years but again today on TV, I really think this is one of the best westerns of the period and one that stands the test of time. Filmed in a documentary style ( Voice-over at beginning and end etc.)and influenced by the previous year's hit ' Broken Arrow', this film is actually an improvement as it does away with any romance that dominated the earlier film and concentrates on the story of Jim Bridger an Indian scout trying to keep peace between the army & the Sioux, who are trying to secure land rights. Based on the real life adventurer, the script while simplified remains intelligent with the accent on action but is unusually sympathetic to the Indians for 1951. Engrossing and beautifully photographed by Charles P Boyle (Old Yeller, Davy Crockett) in glorious Technicolor. Van Heflin gives a very convincing performance as Jim Bridger and it's good to see native actors playing native Indians & speaking in their native tongue! There are distinct parallels here with Costner's 'Dances with Wolves' ( actually filmed in the same area of Dakota)and interesting comparisons could be made with the award winning 1990 epic but whilst I admire the more recent film, 'Tomahawk' is the one I look forward to seeing again, all economically packaged in only 82 minutes!
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- Tomahawk - Aufstand der Sioux
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- Budget
- $750,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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