In the land of the Comanches

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Movie
German title In the land of the Comanches
Original title Comanche Territory
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1950
length 73 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director George Sherman
script Louis Meltzer ,
Oscar Brodney
production Leonard Goldstein for Universal Pictures
music Frank Skinner
camera Maury Gertsman
cut Frank Gross
occupation

In the land of the Comanches (original title: Comanche Territory ) is an American western from Universal International Pictures from 1950 in Technicolor with Macdonald Carey and Maureen O'Hara in the leading roles. It is set in the southern United States in the 1830s and takes up the real character of James Bowie . It was shot in Arizona and was released on April 7, 1950 in the United States and on February 15, 1952 in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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The trapper and adventurer James “Jim” Bowie made the acquaintance of the eccentric Daniel Seeger in the steppe after he had come to his aid in his escape from a troop of Comaniac troops. But then the Indians overpower them and bring them to their camp, where the Whites become friends with them and their chief Quisima after Bowie taught them how to be, in exchange for permission to dig for silver on the Comanche lands Makes a red previously unknown Bowie knife . The condition, however, is the renewal of a contract with the whites on the land of the reds. Seeger, who was commissioned by the federal government to deliver the relevant document, the document was stolen. If the agreement is not extended, however, the silver of the Comanches is at the mercy of the whites of the area.

In the nearby Crooked Tongue, Bowie clashes with the dominant bank and pub owner Catherine Howard. When Seeger recognizes her as the thief of the document, she feels cornered and gives in, because the apparently greedy and selfish Howard intends to sell the silver mines she has acquired to the highest bidder. During a ride out into the surrounding area, Bowie and Howard meet a troop of Komantschen and they accompany them to their camp. The situation there came to a head when Pakanah, Quisima's son, became suspicious. He openly accuses Bowie of breach of contract despite his appeasement. Howard continues to come under pressure, but initially remains silent. It comes to a duel between Bowie and Pakanah, whereby the white wins and the two can withdraw freely. Howard actually uses the silver rights only as a means of keeping the settlers and ranchers in the area.

When permission to mine silver dragged on, some settlers, led by Howard's brother Stacey, took the initiative and manipulated the treaty so that the Indians would be disarmed so that the silver miners could safely enter their land prematurely. Bowie and Seeger can warn the unsuspecting Quisima of the invasion and join forces with him and Pakanah, who has since reconciled with Bowie, against the gang around Stacey Howard. A fight ensues, in the course of which the Indians are equipped by Catherine with the firearms they have captured. Stacey is found by Bowie and handed over to the authorities, in the end he and Catherine become a couple.

Reviews

"Pretty little color western"

- Cinema.de

"The fictional episode from the life of the legendary western hero forms the framework for an entertaining Indian film."

- Lexicon of international film

Others

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate
  2. ↑ Cinema.de
  3. ↑ In the land of the Comanches. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 19, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used