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The Charge at Feather River

Year:

1953

Duration:

95 min

Genres:

Western

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1953-07-11

Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

James Brown

Guy Madison

Miles Archer

Frank Lovejoy

Sgt. Charlie Baker

Helen Westcott

Anne McKeever

Vera Miles

Jennie McKeever

Dick Wesson

Pvt. Cullen

Onslow Stevens

Grover Johnson

Steve Brodie

Pvt. Ryan

Ron Hagerthy

Johnny McKeever

Fay Roope

Lt. Col. Kilrain

Neville Brand

Pvt. Morgan

Henry Kulky

Pvt. Smiley

Lane Chandler

Pvt. Zebulon Poinsett

Fred Carson

Chief Thunder Hawk

Ralph Brooks

Pvt. Wilhelm

Carl Andre

Pvt. Hudkins

Ben Corbett

Pvt. Carver

Fred Kennedy

Leech

Dub Taylor

Danowicz

John Damler

Dabney

David Alpert

Pvt. Griffin

Louis Tomei

Pvt. Curry

Wayne Taylor

Signal Private

Steve Wayne

Trooper

Vivian Mason

Mrs. Joan 'Mamie' Baker

Paul Picerni

Sergeant (scenes deleted)

Richard Bartlett

Sentry (uncredited)

Joe Bassett

Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)

Ray Beltram

Old Indian (uncredited)

Rand Brooks

Pvt. Adams (uncredited)

Wally Cassell

Member of Rescue Party (uncredited)

Dennis Dengate

Ordnance Sergeant (uncredited)

John Pickard

Officer (uncredited)

Robert Roark

Trooper (uncredited)

Nipo T. Strongheart

Indian (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Andre de Toth, who had directed the 3-D features "The House of Wax" and "The Stranger Wore a Gun," turned down an offer from Warner to do "The Charge at Feather River."

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Began shooting late February 1953.

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WILHELM SCREAM: A scream used for the character Pvt. Wilhelm (recorded originally for Distant Drums (1951)) has since been reused in many films, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films.

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Goofs

In the final battle scene, there are three Indians charging the position. The Indian in the middle has his own reins, plus the reins of the rider on the left of screen. This is before they are fired at. Then, as the left-hand rider is shot, hangs on but then falls into the river, the central rider pulls his horse straight.

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When Morgan sets Jennie free, she takes his revolver and then falls from the cliff, taking his revolver with her. In subsequent shots, however, Morgan has a pistol again.

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Quotes

Pvt. Wilhelm: Yeah; I'll just fill my pipe!

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Pvt. Cullen: Well, sir, when I get drunk I forget what I do and I steal.

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Pvt. Connors: Say, is this really a repeater?

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