One Little Indian (film)

One Little Indian
One Little Indian
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bernard McEveety
Written by	Harry Spalding
Produced by	Winston Hibler
Starring	James Garner; Vera Miles; Pat Hingle; Clay O'Brien; John Doucette; Morgan Woodward; Andrew Prine;
Cinematography	Charles F. Wheeler
Edited by	Robert Stafford
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	June 20, 1973;
Running time	90 Minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2 million

One Little Indian is a 1973 American Western comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions starring James Garner and Vera Miles. The supporting cast includes Pat Hingle, John Doucette, Morgan Woodward, Andrew Prine, as well as a 10-year-old Jodie Foster. The film was written by Harry Spalding and directed by Bernard McEveety.

Garner later wrote that he was not satisfied with the project; the only aspect of the film what he appreciated was Jodie Foster, who was ten years old when the film was shot.^[2]

Plot

A cavalry soldier's misadventures with a camel and a little boy.

Cast

James Garner as Corporal Clint Keyes
Vera Miles as Doris McIver
Pat Hingle as Captain Stewart
Clay O'Brien as Mark
John Doucette as Sergeant Waller
Morgan Woodward as Sergeant Raines
Andrew Prine as Chaplain John Kaplan
Robert Pine as Lieutenant Cummins
Bruce Glover as Schrader
Ken Swofford as Private Dixon
Jay Silverheels as Jimmy Wolf
Jodie Foster as Martha McIver
Walter Brooke as The Doctor
Rudy Diaz as The Apache
John C. Flinn III as Cowboy (as John Flinn)
Lois Red Elk as Blue Feather
Hal Baylor as Branigan
Terry Wilson as Stagecoach
Paul Sorensen as The Guard
Read Morgan as Reb
Richard Hale as Old Indian
Jim Davis as Trail Boss

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Canyon, the Gap, Kanab movie fort, and the Coral Pink Sand Dunes in Utah.^[3]

Reception

The film earned an estimated $2 million in North American rentals.^[4]

References

^ IMBB One Little Indian (Infobox details)
^ Garner, James; Winokur, Jon (2011). The Garner Files: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster. p. 258.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
^ "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, 9 January 1974 p 19

External links

Official website
One Little Indian at IMDb
One Little Indian at Rotten Tomatoes
One Little Indian at the TCM Movie Database
James Garner interview on the Charlie Rose Show Archived January 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
James Garner interview^{[permanent dead link]} at Archive of American Television

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[1] IMBB One Little Indian (Infobox details)

[2] Garner, James; Winokur, Jon (2011). The Garner Files: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster. p. 258.

[3] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

[4] "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, 9 January 1974 p 19

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