Apache, north american indians who, under such leaders as cochise, mangas coloradas, geronimo, and victorio, figured largely in the history of the southwest during the latter half of the 19th century. Apache territory 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Jeff chandler again portrayed cochise in the 1952 film the battle at apache pass. The supporting cast features ward bond, james arness and leo gordon.
Tombstone territory 10 surprising facts about the show. Logan cates rory calhoun sets out to rescue a white woman captured by apache indians and prevent a war. Apache territory is a film directed by ray nazarro with rory calhoun, barbara bates, john dehner, carolyn craig, year. The photo above gives us a look at the fort apache set as it appeared in ambush 1949 starring robert taylor. Cavalrymen and civilians are surrounded by bloodthirsty apaches. Released 1958, apache territory stars rorycalhoun, barbarabates, johndehner, carolyncraig the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. It starred wayne as halfapache indian wanderer and cavalry scout hondo lane john wayne accompanied by a brown collielike dog named sam. Filmed during the invasion of iraq in march 2003, this documentary provides a pilots eye view of action as u. Duel at diablo 1966 trailer james garner sidney poitier. With stephen mcnally, coleen gray, willard parker, arthur shields. How many of these movies filmed in kanab, utah have you seen. Awf tells the story of an us apache helecopter sqd deep attack in iraq 2003. Apache territory is a film programme that first aired in 1958 and has been classified a pg certificate.
Stagecoach employee tom folliard william lundigan is sent to manage the desolate tonto valley station, deep in apache territory. Aug 16, 2019 geronimo was a bedonkohe apache leader of the chiricahua apache, who led his peoples defense of their homeland against the military might of the united states. The searchers monument valley in the movies pictures. Filmed at red rock canyon state park, california where hundreds of other economy westerns were. As a bargaining chip, dillon helps two sons of apache chief geronimo out of the fort stockade. Cochise deepened his resolve and the chiricahua apache pursued vengeance against the mexicans. John sturges one of the best of the early john sturges westerns. Rory calhoun is suitably stoic as the loner hero of this routine bwestern, in which he comes to the rescue of a motley group of characters pinned down at a desert water hole by angry apaches. The 65 most important historical photos from the mccubbin. The last band of apache raiders, active in ensuing years under the chiricahua warrior geronimo, was hunted down in 1886 and sent first to florida, then to alabama, and finally to the oklahoma territory, where they settled among the kiowaapache the major apache groups, each speaking a different dialect, include the jicarilla and mescalero of new mexico, the chiricahua of the arizonanew. The apache tribe lived in a large region called the gran apacheria, which covered territory from western arizona to eastern texas, and from northern colorado to mexico in the south. Comanche territory is a 1950 american technicolor western film directed by george sherman starring maureen ohara and macdonald carey. Feb 06, 1981 those questions have much more point in connection with a film as entertaining as fort apache, the bronx, which, having been filmed in the south bronx and having been based on the experiences.
Apache the fiercest warriors in the southwest legends. It was a movie set near apache junction in the days of the b western. Filmed in death valley and new mexico, sturges is obviously playing visually with the stunning desert landscapes throughout the movie. Dec 25, 2017 the 65 most important historical photos from the mccubbin collection in honor of true wests 65th anniversary, we are proud to present the worldclass collection acquired by robert g. Taking charge of his new ward, cates encounters another besieged group of settlers and together the group takes refuge at papago wells, where they try to wait out the apaches and fend off another attack. Another movie set, located in paria canyon, was used in the clint eastwood classic. A sony screen classics by request title on dvdr format, apache territory. Apache territory was directed by western specialist ray nazarro and filmed in widescreen eastmancolor by irving lippman. On the way he is joined by a few civilians and a small band of soldiers at a water hole.
As their food and water supplies dwindle a storm arrives which enables cates to put an escape plan into action. The book hondo was a novelization of the film also written by lamour, and published by gold medal books in 1953. Taking charge of his new ward, cates encounters another besieged group of settlers and together the group takes refuge at. Jun 01, 2017 duel at diablo 1966 in apache territory, a supply army column heads for the next fort, an exscout searches for the killer of his indian wife, and a housewife abandons her husband in order to re. Modestly produced, it offers some amusing performances by actors playing genre stereotypes. If you didnt recognize it, apache territory is yet another reworking of john fords the lost patrol which was remade into sahara and remade again as last of the comanches. Directed by ray nazarro from a screenplay based on the louis lamour novel last stand at papago wells, apache territory costars barbara bates, john dehner, carolyn craig and tom pittman. In western, german workers fan tensions in a bulgarian town. Mexican forces captured cochise at one point in 1848 during an apache raid on fronteras, sonora, but he was exchanged for nearly a dozen mexican prisoners. Burt lancaster is massai, the last warrior refusing to submit to relocation in florida after the subjugation of the apache nation the opening scene of geronimos surrender, with the cavalry and indians facing off among angular sandstone formations, was filmed at the 745acre vasquez rocks natural area park, 10700 west escondido canyon road, near agua dulce springs, california.
An american indian agent attempted to negotiate with cochise, a strong apache leader, and was able to convince him to allow the overland mail service to pass through apache territory unmolested. Apache territory 1958 rory calhoun, barbara bates, john dehner. Dickinson was 26 yearsold when she played dolores and already a western veteran. Rory calhoun is suitably stoic as the loner hero of this routine bwestern, in which he comes to the rescue of a motley group of characters pinned down at a. The story goes that in 1938, harry goulding and his wife, leone who ran a trading post in monument valley, drove. It was also the final film in the career of costar barbara bates. Apache territory is directed by ray nazarro and collectively adapted to screenplay by george w. The fort worth five photograph became a part of history when a.
Oct 12, 20 apache territory was directed by western specialist ray nazarro and filmed in widescreen eastmancolor by irving lippman. The fort is located at the fort apache indian reservation headquarters, adjacent to the town of fort apache. Apache territory has its moments, but overall its too bland, generic, and cheaplooking to be note worthy. The screenplay is based on the july 5, 1952 colliers short story the gift of cochise by louis lamour. History of corriganville built on land purchased by corrigan in 1937, the ranch provided scenery as well as man made structures and sets, and served as the background scenery for movies and television programs such as fort apache, buffalo bill in tomahawk territory, the robe, the lone ranger, the adventures of rin tin tin, sky king, circus boy, and star trek. Now, not wanting to spoil the film for those who havent seen it i will just say that this is not a bad western movie. With james arness, richard kiley, amy stoch, geoffrey lewis. Apache territory 1958 louis lamour 19081988 was the most prolific modern author of western tales, with 89 novels and more than 250 short stories to his credit. Glorified by novelists, sensationalized by historians, and distorted beyond credulity by commercial film makers, the popular image of the apache a brutish, terrifying semihuman bent upon wanton death and destruction is almost entirely a product of irresponsible caricature and exaggeration. Marshal he made popular in the 195575 television series. But they do call to mind the cavalrymen in a movie like fort apache. For example, the gunsmoke tv series used a set in johnson canyon between the 1950s1970s. Adequately entertaining but otherwise routine, apache territory 1958 was coproduced by and stars rory calhoun as a saddle tramp taking charge when various u. Hondo is a 1953 warnercolor 3d western film directed by john farrow and starring john wayne and geraldine page.
Photo is an aerial view of fort apache in the late 1950searly 1960s from the authors collection the photograph below shows a reverse angle of the above photograph and includes the legionaire wall and gateway upper left of picture. Director john ford on location in monument valley while shooting the searchers. Watch apache territory online watch online anytime. Aug 06, 2012 john wayne, john agar and shirley temple in a scene filmed at the officers quarters in fort apache 1948. According to chiricahua apache creation stories, these lands were set in perfect foundation, specifically for nde, the chiricahua people. Southwest and north central mexico from time immemorial.
Inspired by the battle of the little bighorn 1876, the film was unique for its time in portraying native americans sympathetically as victims of the. Watch apache territory online stream full movie directv. The film has a tried and true plotline, with disparate travelers banding together to fight off indians, but the solid cast makes it entertaining. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Tombstone territory 10 surprising facts about the show too. Nov 10, 20 escape from fort bravowilliam holden, eleanor parker, john forsyth, richard anderson, william demarest, polly bergen 1953. Originally filmed in 3d a crazed fad at the time, which was highlighted during the endings apache attack sequence. The story is based on the novel last stand at papago wells by louis lamour it was calhouns last film before moving to television as the texan on cbs. Fort apache, the bronx, with paul newman the new york times. The story is based on the novel last stand at papago wells by louis lamour.
Apache mescalero apache western apache kiowaapache r i o a g r a n d e p e c o s r r. Apache territory is available in a very nice widescreen dvdr from the columbia classicssony choice mod line, which can be purchased from amazon, deep discount, or the warner archive. In this movie he goes after a renegade apache named wolf joe lara who has taken his daughter captive. When sold by, this product will be manufactured on demand using dvdr recordable media.
Moss from the novel last stand at papago wells written by louis lamour. Fort apache, arizona warring with the indians legends of. It is stated in the films storyline to be not a precinct house but rather a fort in hostile territory, hence the nickname fort apache of the films title, an allusion and reference to the famous fort apache of the old american west, itself previously the title of a famous john wayne movie. Apache rifles, released in 1964, is a good, somewhat altered remake of 1952s indian uprising starring george montgomery. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Needless to say, this output translated into a lot of movies and television series. May 21, 2017 in the meantime, you can get reacquainted with some old movie favorites and meet some new ones, as more than 100 movies were filmed in kanab and the surrounding areas.
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 indians turf. Jul 17, 2019 he filmed it on location in the sierra nevada mountains with 5,000 extras, 2,000 horses, and a cavalry regiment. The photograph above to the right shows gene autry in front of the balcony building during the filming of a scene from indian territory. It stars rory calhoun, barbara bates, john dehner, carolyn craig, tom pittman, frank dekova and leo gordon. A wandering cowboy endeavors to save a wagon train from an apache attack in this western that is based upon a louis lamour novel. Our creation stories of ussen, white painted woman, child of water, killer of enemies and gahe the mountain spirits, tell us that chiricahua people have been here in our territory now the u. Watch apache territory starring rory calhoun in this western on directv.
It starred wayne as half apache indian wanderer and cavalry scout hondo lane john wayne accompanied by a brown collielike dog named sam. A drifter crossing the arizona desert routs a band of marauding apaches and rescues the young survivor of a massacre. A cowboy sets out to try to stop an indian war and rescue a white woman captured by the apaches. Fort apache monument valley in the movies pictures. This time he gets chased by apaches, but successfully repels their attack. Arizona became a new territory february 24, 1863 native americans have always maintained a strong presence in arizona.
Not the best western, but rory calhoun as logan cates is pretty good. The story goes that in 1938, harry goulding and his wife, leone who ran a trading post in monument valley, drove to hollywood with a portfolio of photographs. Located in the superstition mountains in central arizona, and intended to be the western movie capitol of the world, construction on the apacheland studio western town began on february 12, 1959 by superstition mountain enterprises and associates. Fort apache, a war zone in the bronx in 1981, a film about police under fire in an embattled new york neighborhood ignited protests from local residents who demanded that the. A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding apaches.
Fort apache, american western film, released in 1948, that was the first, and widely considered the best, of director john fords cavalry trilogy. A fer piece from western texas, but is synonymous with the duke and director john fords cavalrycowboy and indian disagreements. Reverse view of fort apache taken in early to mid 1950s from the authors collection. Fort apache is a fictional outpost, which was located in western texas. Among the props used were an original stagecoach used by newspaper publisher horace greeley and wild bill hickoks pistol. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1958 freigegeben. Directed by ray nazarro from a screenplay based on the louis lamour novel last stand at papago wells, apache territory costars barbara bates, john. Apache territory is a 1958 american eastmancolor western film directed by ray nazarro and produced by and starring rory calhoun. Built by john ford in the latter half of 1947 for the movie fort apache, this set was the location of numerous films and countless television programs. Find out where apache territory 1958 is streaming, if apache territory 1958 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
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