Comanche Territory (1950 film)
Comanche Territory is a 1950 American Technicolor Western film directed by George Sherman starring Maureen O'Hara and Macdonald Carey. Jim Bowie is sent into Comanche country by the government on a mission to draw up a treaty allowing the government to mine silver on the Indian's turf. Filming was done in and around the Oak Creek Canyon area of Arizona.
| Comanche Territory | |
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Written by | Lewis Meltzer |
| Screenplay by | Oscar Brodney Lewis Meltzer |
| Starring | Maureen O'Hara Macdonald Carey |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Frank Gross |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.6 million[1] |
Plot
A treaty prevents settlers setting up camp on Comanche territory, but silver has been found and the government has sent Jim Bowie (Macdonald Carey) and Dan'l Seeger (Will Geer) to hold up the treaty and to negotiate a new treaty to allow the precious metal to be mined. Bowie soon finds that settlers are planning a raid on the Comanche, all instigated by saloon owner Katie Howard (Maureen O'Hara) and her crooked brother Stacey (Charles Drake). Katie falls in love with Bowie and turns honest, but it may be too late to prevent a war.
Cast
- Maureen O'Hara as Katie Howard
- Macdonald Carey as James Bowie
- Will Geer as Dan'l Seeger
- Charles Drake as Stacey Howard
- Pedro de Cordoba as Quisima
- Ian MacDonald as Walsh
- Rick Vallin as Pakanah
- Parley Baer as Boozer, the Bartender
- James Best as Sam
- Edmund Cobb as Ed
References
- "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.
External links
- Comanche Territory on IMDb
- Comanche Territory at the TCM Movie Database
- Comanche Territory at AllMovie