Apache Territory
Encyclopedia
Apache Territory is a 1958 Western
film released by Columbia Pictures
, directed by Ray Nazarro
and produced by and starring Rory Calhoun
. The story is based on the novel Last Stand at Papago Wells by Louis L'Amour
.
) sets out to rescue a white woman captured by Apache
Indians and prevent a war. On the way he is joined by a few civilians and a small band of soldiers at a water hole. They are ambushed and laid siege to by Apache. As their food and water supplies dwindle a storm arrives which enables Cates to put an escape plan into action.
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
film released by Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
, directed by Ray Nazarro
Ray Nazarro
Ray Nazarro was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Nazarro entered the movie business during the silent era, and began directing short films in 1929 with In and Out...
and produced by and starring Rory Calhoun
Rory Calhoun
Rory Calhoun was an American television and film actor, screenwriter and producer, best known for his roles in Westerns.-Early life:...
. The story is based on the novel Last Stand at Papago Wells by Louis L'Amour
Louis L'Amour
Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American author. His books consisted primarily of Western fiction novels , however he also wrote historical fiction , science fiction , nonfiction , as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into movies...
.
Plot
Logan Cates (Rory CalhounRory Calhoun
Rory Calhoun was an American television and film actor, screenwriter and producer, best known for his roles in Westerns.-Early life:...
) sets out to rescue a white woman captured by Apache
Apache
Apache is the collective term for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States originally from the Southwest United States. These indigenous peoples of North America speak a Southern Athabaskan language, which is related linguistically to the languages of Athabaskan...
Indians and prevent a war. On the way he is joined by a few civilians and a small band of soldiers at a water hole. They are ambushed and laid siege to by Apache. As their food and water supplies dwindle a storm arrives which enables Cates to put an escape plan into action.
Cast
- Rory CalhounRory CalhounRory Calhoun was an American television and film actor, screenwriter and producer, best known for his roles in Westerns.-Early life:...
- Logan Cates - Barbara BatesBarbara BatesBarbara Bates was an American actress best known for her role as Phoebe in the 1950 drama All About Eve.-Early life:...
- Jennifer Fair - John DehnerJohn DehnerJohn Dehner was an American actor in radio, television, and films, playing countless roles, often as a droll villain. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. Prior to acting, Dehner had worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, and later became a radio...
- Grant Kimbrough - Carolyn CraigCarolyn CraigCarolyn Craig was an American actress who was perhaps best known for her performance as Nora Manning in William Castle's 1959 shocker House on Haunted Hill. Her other film credits include a supporting performance in Giant as Lacey Lynnton, and a lead role in the 1957 film noir Portland Expose ,...
- Junie Hatchett - Tom PittmanTom PittmanTom Pittman was an American actor. He died aged twenty-six, described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of Hollywood's most promising young actors"....
- Lonnie Foreman - Leo GordonLeo GordonLeo Vincent Gordon was an American movie and television character actor as well as a screenplay writer and novelist. He specialized in playing brutish bad guys during more than forty years in film and television....
- Zimmerman - Myron HealeyMyron HealeyMyron Daniel Healey was an American actor. He began his Hollywood, California, career during the early 1940s in bit parts and minor supporting roles at various studios.-Early years:...
- Webb - Francis De SalesFrancis de SalesFrancis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva and is a Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism, and was an accomplished preacher...
- Sgt. Sheehan - Frank DeKovaFrank DekovaFrank Dekova was an Italian-American character actor.-Biography:Dekova was born in New York City and taught at a school in New York before joining a Shakespeare repertory group...
- Lugo - Regis Parton - Conley
- Fred KroneFred KroneFred Krone , often called "Crunch", was an American stuntman who worked predominately in movie Westerns.-Career:Krone began working in the 1950s performing stunts and as an actor...
- Styles - Bob WoodwardBob Woodward (actor)Bob Woodward was an American actor.- Career :Born in California, Woodward appeared on television and in movies. He co-starred in the western California Mail , Pioneer Justice , Range Renegades , and Junction City...
- Graves