An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.
Robert J. Wilke
- Trooper Grady
- (as Robert Wilke)
Richard H. Cutting
- Commissioner Kirby
- (as Richard Cutting)
Anthony Jochim
- Trading Post Proprietor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRobert Stack and Peter Graves would later star in Airplane! (1980), both playing on their own images.
- GoofsAs the rattlesnake moves towards Sgt Clarke (Charles McGraw), the wire used to pull it is clearly visible.
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Discipline breaks down
War Paint casts Robert Stack as a cavalry lieutenant with a mission to deliver a peace treaty, presumably a draft to the Indians. With Sergeant Charles McGraw, Stack leads a patrol to deliver said peace treaty. The chief's son Keith Larsen is to guide them through the rough desert country, but Larsen and his sister Joan Taylor have their own mission. They actually don't believe the white man's peace treaty, there's such an incredible track record on the subject and they're going to sabotage the mission.
Such stalwart characters actors as John Doucette, Robert J. Wilke, Peter Graves, Douglas Kennedy, and Paul Richards make up some of the patrol. When the water is sabotaged and the discipline breaks down the cast starts dying off for one reason or another.
I do have to say though why no one thought better of the fact that Keith Larsen was in War Paint as he started the mission I'm a bit perplexed at the writers for that.
War Paint gets pretty ugly at times as the men go off their nuts for lack of water and an abundance of heat. It's a gritty no frill western with great cinematography from Death Valley. It could have been a whole lot better though.
Such stalwart characters actors as John Doucette, Robert J. Wilke, Peter Graves, Douglas Kennedy, and Paul Richards make up some of the patrol. When the water is sabotaged and the discipline breaks down the cast starts dying off for one reason or another.
I do have to say though why no one thought better of the fact that Keith Larsen was in War Paint as he started the mission I'm a bit perplexed at the writers for that.
War Paint gets pretty ugly at times as the men go off their nuts for lack of water and an abundance of heat. It's a gritty no frill western with great cinematography from Death Valley. It could have been a whole lot better though.
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- Apr 23, 2013
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Im Tal des Verderbens
- Filming locations
- Death Valley National Park, California, USA("War Paint" was photographed in its entirety in beautiful Death Valley National Monument, California)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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