Discover
The Indian Fighter is trail guide Kirk Douglas, who agrees to shepherd a wagon train through Sioux territory. Douglas tries to convince the Sioux to leave his charges alone, but such hotheads as drunken white trader Walter Matthau and embittered Indian brave Harry Landers escalate the tensions. Douglas is forced to go "mano y mano" with Landers; Douglas wins, but refuses to kill Landers, having lost his taste for killing. But when Matthau and his partner Lon Chaney Jr. contrive to rob the Indians of their gold, Sioux chief Eduard Franz prepares to wipe out the settlers. Only when Douglas risks life and limb to bring Matthau and Chaney Jr. to justice does Franz relent.
Original Release
12/21/1955
US Release
12/21/1955
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Elsa Martinelli | Onahti |
Walter Matthau | Wes Todd |
Diana Douglas | Susan Rogers |
Walter Abel | Captain Trask |
Lon Chaney Jr. | Chivington / Chivington (as Lon Chaney) |
Eduard Franz | Red Cloud |
Alan Hale Jr. | Will Crabtree / Will Crabtree (as Alan Hale) |
Elisha Cook Jr. | Briggs / Briggs (as Elisha Cook) |
Ray Teal | Morgan |
Frank Cady | Trader Joe |
Directors
Writers
Robert L. Richards, Frank Davis, Ben Hecht
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Elsa Martinelli | Onahti |
Walter Matthau | Wes Todd |
Diana Douglas | Susan Rogers |
Walter Abel | Captain Trask |
Lon Chaney Jr. | Chivington / Chivington (as Lon Chaney) |
Eduard Franz | Red Cloud |
Alan Hale Jr. | Will Crabtree / Will Crabtree (as Alan Hale) |
Elisha Cook Jr. | Briggs / Briggs (as Elisha Cook) |
Ray Teal | Morgan |
Frank Cady | Trader Joe |
Michael Winkelman | Tommy Rogers |
William Phipps | Lt. Blake |
Harry Landers | Captain Trask Attaché / Grey Wolf |
Hank Worden | Guardhouse Keeper / Crazy Bear |
Lane Chandler | Head Settler |
Robert 'Buzz' Henry | Lt. Shaeffer |
Kirk Douglas | Johnny Hawks |
Producers
Name | Role |
---|
Kirk Douglas | Executive Producer |
Samuel P. Norton | Producer |
William Schorr | Producer |