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The Charge at Feather River

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A frontier scout (Guy Madison) leads prisoners on a death mission to save a railroad and rescue two women.

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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/23/2019
Unless you get tired of ducking a volley of missiles ranging from a tomahawk to a big wad of tobacco juice, you may find this one a rather exciting cavalry-versus-lnjuns western, in 3-D that is more effective than usual. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/02/2013
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It was the biggest grossing Western in 1953 and is considered by many as the best 3-D Western of the 1950s. Go to Full Review
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Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz Aug 19 The power of real love See more 09/07/2023 Good movie here recommended James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, September 7, 2023 See more Deke P 04/16/2021 Mom & Dad took me to the theatah when this movie came out in 1953. I remember the 3D arrows, & the chewing tobaccy spit at the rattler. Disney 'Zorro' GUY MADISON in it.. & Frank Lovejoy. And there is a big FEATHER RIVER in 'Sacramento Velley' of Northern California where it's 4 main tributaries begin at LAKE OROVILLE, & that's the dam that nearly overflowed a couple of years ago... 2021??? Oh, and a very interesting note from Wikipedia: "The movie is most notable for originating the name of the "Wilhelm scream",[3] a sound effect used in the Star Wars film series,[4] as well as countless other movies including the Indiana Jones franchise,[5] Disney cartoons and The Lord of the Rings film series.[6] In February 2018 it was announced that Star Wars will no longer use the Wilhelm scream.[7][8] Sound designer Ben Burtt named the sound after "Pvt. Wilhelm", a minor character in the film who emits the famous scream after being shot by an arrow (although the recording actually originated in the Gary Cooper film Distant Drums in 1951). When the film screened at the Second World 3-D Expo at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre in 2006, much of the film-savvy audience broke into applause when Pvt. Wilhelm screamed." Saw it again on The GRIT NETWORK, 4.2021 See more 10/26/2016 Has a similar premise to 'The Searchers' although precedes that film by several years. The story, style and design are more aligned to the ordinary way to film a western from this period of Hollywood. See more 12/18/2014 A very good movie the sound effects were awesome . See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A frontier scout (Guy Madison) leads prisoners on a death mission to save a railroad and rescue two women.
Director
Gordon Douglas
Producer
David Weisbart
Screenwriter
James R. Webb
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 11, 1953, Wide
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Mono