Train of the fearless
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Train of the fearless |
| Original title | Westward Ho the Wagons! |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1956 |
| Rod | |
| Director | William Beaudine |
| script | Tomas W. Blackburn |
| production | Bill Walsh |
| music | George Bruns |
| camera |
Charles P. Boyle Peter Ellenshaw |
| cut | Cotton Waburton |
| occupation | |
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Train of the Fearless (Video title: Westwards - The Caravan of Fearless , Original Title: Westward Ho the Wagons! ) Is an American Walt Disney feature film from 1956. Directed by William Beaudine . The leading roles were cast with Fess Parker , Kathleen Crowley and Jeff York . The script was written by Tom Blackburn . It is based on a novel by Mary Jane Carr . In the Federal Republic of Germany, the strip was shown for the first time on November 15, 1957.
action
The film has a historical background. It is set in the United States of America in 1844.
Because life in Nebraska has become too inhospitable for them, thousands of farmers and their families set out on a long trek to more fertile Oregon . The settlers have not reached their destination for the day, the Fort Laramie army base , and are forced to camp in the middle of the prairie . Because the group is in the area of the hostile Pawnees , the doctor Doc Grayson and the cross-border commuter Hank Breckenridge are sent by the trek leader to look for traces of the Indians. Although they don't find anything, the two scouts warn their fellow travelers to be careful. Grayson's special focus is on the young Laura Thompson and her teenage siblings, who have lost their parents and now need his special protection.
Some children are in the process of collecting firewood near the camp when they are found by a patrol of the Pawnees. Laura's brother Dan is kidnapped by them. During the night he managed to escape, but in doing so he conjured an attack by the Indians, who outnumber the settlers by far. After a fierce battle, the farmers see only one way out: They sacrifice their workhorses that accompany the trek and drive them towards the Indians. With that they are saved.
The next day the trek reaches Fort Laramie. The next camp is set up near it. This is where the Sioux Indians are located, and from these the settlers are initially in no danger. But this changes when the medicine man persuades his chief that Mira, Laura's little sister, with her blond hair, should be accepted into the tribe because this would bring him luck. Therefore, the chief suggests that the settlers let him have the child. In return, he offers the settler group safe conduct to Oregon. The proposal is of course rejected. Now the settlers prefer to rest at the fort until the waves have smoothed out.
The Sioux chief's son is seriously injured when he falls from his horse. Then Dr. Grayson to help the child. Together with Laura, with whom he has since fallen in love, he goes to the Indian camp. He is well aware of the danger he is taking; because if the boy died during his treatment, he would be blamed for it and he would have to expect the worst. Fortunately, it doesn't come to that. The chief's son will get well again. Under the protection of the Indian tribe, the settlers move on with their covered wagons.
Production notes
Music plays a big role in the film. It was composed by George Bruns and orchestrated by Edward H. Plumb . The buildings were created by the production designers Emile Kuri and Bertram C. Granger . Charles P. Boyle was in charge of the camera . Peter Ellenshaw was responsible for special shots . The German editing was done by Simoton-Film Berlin.
criticism
The lexicon of international films only notes that it is a low-tension western with many songs.
source
Program for the film published by Das Neue Film-Programm , Mannheim, without number
Web links
- Train the Fearless in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Train of the Fearless. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 17, 2019 .