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Release Year1952
Runtime1h 07m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern
Votes2
DirectorHarold F. Kress
WritersJerry Davis, Ernest Haycox
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsApache War Smoke
About Apache War Smoke
An outlaw murders several Apaches and flees to a stagecoach way station with the tribe in hot pursuit. A stagecoach and its passengers have just pulled into the station, as has the stationmaster's father, a former bandit named Peso, and they all find themselves besieged by the Apaches, who want them to turn over the killer to them or they'll take the station and kill everybody. The problem is that the people in the station aren't sure just who among therm is the actual killer.
Directed by Harold F. Kress, Apache War Smoke leans on a strong ensemble — Gilbert Roland, Glenda Farrell, Robert Horton — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1952.
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