Quite a bright Indian western from the Hollywood master of adventure cinema 30-50s George Sherman. The film tells the story of the friendship of white scout John Reed and Comanche chief Quan Parker. Quite politically correct, in the spirit of the Western “Broken Arrow”, which initiated similar plots in the genre. Here, James Stewart and Jeff Chandler were replaced by Dan Andrews and Kent Smith. Andrews is better known for noir, looks quite good and as a Western hero.
By the way, Comanche chief Kuana Parker is a very real historical person. He lived a long life (1836-1911). For more than 10 years he openly confronted the white settlers, making constant raids. Only in 1875, at the head of his detachment of 400 men exhausted by constant skirmishes with government troops, he was forced to surrender and spent the rest of his life on a reservation.
This shows, of course, a rather romanticized version, and Parker, unlike the prototype, stands for peace. The plot, I must say, is not too dynamic and predictable, and Andrews and Smith are far from Stewart and Chandler. But the authors used the beauty of Technicolor to show a colorful setting in the face of the Mexican state of Durango, where the shooting took place.
In general, lookable, but nothing more. Politically correct script, a good bright picture and a fairly average performance of actors (except Andrews, little-known).
5.5 out of 10