Rauchsignale (1955)

Rauchsignale: Directed by Jerry Hopper. With Dana Andrews, Piper Laurie, Rex Reason, William Talman. A suspected cavalry deserter proves to be resourceful in helping the surviving members of a fort, flee Indians along a dangerous river.

“When Captain William Tallman returns to the fort with accused deserter Dana Andrews, he finds himself besieged by Indians who want him back. Tallman wonu0026#39;t give him up, and the Utes threaten to kill everyone. So Andrews leads them on an escape by boat down the wild Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are some technical issues with the obvious process shots. You can easily see which shots re shot in the studio against a screen. Even so, the location shots by Clifford Stine are lovely, and the sparse lines well delivered by a cast that includes Piper Laurie, Milburn Stone, Gordon Jones, and William Schallert — even though Miss Laurie ater stated that Andrews was drunk throughout the shoot.”