by Hal Erickson
synopsis
In Arizona, Paladin (Richard Boone) crosses the path of Calvary major Wilson (Warren Stevens), who claims to have attended West Point at the same time that Paladin left that institution in disgrace. Hired to escort Wilson and his troops to locate the elusive Maricopa chief Gerada, Paladin is told that the Cavalry wants to sign a peace treaty with the hostile Indian leader. But it soon becomes obvious that the mission is being fueled by a bad case of "gold fever"--and for a while, it looks as though Paladin will not emerge from this adventure alive. The part of Gerada is played by Berlin-born character actor Henry Brandon, previously seen as the sinister Scar in the classic John Ford western The Searchers.
