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English. Budget. $250,000 [1] Quincannon, Frontier Scout is a 1956 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by John C. Higgins and Don Martin. The film stars Tony Martin, Peggie Castle, John Bromfield, John Smith and Ron Randell. The film was released in May 1956, by United Artists. [2] [3] [4]
Former army Captain Linus Quincannon makes his living as a scout after quitting the army. Quincannon, who is part-Indian, quit the army after a massacre of natives by the 7th Cavalry. Nevertheless, his former commanding officer, Col. Harry Conover, sends for him. He needs his help in tracing and retrieving 800 stolen Henry repeating rifles and ...
Top Sergeant Quincannon : Well, I'm the best swimmer in the world. Once I swam the English Channel... with an anvil on me chest. Top Sergeant Quincannon : [speaking to Capt. Brittles about Lt. Cohill and Olivia Dandridge who have been bickering on the trail] They'll make a fine, boisterous couple when they're married, Captain!
Dressed as civilians, Lt. Burke and Sgt. Calvin search for Linus Quincannon, a soldier who quit the Army in protest over a brutal Indian massacre and now makes his living as a scout. They have been ordered to bring Quincannon to an Army fort to speak with his former commanding officer, Col. Harry Conover.
- Lesley Selander, Bud Andrews
- Tony Martin
Jul 9, 2015 · Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956) Tony Martin plays Linus Quincannon, a former Army officer turned scout turned civilian. And his services are badly needed. Seems someone has swiped 800 Henry repeating rifles, and the cavalry is concerned that they’ll fall into the hands of the ambitious Arapahoe Chief Iron Wolf, and ignite an Indian war.
Linus Quincannon (Tony Martin) quits the U.S. Army in protest at the slaughter of Native Americans. He becomes a frontier scout, and is sent on an expedition to look into the disappearance of a ...
- Western
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Linus Quincannon left the army to protest against the massacre of the Indian populations. He becomes a scout along the border and is sent on a mission to find clues to the disappearance of a convoy of weapons. He is joined by a young woman, Maylene, who is trying to find out if her brother was killed in the attack on a Fort ...
