Broken Arrow (1950) | |
Director(s) | Delmer Daves |
Producer(s) | Julian Blaustein |
Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance, Western |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Wild West, True Story (based on) |
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Broken Arrow Overview:
Broken Arrow (1950) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Julian Blaustein.
SYNOPSIS
Interesting depiction of diplomacy with the Indians in the frontier West focuses on the relationship between cavalry scout Stewart and Apache chief Cochise (Chandler). The scout's attempts to head off an Indian war are complicated by his love affair with an Indian woman. Winner of Golden Globe for Special Achievements.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1950 --- Ceremony Number 23 (source: AMPAS)
Award | Recipient | Result |
Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Chandler | Nominated |
Best Cinematography | Ernest Palmer | Nominated |
Best Writing | Albert Maltz | Nominated |
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By The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 27, 2023 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversThe Legends of Western Cinema Blogathon is taking place this week celebrating great Western films, television series, and stars of Westerns. Our choice for this event is a review of the classic James Stewart western Broken Arrow, released in 1950. This was the first dramatic western that James Stewa... Read full article
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By Beatrice on Jul 3, 2015 From Flickers in TimeBroken Arrow Directed by Delmer Daves Written by “Michael Blankfort” (front for Albert Maltz) based on the novel “Blood Brother” by Elliott Arnold 1950/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental This film reminded me a lot of Dances with Wolves... Read full article
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Quotes from
Cochise: You should always wipe your hands on your arm after eating, tall one. The grease is good for them.
Tom Jeffords: Ah, among the white men, we wash it off.
Cochise: What a waste!
Tom Jeffords: Cochise can't even read a map, but he and his men know every gulley, every foot of every mountain, every waterhole in Arizona. His horses can go twice as far as yours in a day, and his men can run on foot as far as a horse can run. He can't write his name, but his intelligence service knows when you got to Fort Grant and how many men you got. He stopped the Butterfield Stage from running. He stopped the U.S. Mail from going through. And for the first time in Indian history, he has all the Apaches from all the tribes fighting under one command.
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Facts about
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 7, 1951 with James Stewart and Jeff Chandler reprising their film roles.
The broken arrow, which signals an end to fighting, is in fact a Blackfoot Indian symbol, not an Apache symbol. The Blackfoot are native to Montana and Alberta, Canada.
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