"Against a Crooked Sky" is a film that's been allowed to slip into the public domain (hence its being available for free download from archive.org)...and after seeing it, I can understand why the copyright holder wouldn't bother renewing the film rights. Still, despite me thinking that it's a terrible film, apparently some really liked it based on the IMDb reviews.
The film begins with a group of 'Indians' attacking a home and running off with a young lady while her teenage brother helplessly watches. The boy blames himself and inadvisably runs off to look for her and soon almost dies but is saved thanks to a character named 'Russian' (Richard Boone). As for Russian, he's pretty much Yukon Cornelius from the Rankin-Bass stop-motion special, "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer"! In a severe case of overacting, Boone acts like a children's cartoon character.
Ultimately the pair end up going through all sorts of troubles (little of which seems plausible) until they catch up to this bizarro tribe where half the folks look nothing like Native Americans. And, the conclusion to all this just seemed like a lot of nonsense...even less convincing than William Shatner as he starred in "White Comanche"!
I cannot think of anything good to say about this one other than you get to see the Grand Canyon (which is pretty). Oh, and you get to see a puppy at the very end. Otherwise, the film seems childish and silly...at best.
The film begins with a group of 'Indians' attacking a home and running off with a young lady while her teenage brother helplessly watches. The boy blames himself and inadvisably runs off to look for her and soon almost dies but is saved thanks to a character named 'Russian' (Richard Boone). As for Russian, he's pretty much Yukon Cornelius from the Rankin-Bass stop-motion special, "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer"! In a severe case of overacting, Boone acts like a children's cartoon character.
Ultimately the pair end up going through all sorts of troubles (little of which seems plausible) until they catch up to this bizarro tribe where half the folks look nothing like Native Americans. And, the conclusion to all this just seemed like a lot of nonsense...even less convincing than William Shatner as he starred in "White Comanche"!
I cannot think of anything good to say about this one other than you get to see the Grand Canyon (which is pretty). Oh, and you get to see a puppy at the very end. Otherwise, the film seems childish and silly...at best.