Geronimo

1939

1h 29m

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The army's effort to capture Apache chief Geronimo, who is leading a band of warriors on a rampage of raiding and murder, is hampered by a feud between two officers--who are father and son.

Directors

Paul Sloane

Writers

Paul Sloane(writer by)

Stars

Preston Foster

Ellen Drew

William Henry

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Top cast

Capt. Bill Starrett

Alice Hamilton

Lt. John Steele, Jr.

Sneezer

Gen. Steele

Gillespie

Mrs. Steele

Col. White

Geronimo

Daisy Devine

Interpreter

Frederick Allison

President Ulysses S. Grant

Pedro

McNeil

Hamilton Fish

Undetermined Role

Colombus Delano

Directors

Paul Sloane

Writers

Paul Sloane(writer by)

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With the eponymous Apache leader (Chief Thundercloud) swearing revenge on the white men who killed his family years earlier, it falls to "Gen. Steele" (Ralph Morgan) - at the personal instigation of the US President - to try to make peace with this marauding warrior. Of course, it's not going to be that simple - there are vested interests on both sides who wish the conflict to continue, there's a good old dose of family melodrama as his son (William Henry) is also at the post - and they don't exactly see eye to eye, and we also have a wagon train carrying his wife and his son's fiancée en route to the fort through treacherous territory. Now the acting here isn't up to much - aside from the odd gun toting scene from Andy Devine's scouting "Sneezer"; nor is the writing but there are some fun action scenes with the feisty band of blue-shirts facing what appeared to be the entire, and heavily armed, Apache nation bearing down on them. It's far too long, too - but as standard B-western afternoon fayre, it's watchable enough though don't expect any history lessons!

Geronimo196726 Jan, 2024