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Last of the Comanches

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6.4/10 • 20

1953-02-011h 25m

Western

Ten men ... a woman ... and only a ghost of a chance !

It's 1876 and all the Indians are at peace except the Comanches lead by Black Cloud. When Black Cloud wipes out a town, only six soldiers are left and they head for the nearest fort. In the desert they are reinforced by members of a stagecoach and find some water at a deserted mission. Pinned down by Black Cloud they send an Indian boy who was Black Cloud's prisoner on to the fort while they try to bargain with Black Cloud whom they learn is without water.

Directors
André de Toth
Writters
Kenneth Gamet

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Broderick Crawford

    Broderick Crawford

    Sgt. Matt Trainor

  2. Barbara Hale

    Barbara Hale

    Julia Lanning

  3. Johnny Stewart

    Johnny Stewart

    Little Knife

  4. Lloyd Bridges

    Lloyd Bridges

    Jim Starbuck

  5. Mickey Shaughnessy

    Mickey Shaughnessy

    Rusty Potter

  6. George Mathews

    George Mathews

    Romany O'Rattigan

  7. Hugh Sanders

    Hugh Sanders

    Denver Kinnaird

  8. Ric Roman

    Ric Roman

    Martinez

  9. Chubby Johnson

    Chubby Johnson

    Henry Ruppert

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John Chard

Jan 30, 2014

7/10

I'll tell you when to drink, when to eat, when to sleep, and when to breathe! I'll tell you when to drink, when to eat, when to sleep, and when to breathe! Last of the Comanches (AKA: The Sabre and the Arrow) is directed by Andre De Toth and adapted to the screen by Kenneth Gamet. It stars Broderick Crawford, Barbara Hale, Lloyd Bridges, Mickey Shaughnessy, Johnny Stewart, George Matthews and Hugh Sanders. A Technicolor production with cinematography by Charles Lawton Junior and Ray Cory and music by George Duning. Safe as a bomb shelter Western. A remake of Zoltan Korda/Humphrey Bogart's war movie "Sahara" from 1943, Last of the Comanches finds Broderick Crawford as the leader of what remains of a massacred cavalry troop. As they make their way across the desert they pick up ragtag group of stagecoach passengers and as water runs low, they must fight for survival against fierce Comanches led by Black Cloud. In essence it's a survivalist story with some Indian War action dotted around the outskirts of plotting. It's nice and airy, pleasingly performed, easy on the eye with its Technicolor photography, and De Toth once again shows himself to be a good marshal of action scenes. Crawford carries the movie of course, imbuing Sergeant Trainor with fearless bluster that holds the dysfunctional group together. The narrative strength comes from the lack of water, both for the whiteys and the Comanche, where the often forgotten weapons of war, that of food or drink, firmly keeps the story engrossing. Not as good as "Sahara" but still a safe recommendation to Western and Brod Crawford fans. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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