On a charge

7th Cavalry (1956)

Based on a story called “A Horse for Mrs. Custer” this Western from director Joseph H. Lewis stars Randolph Scott. After missing the Battle of the Little Big Horn an officer tries to repair his reputation by helping recover the bodies of his fallen comrades.

With a run time of only 75 minutes this film is short on both plot and action, probably in an attempt to knock out a quick Western on the cheap. There are some decent elements for the film to build on but it is really let down by a fairly weak last two thirds to the film. About the best thing you can say about this film is that the portrayal of the Indians is that it is fairly balanced unlike a lot of contemporary films.

2/5