- Chief Crazy Horse (1955 film)
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Chief Crazy Horse 
Directed by George Sherman Produced by William Alland Written by Gerald Drayson Adams (story and screenplay) Starring Victor Mature Cinematography Harold Lipstein Editing by Al Clark Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date(s) April 27, 1955 Running time 86 minutes Country United States Language English Chief Crazy Horse is a 1955 western film directed by George Sherman and starring Victor Mature. The film is a fictionalized biography of the Lakota Sioux Chief Crazy Horse that, unusually for the time, portrays the Native American Indians in a more sympathetic light.
Plot synopsis
When young Crazy Horse (Victor Mature) wins his bride, rival Little Big Man (Ray Danton) goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. A new gold rush starts and old treaties are torn up. Crazy Horse becomes chief of his people, leading them to war at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Cast
- Victor Mature - Chief Crazy Horse
- Suzan Ball - Little Shawl
- John Lund - Maj. Twist
- Ray Danton - Little Big Man
- Keith Larsen - Flying Hawk
- Paul Guilfoyle - Worm
- David Janssen - Lt. Colin Cartwright
- Robert Warwick - Spotted Tail
- James Millican - Gen. George Crook
- Morris Ankrum - Red Cloud/Conquering Bear
- Donald Randolph - Aaron Cartwright
- Robert F. Simon - Jeff Mantz
- James Westerfield - Caleb Mantz
- Stuart Randall - Old Man Afraid
- Pat Hogan - Dull Knife
- Dennis Weaver - Major Carlisle
- John Peters - Sgt. Guthrie
- Henry Wills - He Dog
External links
Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1955 films
- Universal Pictures films
- 1950s Western films
- Films shot in Technicolor
- Films directed by George Sherman
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