Directed by Raoul WalshMy rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
It's the US Cavalry against the last remaining Indian tribe, the Apaches, who are using Mexico as a hideout. The action takes place in the desert of south Arizona at Fort Delivery, a barren outpost with undisciplined men. Fresh West Point grad Troy Donahue arrives and is determined to turn things around. The men resist, of course, and this is the first half or so of the film. He meets unhappily married Suzanne Pleshette and they strike up an impromptu romance. Well, the Apaches are killing men left and right, and in gruesome ways, so a plan is devised by old General Quaint, venerable character actor James Gregory, to end the war once and for all. Donahue lacks the charisma to pull off the leading man role, and the film seemed much longer than its 2 hour running time.
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