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The Yellow Tomahawk: Directed by Lesley Selander. With Rory Calhoun, Peggie Castle, Noah Beery Jr., Warner Anderson. When the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings of a scout go unheeded.
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- Western
- Lesley Selander
- 1954-05
The Yellow Tomahawk is a 1954 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Richard Alan Simmons. The film stars Rory Calhoun, Peggie Castle, Noah Beery, Jr., Warner Anderson, Peter Graves, Lee Van Cleef and Rita Moreno. The film was released in May 1954, by United Artists.
Fire Knife asks Adam to deliver the yellow tomahawk of war to Cavalry Major Ives, who is known to the Cheyenne as "the butcher" because he was responsible for a massacre in which many Cheyenne women and children were killed.
After commanding the brutal slaughter of a Cheyenne tribe, callous cavalry leader Maj. Ives (Warner Anderson) then orders the construction of a military base on Native...
- Western
- Lesley Selander
- Dennis Schwartz
- Rory Calhoun
Scout and tracker Adam Reed (Calhoun) is handed a yellow tomahawk by Cheyenne warrior Fire Knife (Cleef). It is to be given to Major Ives (Anderson) as a proclamation of war, a heed to get women and children out the way prior to attack.
The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In Wyoming Territory, army Major Ives and his men are building a temporary camp. The civilian surveyor, Mr. Keats is making preparations for the construction of a large permanent fort. However, the future fort is being erected on Cheyenne lands, in defiance of the treaty.
