''Column South'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Frederick de Cordova and starring

Audie Murphy Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...

and Joan Evans.''Column South''
at the Audie Murphy Memorial Site

Plot

In 1861, prior to the

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, a Union officer (

), tries to prove local

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Indians are innocent of killing a prospector. He has to fight the anti-Indian attitudes of his superior officer (

Robert Sterling Robert Sterling (born William Sterling Hart; November 13, 1917 – May 30, 2006) was an American actor. He was best known for starring in the television series '' Topper'' (1953–1955). In 1960, Sterling was honored with a star on the Hollywoo ...

) and north–south tensions within the soldiers. He discovers Confederate sympathizers are planning to cause the Indians to go on the warpath for their own benefit.

Cast

as Lt. Jed Sayre * Joan Evans as Marcy Whitlock *

as Capt. Lee Whitlock * Ray Collins as Brig. Gen. Storey *

Dennis Weaver William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until just before his death in 2006. Weave ...

as Menguito * Gregg Palmer as Chalmers (as Palmer Lee) * Russell Johnson as Corp. Biddle * Jack Kelly as Trooper Vaness * Johnny Downs as Lt. Posick * Bob Steele as 1st Sgt. McAfee * James Best as Primrose * Ralph Moody as Joe Copper Face *

Rico Alaniz Americo Zorilla "Rico" Alaniz (October 25, 1919 – March 9, 2015) was a Mexican-American actor. Early years Alaniz was born in Juárez, Mexico, and began riding when he was a child. Selected filmography * '' The Capture'' (1950) - Policema ...

as Trooper Chavez

References

External links

* * * 1953 films Audie Murphy 1953 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Western (genre) cavalry films Universal Pictures films American Civil War films Films directed by Frederick de Cordova 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{AmericanCivilWar-film-stub