Tomahawk (1951)
In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and fort in territory ceded by previous treaty to the Sioux...to the disgust of frontier scout Jim Bridger, whose Cheyenne wife led him to see the conflict from both sides. The powder-keg situation needs only a spark to bring war, and violent bigots like Lieut. Rob Dancy are all too likely to provide this. Meanwhile, Bridger's chance of preventing catastrophe is dimmed by equally wrenching personal conflicts. Unusually accurate historically.
- Released
- 1951-02-05
- Genres
- Western
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- George Sherman, Maurice Geraghty, Silvia Richards
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 23 votes
Cast
- Van Heflin as Bridger
- Yvonne De Carlo as Julie Madden
- Alex Nicol as Lt. Rob Dancy
- Preston Foster as Col. Carrington
- Jack Oakie as Sol Beckworth
- Tom Tully as Dan Castello
- John War Eagle as Red Cloud
- Rock Hudson as Burt Hanna
- Susan Cabot as Monahseetah
- Arthur Space as Captain Fetterman
- Russ Conway as Major Horton
- Ann Doran as Mrs. Carrington