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      Allegheny Uprising

      Released Nov 3, 1939 1h 21m Adventure List
      Reviews 39% 250+ Ratings Audience Score In Colonial America, Jim Smith (John Wayne) leads a group, including the intense Janie MacDougall (Claire Trevor), that tries to figure out who is supplying the area Native American tribes with weapons. He suspects corrupt trader Ralph Callendar (Brian Donlevy), but does not have proof yet. Jim's accusations fall on deaf ears with unsympathetic British commander Capt. Swanson (George Sanders). Worse, Callendar, sensing that Jim is on to him, frames the hero for murder. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 30 Buy Now

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Set in 1759, this well-produced film is one of the few period (pre-Revolution) pieces John Wayne made, and the second of his pictures with Claire Trevor; the others were Stagecoach and Dark Command. Rated: B Mar 10, 2008 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Top-notch lively John Wayne actioner. Rated: B+ Feb 28, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Wayne is laughable the rest is fine. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/15/24 Full Review Audience Member John Wayne plays a wavy haired, coonskin-cap wearing frontiersman. That's about all you need to know about this entertaining though thoroughly routine colonial tale of Wayne taking on corrupt British captain George Sanders. Claire Trevor plays the love interest, who falls for Wayne despite his mullet. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 1939 was a certainly a good year for Westerns. John Ford's Stagecoach took the Western genre from pulpy, B-picture status to mainstream entertainment. Allegheny Uprising used the Western formula except it set the time in the 1750s and the location to western Pennsylvania (neither the traditional Wild West). It could be argued that Allegheny Uprising is an historical adventure/romance rather than a true Western, but that's splitting hairs. Unfortunately, unlike Stagecoach, Allegheny Uprising failed to make a profit at the box office and Warner Bros. Studio opted for more traditional Westerns. Although not super memorable, the John Wayne/Claire Trevor pairing gave the film some desperately needed chemistry between the stoic hero and the feisty heroine. While the Trevor and Wayne combo produced the desired chemistry, it never drew the sparks of a John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara matchup. Wayne still seems to be finding his footing as a leading man in this role and it definitely shows; what is perceived to be stoicism comes off as reticence. Nevertheless, it is definitely a film to check out if you're interested in alternative Westerns and early John Wayne. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member another pic set during the colonial era in USA Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review s r A good story that despite some weaknesses in its telling still shines through. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Period piece set in Pennsylvania just before the Revolution War. John Wayne is a colonist who is up against the corrupt British rule and the local traders who are selling guns to the native americans while the British stand idly by. Wayne gets to locals to rise up, stop the illegal selling and expose the corrupt British. I like the court room scene where we see some early forensics at work in the gun powder stain on the shirt. The action is good, the cast is very good, and services as an early example of Wayne's star power. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In Colonial America, Jim Smith (John Wayne) leads a group, including the intense Janie MacDougall (Claire Trevor), that tries to figure out who is supplying the area Native American tribes with weapons. He suspects corrupt trader Ralph Callendar (Brian Donlevy), but does not have proof yet. Jim's accusations fall on deaf ears with unsympathetic British commander Capt. Swanson (George Sanders). Worse, Callendar, sensing that Jim is on to him, frames the hero for murder.
      Director
      William A. Seiter
      Screenwriter
      P.J. Wolfson
      Production Co
      RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 3, 1939, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 21m
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