Geronimo, the scourge of the prairie
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Geronimo, the scourge of the prairie |
| Original title | Geronimo |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1939 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paul Sloane |
| script | Paul Sloane |
| music |
Gérard Carbonara John Leipold |
| camera | Henry Sharp |
| cut | John F. Link |
| occupation | |
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Geronimo, the Scourge of the Prairie is a 1939 American western directed by Paul Sloane. The film premiered on November 26, 1939 in Phoenix , Arizona . It first appeared in Germany on July 3, 1953.
action
After his family was killed by whites in a raid, Chief Geronimo has only one goal: to drive the whites out of the southwestern United States. He gets weapons and ammunition for his project from Gillespie, an unscrupulous dealer. The Indians protest, the US Army sends General Steele to Fort Grant in Arizona.
Steele, who is very disciplined, makes sure that his troop consists only of experienced soldiers. When his son John, whom he has not seen for years, is commanded directly from the military academy as a lieutenant to the troops, he turns him away. John's friendship with Captain Starrett and the Indian scout Sneezer doesn't stop him from rebelling against his domineering father. He decides to leave the army and go to California with his fiancée Alice and his mother.
On the trip to California, the carriage is attacked by Indians. Alice is injured, John's mother is killed. The young lieutenant wants to avenge his mother's death on Geronimo, but ends up in his captivity. Captain Starrett then wants to send a rescue force, but the general refuses to operate. Starrett disobeys the general's orders and tries on his own to save John. But he too is taken prisoner.
In the fort, the general realizes that he is losing his family and friends and leads a small troop of soldiers to free his son. Geronimo is informed that the general has left the protected fort. He sets an ambush using his two prisoners as bait. The troops find the prisoners and are attacked by Geronimo's warriors. The general is wounded, John and Starrett try to reach the fort to get reinforcements. Only John reaches the fort and leads the reinforcements to the battlefield. The troops arrive just in time to prevent Geronimo from killing the general. Father and son are now reunited.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films describes the production as "a below-average Indian western based on a template."
background
Richard Denning (as a lieutenant), Francis Ford (as a scout) and Monte Blue (as an interpreter) can be seen in small supporting roles .
Chief Thundercloud, who played the title character Geronimo, was born as Victor Daniels. He belonged to the Cherokee and also had Irish, Scottish and German ancestors. Often used as an Indian, he was best known as Tonto , Lone Ranger's Indian friend . He embodied the figure of Geronimo three times.
The later two-time Oscar winner Farciot Edouard took care of the special effects. Hans Dreier , who was born in Germany and was later honored with three Oscars, was the designer.
The film is one of the 700 productions by Paramount Pictures , which were shot between 1929 and 1949, and whose TV marketing rights were sold to Universal Pictures in 1958 .
According to a rumor, it was a student at a parachute training unit in Fort Benning, Georgia, who started jumping off the plane after the movie, shouting "GERONIMO".
Web links
- Geronimo, the scourge of the prairie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geronimo, the scourge of the prairie. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031365/trivia