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Western

Cheyenne Autumn

- 1,500 miles of heroism and incredible adventure!

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

Release Date : 1964-10-15

Language :EnglishNavajo

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Ford-Smith ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Richard Widmark

Character Name : Capt. Thomas Archer

Original Name : Richard Widmark

Gender : Male

Carroll Baker

Character Name : Deborah Wright

Original Name : Carroll Baker

Gender : Female

Karl Malden

Character Name : Capt. Wessels

Original Name : Karl Malden

Gender : Male

Sal Mineo

Character Name : Red Shirt

Original Name : Sal Mineo

Gender : Male

Dolores del Río

Character Name : Spanish woman

Original Name : Dolores del Río

Gender : Female

Ricardo Montalban

Character Name : Little Wolf

Original Name : Ricardo Montalban

Gender : Male

Gilbert Roland

Character Name : Dull Knife

Original Name : Gilbert Roland

Gender : Male

Arthur Kennedy

Character Name : Doc Holliday

Original Name : Arthur Kennedy

Gender : Male

James Stewart

Character Name : Wyatt Earp

Original Name : James Stewart

Gender : Male

Edward G. Robinson

Character Name : Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz

Original Name : Edward G. Robinson

Gender : Male

Patrick Wayne

Character Name : Second Lieut. Scott

Original Name : Patrick Wayne

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Allen

Character Name : Guinevere Plantagenet

Original Name : Elizabeth Allen

Gender : Female

John Carradine

Character Name : Jeff Blair

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

Victor Jory

Character Name : Tall Tree

Original Name : Victor Jory

Gender : Male

Mike Mazurki

Character Name : Sr. First Sergeant

Original Name : Mike Mazurki

Gender : Male

George O’Brien

Character Name : Major Braden

Original Name : George O’Brien

Gender : Male

Sean McClory

Character Name : Dr. O'Carberry

Original Name : Sean McClory

Gender : Male

Judson Pratt

Character Name : Mayor Dog Kelly

Original Name : Judson Pratt

Gender : Male

Carmen D'Antonio

Character Name : Pawnee Woman

Original Name : Carmen D'Antonio

Gender : Female

Ken Curtis

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Ken Curtis

Gender : Male

Harry Carey, Jr.

Character Name : Trooper Smith (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Carey, Jr.

Gender : Male

Ben Johnson

Character Name : Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Johnson

Gender : Male

Mae Marsh

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mae Marsh

Gender : Female

Denver Pyle

Character Name : Sen. Henry (uncredited)

Original Name : Denver Pyle

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Chuck Roberson

Character Name : Jessie (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Roberson

Gender : Male

Chuck Hayward

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hayward

Gender : Male

Don Ames

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Ames

Gender : Male

Al Bain

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Bain

Gender : Male

Walter Baldwin

Character Name : Jeremy Wright (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Baldwin

Gender : Male

Bill Borzage

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Borzage

Gender : Male

Danny Borzage

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny Borzage

Gender : Male

Willis Bouchey

Character Name : Colonel at Victory Cave (uncredited)

Original Name : Willis Bouchey

Gender : Male

Rudy Bowman

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Bowman

Gender : Male

Lee Bradley

Character Name : Cheyenne (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Bradley

Gender : Male

Joe Brooks

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Brooks

Gender : Male

Dan Carr

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Carr

Gender : Male

Dave Dunlop

Character Name : Cpl. Levy (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Dunlop

Gender : Male

Jeannie Epper

Character Name : Entertainer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeannie Epper

Gender : Female

Stephanie Epper

Character Name : Entertainer (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephanie Epper

Gender : Female

Shug Fisher

Character Name : Skinny (uncredited)

Original Name : Shug Fisher

Gender : Male

James Flavin

Character Name : Ft. Robinson Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : James Flavin

Gender : Male

Bob Folkerson

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Folkerson

Gender : Male

William Forrest

Character Name : Senator (uncredited)

Original Name : William Forrest

Gender : Male

Jerry Gatlin

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Gatlin

Gender : Male

Donna Hall

Character Name : Entertainer (uncredited)

Original Name : Donna Hall

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

William Henry

Character Name : Infantry Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : William Henry

Gender : Male

Harry Hickox

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Hickox

Gender : Male

Bryan 'Slim' Hightower

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Bryan 'Slim' Hightower

Gender : Male

Harry Holcombe

Character Name : Senator (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Holcombe

Gender : Male

Nancy Hsueh

Character Name : Little Bird (uncredited)

Original Name : Nancy Hsueh

Gender : Female

Michael Jeffers

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Jeffers

Gender : Male

Eddie Juaregui

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Juaregui

Gender : Male

Syl Lamont

Character Name : Infantryman (uncredited)

Original Name : Syl Lamont

Gender : Male

Steven Manymules

Character Name : Point Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Steven Manymules

Gender : Male

Ted Mapes

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Mapes

Gender : Male

Mathew McCue

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mathew McCue

Gender : Male

Philo McCullough

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Philo McCullough

Gender : Male

Joe McGuinn

Character Name : General (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe McGuinn

Gender : Male

John McKee

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : John McKee

Gender : Male

David Miller

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : David Miller

Gender : Male

Louise Montana

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Louise Montana

Gender : Male

Montie Montana

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Montie Montana

Gender : Male

Charles Morton

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Morton

Gender : Male

Nanomba 'Moonbeam' Morton

Character Name : Running Deer (uncredited)

Original Name : Nanomba 'Moonbeam' Morton

Gender : Male

Many Muleson

Character Name : Medicine Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Many Muleson

Gender : Male

Zon Murray

Character Name : Colonel (uncredited)

Original Name : Zon Murray

Gender : Male

James O'Hara

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : James O'Hara

Gender : Male

Joe Phillips

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Phillips

Gender : Male

John Qualen

Character Name : Svenson (uncredited)

Original Name : John Qualen

Gender : Male

Walter Reed

Character Name : Lt. Peterson (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Reed

Gender : Male

John Roy

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Roy

Gender : Male

Bing Russell

Character Name : Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Bing Russell

Gender : Male

Charles Seel

Character Name : Newspaper Publisher (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Seel

Gender : Male

Ted Smile

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Smile

Gender : Male

Dean Smith

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Dean Smith

Gender : Male

Cap Somers

Character Name : Soldier on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Cap Somers

Gender : Male

Mary Statler

Character Name : Entertainer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Statler

Gender : Female

Harry Strang

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Strang

Gender : Male

Bill Williams

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Williams

Gender : Male

Jack Williams

Character Name : Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Williams

Gender : Male

Carleton Young

Character Name : Carl Schurz's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Carleton Young

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

A Cheyenne is a soldier from the first slap on his bottom. Cheyenne Autumn is directed by John Ford and is a "Hollywood" telling of the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1877/9, where the Northern Cheyenne, fed up with lack of food and poor facilities, tried to return to their one time home in the North after having been located in the Southern Reservation by the United States Army. It stars Richard Widmark, Caroll Baker, Dolores del Rio, Karl Malden, Gilbert Roland, Ricardo Montalban, Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy. Music is scored by Alex North and cinematography by William H. Clothier. It is photographed in Super Panavision 70, in various Utah locations, predominantly Monument Valley. Does it ever matter who fired the first shot? John "Pappy" Ford's penultimate film, and his last Western, is epic in scope and production and seen as an honest attempt to redress the balance for years of misrepresentation of Native Americans in Hollywood, though not necessarily his own since he, I believe, isn't on record as saying that to be the case? Thematically it's important and doesn't back off from being sympathetic to the Cheyenne's plight, we root for them and rightly so. Yet it always feels like a film shot through the vision of a white man's eyes, you find yourself wanting more from the Cheyenne perspective, for them to dominate the narrative. It would have been nice to know some of the big players involved in the heroic and tragic trek back to Wyoming. It's also annoying that Ford or the studio chose to interrupt the flow of the story with the pointless light relief section at Dodge City. Which comes across as just an excuse for James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy to play Wyatt Earp & Doc Holliday respectively. And sadly, they are not very successful in doing so either. As has been noted by many critics over the years, the film ultimately rounds out as an honourable misfire from the great John Ford. The cast, away from the loud and brash Dodge City collective, are mostly fine. Widmark proves to be a watchable axis as the reluctant Captain tasked with returning the Cheyenne to the barren reservation. Baker does a nice line in sexy Quaker, Robinson adds a touch of class late in the day, while Montalban & Roland are excellent as Cheyenne chiefs Little Wolf & Dull Knife respectively. But all pale in the shadow of Clothier's magnificent photography, stunning vistas that dominate the screen, the colours so rich and splendid, Monument Valley an iconic character of nature observing the Cheyenne desperately trying to get back to home comforts. It's unmistakably a John Ford picture, with some inspired filming techniques, but the heart of the story is lost due to a too long run time, a daft mid point sequence and much extraneous nonsense. 6/10