White Feather (1955)
4/10
Old timey Hollywood Indian acting, progressive subject not withstanding
31 August 2013
As much as there are a lot of Indian characters. Some of them are even friendly. Sure they are not all savages anymore. But sadly, most if not all of the speaking parts are played by white actors speaking in broken Indianese. Maybe they got the non-speaking parts.

Some will call it progressive, taking 2 steps forward and 1 step back. But it's very distracting. Not only is the speaking style distracting, but the acting style, the sets, the mannerisms. Everything is old timey Hollywood Indian acting.

The story itself doesn't flow. It meanders as they argue about peace, 'play games', and get sidetracked by a love story. There is no flow to the story. It's not like there's a mission or a job that drives the story to its climax.

It's all very annoying to me. The melodramatic music, the over-acting, the stale directions, the rambling story, and Robert Wagner is just a little better than a pretty face.
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