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White Feather |  | Director: Robert D. Webb
Actors: Robert Wagner, John Lund, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Eduard Franz
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  11 reviews
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2243693
UPC: 024543436935
EAN: 0024543436935
Theatrical Release Date: February 16, 1955
Release Date: May 22, 2007
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| • | The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 1870s. The mission is threatened when one the officers falls for the chief's daughter. Run Time: 264 minutes Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN Rating: NR Age: 024543436935 UPC: 024543436935 Manufacturer No: 2243693 |
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Product Description
The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 1870s. The mission is threatened when one the officers falls for the chief's daughter.Run Time: 264 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 024543436935 Manufacturer No: 2243693
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The title refers to the symbol used by Indians to signal their intention to wage war, but White Feather is actually more about peace. Set in the late 1870s, director Robert Webb's film centers on efforts by the U.S. Cavalry, led by Col. Lindsay (John Lund), to negotiate a treaty with various tribes wherein the Indians will relocate and leave their Wyoming territory so white settlers can prospect for gold. The Blackfeet, Crow, Sioux, and Arapaho all seem willing; only the Cheyenne, led by pragmatic Chief Broken Hand (an affecting Eduard Franz) and his fiery son Little Dog (Jeffrey Hunter), are holding out. Enter Josh Tanner (Robert Wagner), a surveyor who's there to map out the town that will spring up once the gold is mined. Tanner makes friends with Little Dog and his sidekick, American Horse (Hugh O'Brian, who was about to assume the role of Wyatt Earp in the TV series about that legendary marshal), and falls in love with Little Dog's sister, Appearing Day (Debra Paget). Complications ensue, as this Western Side Story romance threatens to derail the impending treaty, leading to a final confrontation brought on by the delivery of the white feather. Notwithstanding the inherent absurdity of the treaty (as in most such agreements, the Indians were screwed), the filmmakers handle the issues even-handedly, taking a peaceful point of view that shows considerable sympathy toward the Cheyenne and allows both sides to proceed with dignity and honor. There are plenty of flaws: Wagner, just 25 at the time of this 1955 film, is handsome but bland in the lead role; the romance is handled rather clumsily (after their first kiss, Appearing Day tells Tanner, "I would like it again, please... but longer?"); and even though the Indians are depicted respectfully (of course, they didn't go so far as to cast actual Native American actors), the stereotype of the proud, noble savage so primitive that he can be entranced by a pocket comb persists. Still, White Feather looks good (it was filmed in Technicolor and CinemaScope) and more than holds one's attention throughout its 102-minute running time. Extras include an "interactive pressbook gallery," various still photos, and more. --Sam Graham
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 Top of the old westerns October 26, 2009
Peter Cafaro
Being over sixty and seen a lot of westerns,I would say this was one of the better one's..Good to go back and see the old fifty's movie and remember how it was.....
 Fact-Based Western January 31, 2009
Michael B. Druxman (Austin, TX)
Co-written by Delmer Daves (with Robert Townsend) and directed by Robert Webb, WHITE FEATHER (1955) is essentially a true story with a plot similar to BROKEN ARROW. In fact, it co-stars Debra Paget who also played the hero's Native American love interest in BROKEN ARROW.
Robert Wagner stars as Josh Tanner, a surveyor, sent to Fort Laramie to lay out a townsite, once a treaty has been signed with the Cheyenne. After a couple of tense encounters, he becomes friends with Little Dog (Jeffrey Hunter), son of Chief Broken Hand (Eduard Franz), and American Horse (Hugh O'Brian), both of whom oppose any treaty with the whites. He also falls in love with Appearing Day (Paget), who has been promised to American Horse.
Once Broken Hand signs the treaty, both Little Dog and American Horse send a white feather to the military commander (John Lund) of the fort, challenging him to war. It will be the two Cheyenne against the entire Army force, but if the military fires first, the entire tribe of Cheyenne may turn of them.
According to the film, the son of the characters played by Wagner and Paget (i.e. Chief Broken Hand's grandson) would attend the military academy at West Point.
Noah Beery, Jr. and Virginia Leith co-star in the movie.
© Michael B. Druxman
One of the best movies with Jeffrey Hunter as Little Dog December 6, 2008
Katja Weber (Bremen)
Jeffrey Hunter as the cheyenne warrior "Little Dog" and son of chief "Broken Hand".
World changes for the cheyennes when the white men invades their land, rich of gold.
Proud warriors Little Dog and his best friend American Horse want to fight and not go to the "new land in the South".
In this hard time for their people one white man named "Josh Tanner" enters the cheyennes land and their first encounter is full of danger and distrust.
Little Dog is impressed with the courage of this white man, so they have a sincere friendship and Josh fell in love with Appearing Day, Little Dogs sister.
But she belongs to American Horse, her father arranged that against her will. So she leaves her people and want to live a white mans life, with Josh.
Broken Hand signs the peace treaty (that means to leave the cheyennes land and go to the new land in the South).
Little Dog and his friend American Horse want to fight alone against the soldiers, because they both are not bount to the treaty. They sent the message through the "White Feather"...........
John Lund as American Horse is fabulous, Robert Wagner as Josh Tanner and Debra Paget as Appearing Day.
The very good actors let you forget unreal things in this movie (how could a cheyenne, never in contact with white men,know that he must take the keys to open a door in the arrest area???)
Nice movie with Jeffrey Hunter, one of his best performances in his short life.
Directed with a Fair Hand and a Commendably Civil Tongue October 4, 2008
Richard S. (Northern Virginia USA)
White Feather takes us back to 1877 Wyoming for the signing of a Peace Treaty. On the one side, we have the Sioux, Arapaho, Crow, Blackfeet, and Cheyenne Indians. On the other, we have the US Government. In the middle, we have Chief Broken Hand, the leader of the Cheyenne, and a complement of the US Calvary commanded by Colonel Lindsay, a man of considerable integrity and remarkable wisdom.
Josh Tanner, played by a young and handsome Robert Wagner, a topographical engineer dispatched by a group of wealthy individuals with interests in land development, also finds himself immediately implicated in the rapid movement of events.
Two young Cheyenne braves, Little Dog and American Horse, played by Jeffrey Hunter and Hugh O'Brian, add their hot blood to the escalation of rivalries.
In a role particularly suited to her undeniable charm and winsome beauty, we find Debra Paget playing the part of Appearing Day. She is sister to Little Dog and the daughter of Chief Broken Hand.
And let us not forget Virginia Leith. Her role is small as Ann Magruder, a lovely young woman with a vivid scar in her past, yet she is quite memorable. With the figure of a dancer and the face of a siren, she harbors a great deal of compassion.
"Sitting on a powder keg," as Colonel Lindsay described the conditions to Josh Tanner, leaves us in a position to extol the civilized behavior encountered multiple times during the intersection of peoples on opposite sides of a contest for land and life. Josh Tanner treats us to a most unusual and unexpectedly original solution to a brush with death, filling us with admiration and regard. It is no wonder that Appearing Day is moved in a magic moment to love and to cherish him. Debra Paget manages to embody these emotions and feelings in the unmistakable language of the heart, with unspoken words expressed so sincerely in her manner of adoration and devotion. Recognizing just how few minutes she had to accomplish this feat of communication is to applaud her performance and purity. Over and over.
Little Dog, son of Chief Broken Hand, is also drawn to Josh Tanner, a reflection of his respect for bravery and courage. He may also like his new comb (smile). It is his invitation to Josh Tanner to come to the Cheyenne village for a welcome feast that permits Josh a brief moment alone with Appearing Day. It is also here where Josh again proffers gifts, unknowingly encouraging Little Dog and American Horse to seek once again to reply in kind. And thus a friendship develops, fragile and delicate under the circumstances, but worthy of some trust. We watch as this trust is tested and find that both sides have their strengths and weaknesses. In this film, an assessment of those characteristics is left to the audience. It is directed with a fair hand and a commendably civil tongue.
Surprisingly, from beginning to end, we are confronted with only five deaths, just three of which are witnessed first hand. The last two signal an end to hostilities and place us on a path towards peace and enlightenment. If only it were true.
White Feather shares some attributes with an earlier film titled Broken Arrow, starring James Stewart and Jeff Chandler. While Debra Paget is the only person to appear in both, the two movies present similar conflicts in similar contexts. In Broken Arrow, Debra Paget is five years younger, approaching seventeen years of age, and equally enchanting. The cinematography of Broken Arrow manages to catch her in the most dazzling light. She fairly glows. Clearly, for me, Debra Paget is the major attraction in both of these films even if the scripts tend to provide little time with her.
White Feather/Classic 50's Western August 7, 2008
LBM (Mass.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a classic 50's Western that only recently came out on DVD and could only be seen for years on AMC. Stars a very young Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, and Jeff Hunter, Debra and Jeff playing Native Americans. Good story, somewhat hokey acting, but overall still very entertaining.
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