I should admit first that the only reason I watched this is because of Elvis. But this is not typical, by-the-numbers Elvis product, this is an actual movie that he happens to be in. Next to "King Creole", this is easily his best performance.
He sings one song over the opening credits and another three minutes later at a birthday party for his brother (Steve Forrest) and then you don't see the guitar the rest of the way.
Story is about a family that has mixed blood. Mom (Dolores Del Rio, in a very dramatic role) has married the white man, and that has rendered them all suspect as far as where their loyalties lay, due to an upcoming 'war' between Indians and white men. The Indians try to appeal to Pacer (Elvis) but he does not agree with their murderous ways. The white man try to appeal to Steve Forrest and Dad but they are just as bad as the Indians, if not worse. The family must stick together no matter what.
**SPOILER ALERT**
After Mom gets killed by the white man, Pacer has decided to go full-out Indian and is seeking revenge. Then Dad get killed by the Indians and both surviving brothers must decide what to do.
The movie is very interesting. Del Rio is needlessly dramatic at times but her death scene is well done. She certainly was a resourseful squaw; how many other women on the plains were able to get false eyelashes?
Barbara Eden is seen briefly, ditto Richard Jaeckel and B-movie icon L.Q. Jones.
He sings one song over the opening credits and another three minutes later at a birthday party for his brother (Steve Forrest) and then you don't see the guitar the rest of the way.
Story is about a family that has mixed blood. Mom (Dolores Del Rio, in a very dramatic role) has married the white man, and that has rendered them all suspect as far as where their loyalties lay, due to an upcoming 'war' between Indians and white men. The Indians try to appeal to Pacer (Elvis) but he does not agree with their murderous ways. The white man try to appeal to Steve Forrest and Dad but they are just as bad as the Indians, if not worse. The family must stick together no matter what.
**SPOILER ALERT**
After Mom gets killed by the white man, Pacer has decided to go full-out Indian and is seeking revenge. Then Dad get killed by the Indians and both surviving brothers must decide what to do.
The movie is very interesting. Del Rio is needlessly dramatic at times but her death scene is well done. She certainly was a resourseful squaw; how many other women on the plains were able to get false eyelashes?
Barbara Eden is seen briefly, ditto Richard Jaeckel and B-movie icon L.Q. Jones.