War Arrow

When Beery picks up the arrow it has no arrowhead.

When he hands it to Drake it suddenly has an arrowhead attached.

War Arrow is directed by George Sherman and written by John Michael Hayes. It stars Jeff Chandler, Maureen O'Hara, Suzan Ball, Noah Beery, Charles Drake, John McIntire and Henry Brandon.

It's by no means an awful film and these should be out there and not banned but be that as it may. It's overtly racist.

This is the kind of western that was turned out often, to satisfy the many fans of outdoor films, back in the day, and is not to be confused with the big ones. It's just a regular, everyday western, but with good acting, Technicolor, the solid direction of George Sherman, and a fine screenplay by the effective John Michael Hayes (of Hitchcock fame), it delivers enjoyable entertainment for the length of its running time, and should keep you hooked until the action-packed ending.

At one time the Seminoles were fierce fighters in their native habitat of Florida. However, after years of a notably successful war against the U.

Surely the best line of the film is when Jeff Chandler "forcibly" kisses Maureen O' Hara (after she tells him she doesn't love him) and she responds by telling him: "I'm genuinely impressed.

The premise of this film is based on fact. During the Indian Wars of the late 1800s, the U.

This picture has the novel approach of the U.S.

Jeff Chandler plays an army major who heads west in order to help an obstinate colonel quell a local Kiowa uprising. He has the idea to train some uprooted Seminoles to help the army defeat the Kiowa using some of the same hit-and-run tactics the Kiowa use to attack white settlers.

I just happened to catch this rare gem on TV. I was very plesantly surprised.