Apache war smoke is a 1952 western. It follows a stagecoach group who hide in a small town from warring Apaches. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
Despite the unoriginal plot, story and even cast of characters, Apache war smoke is beyond a normal b-movie. While the film has it's fair share of action, it focuses more on characters. While the characters aren't particularly deep, coming off as caricatures of those from 'Stagecoach', they have entertaining qualities, and arcs (brief as they may be).
This would be a normal western b-movie, but the actors like Gilbert Roland have great dedication to their roles, and other redeeming qualities such as the beautiful frontier cinematography save it. For any fan of classic westerns, this is a worthy way to spend 67 minutes.
Despite the unoriginal plot, story and even cast of characters, Apache war smoke is beyond a normal b-movie. While the film has it's fair share of action, it focuses more on characters. While the characters aren't particularly deep, coming off as caricatures of those from 'Stagecoach', they have entertaining qualities, and arcs (brief as they may be).
This would be a normal western b-movie, but the actors like Gilbert Roland have great dedication to their roles, and other redeeming qualities such as the beautiful frontier cinematography save it. For any fan of classic westerns, this is a worthy way to spend 67 minutes.