Zwischen zwei Feuern (1955)
54KZwischen zwei Feuern: Directed by André De Toth. With Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau, Diana Douglas. A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country unwittingly gets involved with a Sioux chief’s daughter.
“u0026quot;The Indian Fighteru0026quot; was filmed entirely in the outdoor beauty of Oregon. The scenery and color are breathtaking. The action scenes are expertly staged and executed, particularly the Indian attack on the fort.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e Kirk Douglas stars in the title role as a scout who is hired to guide a wagon train through Indian Territory to Oregon. Walter Matthau (in an early role) and Lon Chaney (wasted again) play the villains of the piece who start up an Indian war by trying to steal gold from their land. Eduard Franz plays Red Cloud the Sioux chief who tries to keep the white man from encroaching on his peopleu0026#39;s land. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e Elsa Martinelli is an Indian maiden who becomes Douglasu0026#39; main love interest and Diana Douglas (Kirku0026#39;s wife at the time and mother of MIchael) plays a settler woman with designs on Kirk but who has to settle for hard-working Alan Hale instead. I wonder how Diana Douglas felt about Kirk rolling around in a creek with Ms. Martinelli?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e Rounding out the cast are a number of familiar faces. Walter Abel plays the army captain, Elisha Cook a frontier photographer and Ray Teal, Frank Cady and Lane Chandler as various settlers.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e u0026quot;The Indian Fighteru0026quot; rises a step above similar westerns through its beautiful scenery and exciting action sequences. It is a truly exciting and colorful outdoor adventure.”
