An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.
Robert J. Wilke
- Trooper Grady
- (as Robert Wilke)
Richard H. Cutting
- Commissioner Kirby
- (as Richard Cutting)
Anthony Jochim
- Trading Post Proprietor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRobert Stack and Peter Graves would later star in Airplane! (1980), both playing on their own images.
- GoofsAs the rattlesnake moves towards Sgt Clarke (Charles McGraw), the wire used to pull it is clearly visible.
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Stop bleeding all over me and get going.
War Paint is directed by Lesley Selander and adapted to screenplay by Richard Alan Simmons and Martin Berkeley. It stars Robert Stack, Charles McGraw, Joan Taylor, Peter Graves, Keith Larsen, Robert Wilke and Walter Reed. Music is by Arthur Lange and Emil Newman, and cinematography by Gordon Avil.
A cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to Gray Cloud are being destroyed from within by an Indian brother and sister.
Paper of lies!
Filmed out of the superb presence of Death Valley, War Paint is as solid as one of that location's rocks. The title hints at some cheapo "B" Oater, the kind that is all hooray and jingoistic as the cavalry mow down the Indians, but that is not the case. Though an air of familiarity exists, with the core of the story about an army unit literally dying out in the desert, with saboteurs operating within, there's a two sides of the coin pinch in the narrative, with dialogue nicely written with thought and sincerity. Opening with a scalping, drama and suspense is never far away, so as the group implode, with suspicions, thirst and gold fever taking a hold, the viewer is always intrigued as to who will survive and will the treaty ever reach its destination? Plus you may find yourself feeling very thirsty during the viewing...
Very nicely performed and handled with underrated tidy hands by Selander, this is well worth a look by Western fans. 7/10
A cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to Gray Cloud are being destroyed from within by an Indian brother and sister.
Paper of lies!
Filmed out of the superb presence of Death Valley, War Paint is as solid as one of that location's rocks. The title hints at some cheapo "B" Oater, the kind that is all hooray and jingoistic as the cavalry mow down the Indians, but that is not the case. Though an air of familiarity exists, with the core of the story about an army unit literally dying out in the desert, with saboteurs operating within, there's a two sides of the coin pinch in the narrative, with dialogue nicely written with thought and sincerity. Opening with a scalping, drama and suspense is never far away, so as the group implode, with suspicions, thirst and gold fever taking a hold, the viewer is always intrigued as to who will survive and will the treaty ever reach its destination? Plus you may find yourself feeling very thirsty during the viewing...
Very nicely performed and handled with underrated tidy hands by Selander, this is well worth a look by Western fans. 7/10
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Im Tal des Verderbens
- Filming locations
- Death Valley National Park, California, USA("War Paint" was photographed in its entirety in beautiful Death Valley National Monument, California)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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