Tomahawk (film)

Tomahawk

Theatrical Poster
Directed by George Sherman
Produced by Leonard Goldstein
Written by Daniel Jarrett (story)
Sylvia Richards (screenplay)
Starring Van Heflin
Yvonne De Carlo
Cinematography Charles P. Boyle
Edited by Danny B. Landres
Distributed by Universal International
Release dates
  • February 5, 1951 (1951-02-05)
Running time
82 mins.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $750,000[1]
Box office $2 million (US rentals)[2]

Tomahawk is a 1951 western film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo. The film is loosely based on events that took place in Wyoming in 1866-8 around Fort Phil Kearny on the Bozeman Trail. In the UK the film was released as The Battle of Powder River.

Plot synopsis

In 1876, gold is discovered and the U.S. Army build a road and fort on territory ceded to the Sioux by an earlier treaty. Frontier scout Jim Bridger (Van Heflin), whose companion, a Cheyenne girl, is the daughter of Chief Black Kettle and sister to Bridger's deceased wife, tries to prevent an all out war with Sioux leader Red Cloud and his braves.

Cast

References

  1. [https://archive.org/stream/variety169-1948-02#page/n133/mode/1up Variety 18 February 1948 p 14
  2. 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952


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