Column South
Appearance
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Directed by | Frederick de Cordova |
Screenplay by | William Sackheim |
Story by | William Sackheim |
Produced by | Ted Richmond |
Starring | Audie Murphy Joan Evans |
Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
Edited by | Milton Carruth |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Universal International Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.1 million (US)[1] |
Column Southis a 1953 AmericanWesternfilm directed byFrederick de Cordovaand starringAudie MurphyandJoan Evans.[2]
Plot
[edit]In 1861, prior to theAmerican Civil War,a Union officer (Audie Murphy), tries to prove localNavajoIndians are innocent of killing a prospector. He has to fight the anti-Indian attitudes of his superior officer (Robert Sterling) and north–south tensions within the soldiers. He discovers Confederate sympathizers are planning to cause the Indians to go on the warpath for their own benefit.
Cast
[edit]- Audie Murphyas Lt. Jed Sayre
- Joan Evansas Marcy Whitlock
- Robert Sterlingas Capt. Lee Whitlock
- Ray Collinsas Brig. Gen. Storey
- Dennis Weaveras Menguito
- Gregg Palmeras Chalmers (as Palmer Lee)
- Russell Johnsonas Corp. Biddle
- Jack Kellyas Trooper Vaness
- Johnny Downsas Lt. Posick
- Bob Steeleas 1st Sgt. McAfee
- James Bestas Primrose
- Ralph Moodyas Joe Copper Face
- Rico Alanizas Trooper Chavez
References
[edit]- ^'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953',Variety,January 13, 1954
- ^Column Southat the Audie Murphy Memorial Site
External links
[edit]- Column SouthatIMDb
- Column Southat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Column Southat theTCM Movie Database
Categories:
- 1953 films
- 1953 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) films
- Western (genre) cavalry films
- Universal Pictures films
- American Civil War films
- Films directed by Frederick de Cordova
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- 1950s Western (genre) film stubs
- American Civil War film stubs
- 1950s American film stubs