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Conquest of Cochise

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Conquest of Cochise
Directed byWilliam Castle
Screenplay byArthur Lewis
DeVallon Scott
Story byDeVallon Scott
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringJohn Hodiak
Robert Stack
Joy Page
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byAl Clark
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 1953 (1953-09)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Conquest of Cochise is a 1953 American Western film set in 1853 at the time of the Gadsden Purchase. Produced by Sam Katzman and directed by William Castle, it stars John Hodiak, Robert Stack and Joy Page.

Plot

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Army Major Tom Burke is assigned to lead four troops of cavalry dragoons into Tucson in the Gadsden Purchase, recently acquired by the United States from Mexico. Both the Apache, led by Cochise, and Comanche Indian tribes are at war with the Mexican population. In addition to the three stakeholders, Major Burke faces a treacherous businessman whose profits from selling alcohol to all parties is threatened by the prospect of peace.

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot at Santa Clarita, California, Corriganville movie ranch and the Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park in Agua Dulce, California.

William Castle says Katzman insisted Indians wear bathing caps to indicate they had shaved their heads in order to save money.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Castle, William (1976). Step right up! : ... I'm gonna scare the pants off America. Putnam. p. 125.
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