The film is very pleasant on a story and a canvas seen many times in the western. White men (here Redcoats because we are in Canada), obtuse military men with corn on the cob in their backsides, cohabiting with half-breeds where a white man raised by the Indians (Alan Ladd, not very credible, but he does the job well even if he is a bit slick), have to deal with peaceful Indians (the Cree) who are about to go to war under the call of belligerent Indians (the Sioux). All this in a set of superb natural scenery of the Saskatchewan region (the title).
It must be admitted that the love interest, Shelley Winters, is not Virginya Mayo, and arouses little empathy. And the music toast is at times painful, but it was a standard at the time.
The script is varied and rich enough. The superb settings in Canada, and the use of a lake rather unusual in the genre (canoe chase) produce a nice spectacle for the eyes. All in all, this is a classic western that fulfills its specifications.
It must be admitted that the love interest, Shelley Winters, is not Virginya Mayo, and arouses little empathy. And the music toast is at times painful, but it was a standard at the time.
The script is varied and rich enough. The superb settings in Canada, and the use of a lake rather unusual in the genre (canoe chase) produce a nice spectacle for the eyes. All in all, this is a classic western that fulfills its specifications.