''Davy Crockett, Indian Scout'' is a 1950 American

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film directed by

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and starring George Montgomery and Ellen Drew. Wartime hero Johnny McKee had a small role in the film, as did

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. The film was shot at the Motion Picture Centre, with filming commencing June 1948. Much of the footage was taken from the 1940 film ''

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'', starring Jon Hall, Dana Andrews, and Clayton Moore.Article on film at ''Turner Classic Movies''
accessed 11 October 2023

Plot

During the 1840s, a wagon train is headed west with

Davy Crockett Colonel (United States), Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennesse ...

( George Montgomery), a young man who shares a name with his famous frontiersman uncle, acting as one of the train's Native American scouts. After the passengers narrowly survive a series of ambushes from Native Americans, they come to believe that a spy is on board, helping plot the attacks. Suspicions fall on Davy's innocent partner, Red Hawk ( Philip Reed), so he and Davy set out to find the real culprit.

Cast

* George Montgomery as Davy Crockett * Ellen Drew as Frances Oatman * Phillip Reed as Red Hawk * Noah Beery Jr. as Tex McGee *

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as Ben *

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as Capt. Weightman *

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as James Lone Eagle * Erik Rolf as Mr. Simms * William Wilkerson as High Tree * John Hamilton as Col. Willard * Vera Marshe as Mrs. Simms * Jimmy Moss as Jimmy Simms * Chief Thundercloud as Sleeping Fox * Kenne Duncan as Sgt. Gordon (as Kenneth Duncan) * Ray Teal as Capt. McHale *

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as Brave (uncredited)

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* * * 1950 films Films set in the 1840s American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films 1950 Western (genre) films Films produced by Edward Small Films scored by Paul Sawtell 1950s English-language films Films directed by Lew Landers 1950s American films Films with screenplays by Richard Schayer Cultural depictions of Davy Crockett Films about Native Americans English-language Western (genre) films {{1950s-US-Western-film-stub