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The Indian Fighter is a 1955 American CinemaScope and Technicolor Western film directed by Andre de Toth and based upon an original story by Robert L. Richards. The film was the first of star Kirk Douglas's Bryna Productions that was released through United Artists.
A former Indian fighter leads a wagon train through hostile Sioux territory and falls for the chief's daughter. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this drama western film.
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- Drama, Western
- André De Toth
- 1956-02-27
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1955 western film The Indian Fighter, directed by André De Toth and produced by Kirk Douglas. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers and more.
A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country unwittingly gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter. Johnny Hawks, a former Indian fighter, returns to the West after the Civil War. He reacquaints himself with the Indian band led by Red Cloud.
Johnny Hawks (Kirk Douglas), a Civil War veteran renowned for his prowess in battling Native American tribes, is hired to escort a group of white settlers.
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- Andre de Toth
- Western
- Kirk Douglas
The Indian Fighter (1955) Kirk Douglas is Johnny Hawks, a man known as an Indian fighter but a man who finds himself trying to keep peace between the Sioux and white settlers, then trying to quell an uprising once it starts. The problem is that gold has been found on Sioux land.
A trail guide faces two crooked traders and a hostile Indian tribe in this classic western film. Watch the trailer, cast and crew, and film details on Turner Classic Movies.
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