They Rode West (1954)
Directed by Phil
Karlson this cavalry western stars Robert Francis, Donna Reed, May
Wynn and Philip Carey. A new medical officer at a cavalry out post
falls out with with his fellow officers and men after taking a
sympathetic view of the local Native Americans.
While the plot of this
film attempts to take a more sympathetic view of the Native Americans
in this film it is not exactly what you would call nuanced.
Suggesting that you need to “win hearts and minds” is a fair idea
but the Native Americans have good cause to be more than unhappy with
their situation. There is not a lot of star power in this lightweight
John Ford imitation and the film is fairly well shot even if the
acting is a little ropey at times.
2/5
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