The Last Wagon
The Last Wagon is a 1956 American CinemaScope western film starring Richard Widmark. It was co-written and directed by Delmer Daves and tells a story set during the American Indian Wars: the survivors of an Indian massacre must rely on a man wanted for several murders to lead them out of danger.
Plot
Sheriff Bull Harper (George Mathews) has captured "Comanche" Todd (Richard Widmark), a white man who has lived most of his life among Comanche Indians, and is taking him to be tried for the murder of Harper's three brothers. The pair join a wagon train led by Colonel Normand (Douglas Kennedy). However, Harper's brutal treatment of Todd causes friction with some members of the wagon train.
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| author | Delmer Daves James Edward Grant |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Arizona |
| director | Delmer Daves |
| editor | Hugh S. Fowler |
| genre | western |
| keywords | adopt apache attack capture comanche comanche indians gather handcuff hatred hear how to late night marriage proposal murder rescue travel wagon train young people |
| musicBy | Lionel Newman |
| producer | William Hawks |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |