Cavalry Scout (1951)
Directed by Lesley Selander
Genres - Western, Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Cavalry Film |
Release Date - May 13, 1951 (USA - Unknown), May 13, 1951 (USA) |
Run Time - 78 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Rod Cameron heads the cast of the Monogram "B-plus" western Cavalry Scout. Cameron plays army scout Kirby Frye, who has been assigned to track down a stolen cache of weaponry. Frye suspects that local troublemaker Martin Gavin (James Millican) is the criminal mastermind, but he needs proof. The film matriculates into a tense cat-and-mouse game between Frye and Gavin, culminating in a long-overdue action finale. Cavalry Scout was lensed in Cinecolor, a pleasing two-color process which Monogram reserved for its prestige productions. The film was produced by Walter Mirisch, who'd later turn out such "A"-flicks as The Apartment, West Side Story and The Great Escape.
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army, bad-guy, cavalry, civilian, corruption, cowboy, decadence, good-guy, government, homecoming, journey, racer, romance, scout, smuggling, tracking [following], weapons, weapons-dealer
