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Western

Pony Soldier

- Before the covered wagons...Before the charging cavalry...Rode the NORTHWEST MOUNTIE

Duncan MacDonald, a 19th-century Royal Canadian Mountie, has to escort a group of Cree Indians back to their above-the-border reservation. His guide in this endeavor is the not-too-trustworthy half-breed Natayo.

Release Date : 1952-04-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tyrone Power

Character Name : Constable Duncan MacDonald

Original Name : Tyrone Power

Gender : Male

Cameron Mitchell

Character Name : Konah

Original Name : Cameron Mitchell

Gender : Male

Thomas Gomez

Character Name : Natayo Smith

Original Name : Thomas Gomez

Gender : Male

Penny Edwards

Character Name : Emerald Neeley

Original Name : Penny Edwards

Gender : Female

Robert Horton

Character Name : Jess Calhoun

Original Name : Robert Horton

Gender : Male

Anthony Earl Numkena

Character Name : Comes Running (as Anthony Earl Numkena)

Original Name : Anthony Earl Numkena

Gender : Male

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Character Name : White Moon (as Adeline DeWalt Reynolds)

Original Name : Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Gender : Female

Howard Petrie

Character Name : Insp. Frazer

Original Name : Howard Petrie

Gender : Male

Stuart Randall

Character Name : Standing Bear

Original Name : Stuart Randall

Gender : Male

Earl Holliman

Character Name : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Earl Holliman

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-13

Tyrone Power is the new RCMP officer with good Scots antecedence "Duncan MacDonald" who is charged with rescuing two hostages who have been taken prisoner by the raiding Cree from Montana. With only his untrustworthy scout "Natayo" (Thomas Gomez) to help, he has deal with Cameron Mitchell's warmongering ("Konah") and his proud tribesmen and try to come to peaceable terms before an all out war begins. Now the obvious criticism has to be the location photography - Arizona is certainly not northern Montana nor Saskatchewan, and that rather sums up the fairly hung-go historical aspects of the story. That said, though, once the adventure hots up then Power imposes himself on the screen and it livens up a bit. Of course one of the hostages "Emerald" (Penny Edwards) has to provide an element of love interest, which rather drags the thing down, but it's still quite a colourful and entertaining enough vehicle for the star to be just that, for the writing and story to be largely ignored and for it all to end entirely predictably. Not great, not even good - but it has enough bow and arrow action to keep it interesting.