Sterling Hayden

Forrest Tucker

Arleen Whelan

Barbara Rush

Victor Jory

Richard Arlen

Edgar Buchanan

Carol Thurston

Ian MacDonald

George Cleveland

Victor Adamson

Buck Bucko

Roy Bucko

Paul E. Burns

Heinie Conklin

Don Dunning

Clem Fuller

Nacho Galindo

Chuck Hamilton

Chick Hannan

Bryan 'Slim' Hightower

Donald Kerr

Bob Kortman

Frank Lackteen

Ethan Laidlaw

Perc Launders

Hank Mann

Kermit Maynard

Larry McGrath

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Herman Nowlin

Forrest Taylor

Ray Teal

Sailor Vincent

Max Wagner

Ray Enright

Frank Gruber

Elmo Billings

Bertram C. Granger

John B. Goodman

Nat Holt

Paul Sawtell

Ray Rennahan

Gerald Drayson Adams

Norman Pringle

Western

Flaming Feather

Nat Holt Productions

United States of America

English

Sidewinder in their sights.

Flaming Feather is directed by Ray Enright and written by Gerald Drayson Adams. It stars Sterling Hayden, Forrest Tucker, Arleen Whelan, Barbara Rush, Victor Jory, Edgar Buchanan and Richard Arlen. A Technicolor production, music is by Paul Sawtell and cinematography by Ray Rennahan.

The mysterious outlaw known only as The Sidewinder is in cahoots with the Native Americans and terrorises Arizona's settlers. But when The Sidewinder chose Tex McCloud (Hayden) as one of his targets, he hadn't banked on Tex linking up with the U.S. Cavalry to hunt him down.

Enjoyably energetic Oater that makes up for what it lacks in originality with gorgeous location photography and a barn storming finale. Ray Enright was a good old pro at this sort of thing, and here he doesn't waste any time with pointless filler scenes or drawn out conversations that don't advance the plot. From the get go we are thrust into an action sequence, and from there on in the film rarely pauses for breath.

Hayden and Tucker make for a beefy coupling, and although the mystery element is not exactly rocket science to work out, the presence of three lovely lady characters does spice up the intrigue surrounding The Sidewinder and those in pursuit of him. It all builds to a wonderful finale that starts out with a Little Big Horn type siege, which then develops into a pursuit and battle up at the Montezuma Castle Monument in Arizona, where fire pit punch ups and ladder skills enthral greatly.

It isn't hard to pick holes in it, it is after all one of those quintessentially early 1950s Westerns that was ignorant to intelligent scripting and screenplays. Yet for sheer gusto and consistently airy beauty this is a must see for Western and Hayden lovers. 7/10

Flaming Feather

производственные компании

Актёрский состав 35:

Recommended films

Trailer

Sequels and Prequels