Last of the Comanches

Last of the Comanches
Last of the Comanches
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andre de Toth
Written by	Kenneth Gamet
Produced by	Buddy Adler
Starring	Broderick Crawford; Barbara Hale; Johnny Stewart; Lloyd Bridges
Cinematography	Ray Cory; Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by	Al Clark
Music by	George Duning
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	January 28, 1953 (Los Angeles); February 1, 1953 (United States);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last of the Comanches is a 1953 American Western film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Broderick Crawford, Barbara Hale, Johnny Stewart and Lloyd Bridges.^[1] The film is a remake of the 1943 World War II film Sahara, starring Humphrey Bogart.^[2] Lloyd Bridges appeared in both films.

Plot

In 1876 all the Indians are at peace except the Comanches led by Black Cloud. When he wipes out a complete town, leaving only burnt-out ruins, just six soldiers are left and they retreat into the desert, hoping to reach the safety of Fort Macklin. But, it is, at least, 100 miles (160.9 km) away and they are short of water. They are reinforced by members of a stagecoach and find limited water at a deserted mission. Pinned down by Black Cloud they send an Indian boy who was a prisoner on to the fort for reinforcements, while they fight off Black Cloud. He is also suffering from lack of water and they try to delay him with (bogus) offers of water until the cavalry can arrive to rescue them. The stagecoach is carrying a consignment of dynamite and this is used to lay a trap for the marauding Indians – a truly spectacular explosion ensues...

Cast

Broderick Crawford as Sgt. Maj. Matt Trainor
Barbara Hale as Julia Lanning
Johnny Stewart as Little Knife
Steve Forrest as Lt. Floyd
Lloyd Bridges as Jim Starbuck
Mickey Shaughnessy as Pvt. Rusty Potter
George Mathews as Romany O'Rattigan
Hugh Sanders as Denver Kinnaird
Chubby Johnson as Henry Ruppert
Martin Milner as Pvt. Billy Creel
Milton Parsons as Satterlee the Prophet
Carleton Young as Major Lanning
Jack Woody as Cpl. Floyd
Ric Roman as Pvt. Martinez
John War Eagle as Black Cloud

Comic book adaption

Avon Periodicals: Last of the Comanches (1953)^[3]^[4]

References

^ Last of the Comanches at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
^ "Last of the Comanches". Tcm.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Avon Periodicals: Last of the Comanches". Grand Comics Database.
^ Avon Periodicals: Last of the Comanches at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

External links

Last of the Comanches at IMDb
Last of the Comanches at AllMovie
Last of the Comanches at the TCM Movie Database
Last of the Comanches at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Last of the Comanches at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[2] "Last of the Comanches". Tcm.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[3] "Avon Periodicals: Last of the Comanches". Grand Comics Database.

[4] Avon Periodicals: Last of the Comanches at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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