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Chief Crazy Horse

HE HURLED THE LANCE THAT SMASHED CUSTER THAT HISTORIC DAY AT LITTLE BIG HORN!
1955 | 86m | English

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When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival Little Big Man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. Of course, a new gold rush starts despite all treaties, and Crazy Horse becomes military leader of his people. Initial Indian victories lead to the inevitable result. Uniquely, all is told from the Indian perspective.
Release Date: Apr 01, 1955
Director: George Sherman
Writer: Gerald Drayson Adams, Franklin Coen
Genres: Western
Keywords gold, wound, treaty, red cloud's war, great sioux war
Production Companies Universal International Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 02, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Victor Mature Crazy Horse
Suzan Ball Black Shawl
John Lund Major Twist
Ray Danton Little Big Man
Keith Larsen Flying Hawk
Paul Guilfoyle Worm
David Janssen Lt. Colin Cartwright
Robert Warwick Spotted Tail
James Millican General Crook
Morris Ankrum Red Cloud
Donald Randolph Aaron Cartwright
Robert F. Simon Jeff Mantz
James Westerfield Caleb Mantz
Stuart Randall Old Man Afraid
Pat Hogan Dull Knife
Dennis Weaver Maj. Carlisle
John Peters Sgt. Guthrie
Henry Wills He Dog
Name Job
George Sherman Director
Gerald Drayson Adams Story, Screenplay
Frank Skinner Music
Franklin Coen Screenplay
Al Clark Editor
Robert F. Boyle Art Direction
Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Rosemary Odell Costume Design
Joan St. Oegger Hairstylist
Marshall Green Assistant Director
Leslie I. Carey Sound
Corson Jowett Sound
Joseph Gershenson Music Supervisor
Harold Lipstein Director of Photography
Ray Jeffers Set Decoration
Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
David Miller Technical Advisor
Buddy Van Horn Stunts
Name Title
William Alland Producer
Leonard Goldstein Co-Producer
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John Chard
5.0

Safe, interesting enough, but worthy of repeat viewings? This is the story of Crazy Horse, who from a very young age was expected to go onto great things for his people. Taking in his youth and finally onto his accent as military leader, Chief Crazy Horse tells things from the Indian point of vie ... w. This is a good and reliable Western picture, though sadly not using Indian actors to ram home the fact it's telling things from the Indian side of the vista, it's none the less unharmed by Victor Mature (Crazy Horse) and the rest of the white man cast. It's difficult for myself to personally gauge just what the makers were aiming for, was it honest portrayals? Or did they hope to make a stirring picture about a man proclaimed as a true great American General? Because they really don't achieve either of those things. But as I have said in my heading, this film doesn't waste one's time, it is a very interesting story, and technically it has its treats (filming in the actual Black Hills location a definite bonus for the story), yet ultimately I came away thinking that we could still do with a rousing epic to fully capture this man's biography. It's a story well worth telling and a story worth telling with grace and elegance, sadly this is not the real deal. 5/10

May 16, 2024