Comanche Territory (1950 film)

1950 film by George Sherman

Comanche Territory

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Directed by| George Sherman
Written by| Lewis Meltzer
Screenplay by| Oscar Brodney
Lewis Meltzer
Produced by| Leonard Goldstein
Starring| Maureen O'Hara
Macdonald Carey
Cinematography| Maury Gertsman
Edited by| Frank Gross
Music by| Frank Skinner
Color process| Technicolor

Production
company

Universal Pictures

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* May 1, 1950 (1950-05-01)

Running time

| 76 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Box office| $1.6 million[1]

Comanche Territory  is a 1950 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Maureen O'Hara and Macdonald Carey. Jim Bowie is sent into Comanche country on a mission to allow the government to mine silver on the Indian's land. This film marked the first credited role of James Best.

## Plot

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An Indian treaty prevents settlers setting up camp on Comanche territory, but silver has been found and the government has sent Jim Bowie (Macdonald Carey) and Dan'l Seeger (Will Geer) to negotiate a new treaty to allow the precious metal to be mined.

Bowie soon finds that settlers are planning a raid on the Comanche, all instigated by saloon owner Katie Howard (Maureen O'Hara) and her crooked brother Stacey (Charles Drake). Katie falls in love with Bowie and turns honest, but it may be too late to prevent another Indian war.

## Cast

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* Maureen O'Hara as Katie Howard
* Macdonald Carey as James Bowie
* Will Geer as Dan'l Seeger
* Charles Drake as Stacey Howard
* Pedro de Cordoba as Quisima
* Ian MacDonald as Walsh
* Rick Vallin as Pakanah
* Parley Baer as Boozer, the bartender
* James Best as Sam
* Edmund Cobb as Ed

## Production

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In March 1949, Universal announced they would make a biopic of Jim Bowie produced by Leonard Goldstein, most likely to star Scott Brady as Bowie.[2] The film was originally called The Bowie Knife. It was O'Hara's second film for Universal, following Bagdad (1949),[3] and co-star Macdonald Carey's second film on loan from Paramount, following South Sea Sinner (1950).[4]

Location work was done at Kanab, Utah,[5] but location shooting took place in and around the Oak Creek Canyon area of Arizona. Filming was postponed a week in August 1949 so O'Hara could recover from laryngitis.[6]

## 2025 Cannes Film Festival tribute

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Quentin Tarantino paid tribute to Comanche Territory and one other George Sherman film, Red Canyon, by hosting special screenings of the films at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.
2. ^ THOMAS F. BRADY (March 22, 1949). "M'CREA GETS LEAD IN METRO PICTURE: To Play Clergyman in 'Stars in My Crown,' Based on Novel -- Fitts Doing Scenario". New York Times. p. 31.
3. ^ Schallert, Edwin (October 13, 1949). "McNally on Loan Will Star in 'No Way Out'; O'Brien Does Bostonian". Los Angeles Times. p. B11.
4. ^ Schallert, Edwin (August 11, 1949). "Ecuador Head-Hunter Film Beats Disaster; Hodiak Due in England". Los Angeles Times. p. 23.
5. ^ Schallert, Edwin (August 12, 1949). "Jesse Lasky Jr. Plans Production in Europe; Bromfield Gets New Deal". Los Angeles Times. p. A7.
6. ^ THOMAS F. BRADY (August 9, 1949). "MARSHALL TO STAR IN PICTURE FOR UA: Actor Is Returning to Screen in 'The Whip,' With Gale Storm and Dan Duryea". THE NEW YORK TIMES. p. 20.
7. ^ Khaldi, Tarik (May 5, 2025). "Comanche Territory and Red Canyon: Tarantino's Tribute to Westerns". 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

## External links

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* Comanche Territory at IMDb
* Comanche Territory at the TCM Movie Database
* Comanche Territory at Letterboxd

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