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Tumbleweed

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Plot

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked by Indians and Harvey, hoping to persuade Aguila, the chief, to call off the attack due to Harvey's having saved his son's life, leaves the train to negotiate. He is captured and the rest of the train is wiped out except for two sisters. Escaping and showing up in town later, Harvey is nearly hanged as a deserter, but gets away. Eventually caught by the sheriff and his posse, they are attacked by Indians. This time the Indians are defeated and Aguila, captured and dying, reveals the identity of the white man who engineered the initial attack on the wagon train, just as the perpetrator rides up behind them.

Cast

Audie Murphy as Jim Harvey
Audie Murphy

as Jim Harvey

Lori Nelson as Laura Saunders
Lori Nelson

as Laura Saunders

Chill Wills as Sheriff Murchoree
Chill Wills

as Sheriff Murchoree

Roy Roberts as Nick Buckley
Roy Roberts

as Nick Buckley

Russell Johnson as Lam Blandon
Russell Johnson

as Lam Blandon

K.T. Stevens as Louella Buckley
K.T. Stevens

as Louella Buckley

Madge Meredith as Sarah Blandon
Madge Meredith

as Sarah Blandon

Lee Van Cleef as Marv
Lee Van Cleef

as Marv

Ralph Moody as Aguila
Ralph Moody

as Aguila

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 1, 1953

Production Companies

  • Universal International Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.32 hrs

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A man’s best friend is his horse. Tumbleweed is directed by Nathan Juran and adapted to screenplay by John Meredyth Lucas from the novel “Three Were Renegades” written by Kenneth Perkins. It stars Audie Murphy, Chill Wills, Lori Nelson, Roy Roberts, Russell Johnson, Lee Van Cleef, K.T. Stevens and Madge Meredith. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Russell Metty. It’s atypi…