Clum is an Indian agent sent to the San Carlos Apache reservation in Arizona in 1874 to prevent further bloodshed and stop the renegade chief Geronimo (Jay Silverheels) from encouraging young Indian braves to take up their weapons and fight once more. Clum s struggle is made worse by the townsfolk and cavalry who believe that the only good Indian is a scalped one. But whilst Clum makes enemies of the governor, cavalry officers and the more headstrong Apache braves, he begins to win the trust of the elders by talking of the government s new peace plan for Indian autonomy rather than submission and prevent the reservation from siding with Geronimo...
Based upon the true story of John Philip Clum (Audie Murphy), Walk the Proud Land is a Westerns that takes a sympathetic view of the Native American Indians fight with the white settlers. Audie Plays an Indian agent, John Clum,who led job is to bring peace between the whites and the Indians, and does a great job in a western that has more emphasis on character and story and less on action.
The cast and supporting cast (Charles Drake, Kathleen Crowley, and Jay Silverheels aka Tonto of the Lone ranger) are also excellent. Despite some drama, there's some humorous and touching side, and though the romance can mar the intensity of the story a bit, it's quite entertaining. Filmed in Old Tucson studio, the setting and photography is impeccable.
Based upon the true story of John Philip Clum (Audie Murphy), Walk the Proud Land is a Westerns that takes a sympathetic view of the Native American Indians fight with the white settlers. Audie Plays an Indian agent, John Clum,who led job is to bring peace between the whites and the Indians, and does a great job in a western that has more emphasis on character and story and less on action.
The cast and supporting cast (Charles Drake, Kathleen Crowley, and Jay Silverheels aka Tonto of the Lone ranger) are also excellent. Despite some drama, there's some humorous and touching side, and though the romance can mar the intensity of the story a bit, it's quite entertaining. Filmed in Old Tucson studio, the setting and photography is impeccable.