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Comanche Territory [DVD]

Maureen O'Hara , MacDonald Carey , George Sherman    Parental Guidance   DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Maureen O'Hara, MacDonald Carey
  • Directors: George Sherman
  • Format: Dolby, PAL
  • Subtitles: None
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: None
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Pegasus Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 19 May 2007
  • Run Time: 75 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005A6EZLO
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 59,303 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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A government treaty protecting sacred Comanche land is about to expire, opening the territory to fortune hunters and prospectors in search of silver buried beneath the ancient mountains. James Bowie (Macdonald Carey) has negotiated a legitimate deal with the Comanches for the sliver, unaware the renewal letter for the treaty has been stolen. Bowie must locate the letter in order to secure his deal and stop the Indian territory from being pillaged. His search leads him to the small town of Crooked Tongue, run by the beautiful and feisty Katie Howard (Maureen O'Hara), who quickly becomes his number one suspect.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Bob Salter TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Pegasus Entertainment seem to have taken on board the criticisms about the picture quality of the films they have brought to DVD, and seem to be upping their game by being more selective. Just like their other recent release "Incident at Phantom Hill", the picture quality is top notch. The original film print was clearly still in mint condition and required little if anything in the way of restoration. The film is certainly one worth rescuing from dusty film archive oblivion. It is the sort of B western that is very unlikely to ever get a viewing on TV outside of the USA, which is a great pity because it has a lot going for it.

The plot has Jim Bowie and his famous knife trying to uphold a treaty to prevent a silver rush into Comanche territory. This peaceful treaty is threatened by the unscrupulous actions of criminals willing to commit murder for a fortune in silver. Matters are complicated further when Bowie starts to fall for a beautiful but feisty saloon owner played by the red headed Maureen O'Hara, of whom there are suspicions of involvement in the plot against the treaty. Filmed in vibrant technicolor, this is a fine example of a good quality B western from a halcyon period for those films. It is directed by B movie veteran George Sherman, who had a lot of experience in westerns. His last film was to be John Wayne's "Big Jake". The films leading actor was Macdonald Carey, who was known as the king of the 'B's. Sherman directs with a sure hand and Carey provides a suitably virile presence. O'Hara does her feisty Irish redhead turn, which seemed to be a dress rehearsal for the later "McLintock". The cinematography is very impressive for a B movie. The movie contains plenty of action, with some impressive stunt work.

The film also has a good support cast. Will Geer lends his considerable screen presence in the main support role. Better known as Grandpa Walton, but whom I better remember as a grizzled mountain man in "Jeremiah Johnson", he steals the show with homespun phrases such as "I'll be hog swallered". That busy actor Charles Drake gets to play O'Hara's brother and a young James Best has one of his very earliest roles. Iron Eyes Cody, who was actually of Sicilian ancestry gets another of his countless 'blink or you'll miss him' indian roles. His book "Iron Eyes, my life as a hollywood indian" is well worth a read! Like Grey Owl he was found to have duped many by posing as a bona fide indian for donkeys years. If I have to be critical of anything it is the use of white actors in the role of native Americans, but then this was the accepted norm at the time. The film is highly fictionalised of course. Bowie was perhaps not the whiter than white character that his demise at the Alamo lead him to be painted as, but at least the film makes an attempt to arm the men with guns that looked as if they might date from the 1830's. Bowie himself died at the Alamo in 1836. To be honest who cares if havoc is played with historical facts so long as we get an entertaining film, and in this case we certainly do. It is a pleasant throwback to good old fashioned westerns, and rollicking good fun. As always with Pegasus this is a bare bones DVD with no extras. Just keep them coming Pegasus, there are plenty more where this one came from!
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By The CinemaScope Cat TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Jim Bowie (Macdonald Carey) and an ex U.S. Senator (Will Geer) are sent by the government into Comanche territory to extend a peace treaty along with a codicil that allows the U.S. government to mine silver on the Comanche territory. But the treaty is stolen and as the expiration of the current treaty nears, settlers plan on raiding Comanche territory. Directed by the veteran George Sherman, this is a typical Universal "B" western. The kind of short (it runs 73 minutes) oater that squeezed into theatres to fill the need to occupy movie houses in between the major films. As such, it does its job and it's an inoffensive cowboy and Indians shoot 'em up. The vapid Macdonald Carey makes for a dreary hero but fortunately there's the gorgeous Maureen O'Hara as the feisty heroine in three strip Technicolor and the equally stunning Arizona vistas (including Sedona) beautifully shot by Maury Gertsman. The score is by Frank Skinner (WRITTEN ON THE WIND). With Charles Drake, James Best, Pedro De Cordoba and Parley Baer.

The Pegasus DVD via Great Britain is a beautiful, rich Technicolor transfer in the proper 1.33 ratio.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent western 28 July 2011
Format:DVD
The film is one I haven't seen before and I thought it was very good. I've seen a pre-release copy of this disc and found the print used to be very good indeed. Nice strong colours, decent sound. Again, Pegasus have shown they can produce quality discs and I can only hope that future releases from the company continue to be as good as this batch of westerns.
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