WesternAdventure

Saskatchewan

- ...where the Royal Northwest Mounted Police stood alone against the fury of the Custer-massacring Sioux and the savage Cree Nation!

Story of blood brothers whose bonds are tested when marauding Sioux Indians cross the border to enlist the peaceful Cree in a battle against the Great White Father.

Release Date : 1954-03-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted

Cast

Character Name : Thomas O'Rourke

Original Name : Alan Ladd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grace Markey

Original Name : Shelley Winters

Gender : Female

Character Name : Batouche

Original Name : J. Carrol Naish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carl Smith

Original Name : Hugh O'Brian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benton

Original Name : Robert Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawson

Original Name : George J. Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrick J. Scanlon

Original Name : Richard Long

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cajou

Original Name : Jay Silverheels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief Dark Cloud

Original Name : Antonio Moreno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Keller

Original Name : Frank Chase

Gender : Male

Character Name : Banks

Original Name : Lowell Gilmore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spotted Eagle

Original Name : Anthony Caruso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Merrill

Original Name : Henry Wills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brill

Original Name : Bob Herron

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Mounties, Cree and the Sioux. Saskatchewan is directed by Raoul Walsh and written by Gil Doud. It stars Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, J. Carrol Naish, Hugh O'Brian, Jay Silverheels, George Lewis and Robert Douglas. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography in Technicolor is by John F. Seitz. Saskatchewan River Country, Spring 1877, and Mountie Sergeant O'Rourke (Ladd), who was reared by the Cree Indians, sets about trying to prevent the Cree from joining forces with the Sioux who have crossed the border into Canada after massacring General Custer at Little Bighorn. Competent story with muscular direction for the action sequences, Saskatchewan is undoubtedly reliant on the beautiful visuals to keep the viewer enthralled. Plot is one of those that telegraphs the outcome right from the off, thus any genuine suspense is hard to garner, while the characterisations are drawn as standard. Male cast members are mostly fine, with Ladd always watchable when doing stoicism, but Winters, in a character desperately trying not to be a token, is sadly miscast. However, the action is of high standard, with lots of extras and horses whizzing about to create excitement, and the photography in and around Banff National Park in Alberta is sublime. Whether it's the wonderful mountains, the angled trees or the shimmering river (the latter providing a truly breath taking reflection at one point), Seitz's (The Lost Weekend/Sunset Boulevard) work for this film is reason enough to seek it out. 6/10 The Pegasus Region 2 DVD release is presented in 4:3 full frame and the picture quality is good to fair, if a little grainy for the very light scenes.