Apache Blood
1973 film
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::summary 1973 film ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Apache Blood |
| image | Apache-Blood-film-poster.jpg |
| caption | Theatrical release poster |
| director | Tom Quillen |
| producer | Vern Piehl (producer) |
| Rowd Sanders (executive producer) | |
| writer | Dewitt Lee |
| Jack Lee | |
| starring | Ray Danton |
| music | Ed Norton |
| cinematography | Vincent Powers |
| editing | Bill Irwin |
| released | |
| runtime | 86 minutes |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| :: |
| name = Apache Blood | image = Apache-Blood-film-poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Tom Quillen | producer = Vern Piehl (producer) Rowd Sanders (executive producer) | writer = Dewitt Lee Jack Lee | starring = Ray Danton | music = Ed Norton | cinematography = Vincent Powers | editing = Bill Irwin | distributor = | released = | runtime = 86 minutes | country = United States | language = English
Apache Blood is a 1973 American Western film starring Ray Danton. The direction is credited to Thomas Quillen.
The film was originally released as A Man Called She and is also known by its 1975 reissue title, Pursuit.
Plot summary
In 1860s Arizona, a peace treaty had been established between Mescalero Apaches and the U.S. government. In 1866, however, a U.S. Cavalry troupe massacred an Apache tribe, leaving only a few survivors, including a warrior named Yellow Shirt. Yellow Shirt seeks vengeance by pursuing injured cavalry officer Sam Glass.
Production notes
The film was shot in Arizona in 1971 under the working title Sh'e ee Clit Soak ("The Man Who Wore the Yellow Shirt" in an Apache language, according to the film's opening narration). It is the only known directorial film credit for Thomas Quillen. Although some sources have stated this may have been a pseudonym for the film's producer, Vern Piehl,
Reception
No major newspaper is known to have reviewed the film at the time of its release. In his book Western Movies, Michael R. Pitts dismissed the film as a "tatty low-budget effort".
Cast
- Ray Danton as Yellow Shirt
- Dewitt Lee as Sam Glass
- Troy Nabors as Cpl. Lem Hawkins
- Diane Taylor as Yellow Shirt's Woman
- Eva Kovacs as Martha Glass
- Jason Clark as Army Dispatch Rider
- Dave Robart as Soldier
- William Chatwick as Soldier
- Carl Mancini as Soldier
- Earl Baldwin as Soldier
- Wilford 'Whizzer' White as Indian
- Carl Nelson as Indian
- Jack Lee as Soldier at Fort
References
References
- "Apache Blood". American Film Institute.
- (November 17, 1973). "Arizona Film is True Story". Arizona Republic.
- (June 8, 1975). "Pursuit". Rapid City Journal.
- (June 11, 1973). "Film Title Changes". [[Boxoffice]].
- (9 November 1973). "Viva Film to Premiere". [[Scottsdale Progress]].
- (March 9, 1975). "Theater Notes". Arizona Republic.
- (June 13, 1975). "SET has new director, needs theater". Arizona Republic.
- (2013). "Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films". McFarland.
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