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Comanche Territory 
Directed by George Sherman Produced by Leonard Goldstein Written by Oscar Brodney
Lewis MeltzerStarring Maureen O'Hara
Macdonald CareyMusic by Frank Skinner Cinematography Maury Gertsman Editing by Frank Gross Distributed by Universal International Pictures (UI) Release date(s) May 1, 1950 Running time 76 min Country United States Language English Comanche Territory is a 1950 Technicolor Western directed by George Sherman, starring Maureen O'Hara and Macdonald Carey. Jim Bowie is sent into Comanche country by the government on a mission to draw up a treaty allowing the government to mine silver on the Indian's turf.
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Plot synopsis
A treaty prevents settlers setting up camp on Comanche territory, but silver has been found and the government has sent Jim Bowie (Macdonald Carey) and Dan'l Seeger (Will Geer) to hold up the treaty and to negotiates a new treaty to allow the precious metal to be mined. Bowie soon finds that settlers are planning a raid on the Comanche, all instigated by saloon owner Katie Howard (Maureen O'Hara) and her crooked brother Stacey (Charles Drake). Katie falls in love with Bowie and turns honest, but it may be too late to prevent a war.
Cast
- Maureen O'Hara as Katie Howard
- Macdonald Carey as James Bowie
- Will Geer as Dan'l Seeger
- Charles Drake as Stacey Howard
- Pedro de Cordoba as Quisima
- Ian MacDonald as Walsh
- Rick Vallin as Pakanah
- Parley Baer as Boozer, the Bartender
- James Best as Sam
- Edmund Cobb as Ed
References
External links
- Comanche Territory at the Internet Movie Database
- Comanche Territory at the TCM Movie Database
- Comanche Territory at AllRovi
Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1950 films
- Films directed by George Sherman
- 1950s Western films
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