#1. The Charge at Feather River (1953)

Storyline: The story involves an overland journey through hostile Cheyenne territory to rescue two white women captured by the Cheyenne. One has turned renegade and is not anxious to be rescued as she is about to be married to Chief Thunder Hawk. Vera Miles dies and the cavalry comes to the rescue in the nick of time by a stream called Feather River. Knives, arrows, spears and tomahawks all come flying at the audience. Frank Lovejoy discourages a rattlesnake with tobacco juice and even gets off a shot into the audience.—Tom Kresin <tomk@meaddata.com>

Plot Keywords: cavalryman, cavalry captain, cavalry sergeant, woman, frontier woman, pioneer, thrilling ...

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#2. Tomahawk Trail (1957)

Storyline: Led by an incompetent Lieutenant, a troop of soldiers is on the Tomahawk Trail in Apache territory. When he lets the Indians steal their horses and gets slightly wounded in a skirmish, Sergeant McCoy takes over command. McCoy sucessfully gets them to the fort only to find all the soldiers have meen murdered by the Apaches. He prepares the troops for an attack knowing if they survive the Lieutenant plans to have him court marshaled.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: apache, cavalry sergeant, commanding officer, captive, daughter, soldier, gutsy ...

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