Apache War Smoke

"Flaming Arrows! Smoking Guns!"

1952 1h 7m EN

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★5.0TMDB · 2

Western

Synopsis

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An outlaw murders several Apaches and flees to a stagecoach way station with the tribe in hot pursuit. A stagecoach and its passengers have just pulled into the station, as has the stationmaster's father, a former bandit named Peso, and they all find themselves besieged by the Apaches, who want them to turn over the killer to them or they'll take the station and kill everybody. The problem is that the people in the station aren't sure just who among therm is the actual killer.

“Flaming Arrows! Smoking Guns!”

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Cast

Gilbert Roland
Peso Herrera
Glenda Farrell
Fanny Webson
Robert Horton
Tom Herrera
Barbara Ruick
Nancy Dekker
Gene Lockhart
Cyril R. Snowden
Harry Morgan
Ed Cotten
Patricia Tiernan
Lorraine Sayburn
Hank Worden
Amber

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harold F. Kress
Writers: Jerry Davis, Ernest Haycox
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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ERA

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Directed by Harold F. Kress, shot by John Alton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Newell P. Kimlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gilbert Roland and Glenda Farrell and Robert Horton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Flaming Arrows! Smoking Guns!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044369 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Harold F. Kress directs. John Alton behind the camera. Newell P. Kimlin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Harold F. Kress, shot by John Alton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Newell P. Kimlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gilbert Roland and Glenda Farrell and Robert Horton carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Flaming Arrows! Smoking Guns!".
8IMDB entry: tt0044369 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.