Young Daniel Boone
Young Daniel Boone | |
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Directed by | Reginald Le Borg |
Screenplay by | Clint Johnston Reginald Le Borg |
Story by | Clint Johnston |
Produced by | James S. Burkett |
Starring | David Bruce Kristine Miller Damian O'Flynn Don Beddoe Mary Treen John Mylong |
Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
Edited by | Charles Craft Otho Lovering |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Young Daniel Booneis a 1950 AmericanCinecolorWesternfilm directed byReginald Le Borgand written by Clint Johnston and Reginald Le Borg. The film starsDavid Bruce,Kristine Miller,Damian O'Flynn,Don Beddoe,Mary TreenandJohn Mylong.The film was released on March 5, 1950, byMonogram Pictures.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
[edit]In the aftermath of a massacre of white settlers by local indigenous people in 18th century colonial America, frontiersman and guide Daniel Boone is sent by British General Braddock to search for survivors. Among them is Charlie Bryan, who reports that his two daughters were carried away by the Indians. Boone rescues the young women, Rebecca and Helen. A French captain, Fraser, representing French colonial interests, captures Boone and his party. An attack by Indians in alliance with British forces leads to a fight, in which Boone kills Captain Fraser. Boone and Rebecca intend to marry and settle in Kentucky.
Cast
[edit]- David BruceasDaniel Boone
- Kristine MillerasRebecca Bryan
- Damian O'Flynnas Capt. Fraser
- Don Beddoeas Charlie Bryan
- Mary Treenas Helen Bryan
- John Mylongas Col. von Arnheim
- William Roy Little Hawk
- Stanley Loganas Col. Benson
- Herbert Naish as Pvt. Haslet
- Nipo T. Strongheartas Walking Eagle
- Dick Foote as Lt. Perkins
- Stephen S. Harrison as Sentry
Notes
[edit]- ^"Young Daniel Boone (1950) - Overview".TCM.com.RetrievedJuly 2,2018.
- ^Hal Erickson."Young Daniel Boone (1950) - Reginald Le Borg".AllMovie.RetrievedJuly 2,2018.
- ^"Young Daniel Boone".Catalog.afi.com.RetrievedJuly 2,2018.
- ^Dixon, 1992 p. 31: “LeBorg co-authored the screenplay..." And p. 146-147: Directorial Credits “...the script is predictable and uninvolving...”
References
[edit]- Dixon, Wheeler Winston.1992.The Films of Reginald LeBorg: Interviews, Essays, and Filmography.Filmmakers No. 31The Scarecrow Press,Metuchen, New Jersey.ISBN0-8108-2550-3
External links
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- 1950 films
- 1950s English-language films
- American Western (genre) films
- 1950 Western (genre) films
- Monogram Pictures films
- Films directed by Reginald Le Borg
- French and Indian War films
- Cinecolor films
- 1950s American films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- 1950s Western (genre) film stubs
- 1950s American film stubs