"Cattle Queen" is a somewhat frustrating film to watch. While I applaud Warner Brothers for hiring a lot of Blackfoot Indians to play Blackfoot, it does what most western films of the era did...all the major American Indian roles are played by white guys in dark makeup...such as Anthony Caruso and. Lance Fuller. On the other hand, I applaud the film for not showing all the tribesmen for being savages who hate white folks. American Indians, like anyone else, have good and bad...and this goes the same for the white characters in the movie.
When the story begins, Sierra (Barbara Stanwyck) and her father arrive with their men back in Montana after a long cattle drive to Texas. However, there is a scumbag who has moved in and he wants their property...and uses his confederates, a group of nasty Blackfoot Indians, to do his bidding. They kill most of Sierra's men...leaving only her and an injured friend. But another Blackfoot, the son of the local chief, is a nice guy and rescues the two and treats their wounds.
Much of the film consists of Sierra trying to prove the link between evil Tom McCord (Gene Evans) and the renegade leader (Anthony Caruso) and she is aided by a mysterious man. And, it all leads to a big battle at the end where it's either good or evil which will reign supreme.
This is an enjoyable western...not great, but very good. The acting is good, the location beautiful and I enjoyed the movie. However, the print I saw (on YouTube) was badly faded and the gorgeous Technicolor was badly in need of restoration.
When the story begins, Sierra (Barbara Stanwyck) and her father arrive with their men back in Montana after a long cattle drive to Texas. However, there is a scumbag who has moved in and he wants their property...and uses his confederates, a group of nasty Blackfoot Indians, to do his bidding. They kill most of Sierra's men...leaving only her and an injured friend. But another Blackfoot, the son of the local chief, is a nice guy and rescues the two and treats their wounds.
Much of the film consists of Sierra trying to prove the link between evil Tom McCord (Gene Evans) and the renegade leader (Anthony Caruso) and she is aided by a mysterious man. And, it all leads to a big battle at the end where it's either good or evil which will reign supreme.
This is an enjoyable western...not great, but very good. The acting is good, the location beautiful and I enjoyed the movie. However, the print I saw (on YouTube) was badly faded and the gorgeous Technicolor was badly in need of restoration.