At least one Native American had a starring role in this typical western programmer. Michael Ansara (who has played American Indians many times) is very capable as Silverheel's contentious one-eyed brother.
There's some manipulation of the historical facts (the story takes place as the War of 1812 is about to start), but I've seen much greater historical distortions in many, many films (like in "Gone With the Wind"...).
Overall, this was pretty enjoyable, but not a film I would bother viewing more than once. The dialog was dull. The scenery was nice. The Technicolor was fantastic.
I rated it "4", just for the chance to see Jay Silverheels in something other than "The Lone Ranger".
There's some manipulation of the historical facts (the story takes place as the War of 1812 is about to start), but I've seen much greater historical distortions in many, many films (like in "Gone With the Wind"...).
Overall, this was pretty enjoyable, but not a film I would bother viewing more than once. The dialog was dull. The scenery was nice. The Technicolor was fantastic.
I rated it "4", just for the chance to see Jay Silverheels in something other than "The Lone Ranger".