''The Nebraskan'' is a 1953 3-D American

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film directed by Fred F. Sears starring Phil Carey and Roberta Haynes. ''The Nebraskan'' was one of seven feature films from prolific director Fred Sears that were released that year.Dvdtalk - The Nebraskan 1953
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Plot

Set in 1867 in the newly formed state of

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, cavalry scout Wade Harper ( Phil Carey) attempts to make peace with the Sioux Indians, who demand the handover of Wingfoot (Maurice Jara), an Indian scout who is believed to be responsible for the murder of their chief Thundercloud. While being held in the guardhouse at

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, Wingfoot escapes with Reno (

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), an army private awaiting trial for murder.

Cast

Philip Carey Philip Carey (born Eugene Joseph Carey, July 15, 1925February 6, 2009) was an American actor, well-known for playing the role of Asa Buchanan on the soap opera ''One Life to Live'' for nearly three decades. Early life and education On July 15 ...

as Wade Harper * Roberta Haynes as Paris *

Wallace Ford Wallace Ford (born Samuel Grundy Jones; 12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English–American vaudevillian, stage performer and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with ...

as McBride * Richard Webb as Ace Eliot *

as Reno *Maurice Jara as Wingfoot *

Regis Toomey John Francis Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor. Early life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey, and attended Peabody High Sc ...

as Col. Markham *

Jay Silverheels Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith; May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was a First Nations in Canada, First Nations and Mohawk people, Mohawk actor and athlete, descended from three Iroquois nations. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the ...

as Spotted Bear * Pat Hogan as Yellow Knife *

Dennis Weaver Billy Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and 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. Weaver's two most ...

as Capt. DeWitt *Boyd "Red" Morgan as Sgt. Phillips

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1953 films 1953 Western (genre) films American 3D films 1953 3D films American Western (genre) films Films set in 1867 Films set in Nebraska Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Fred F. Sears 1950s English-language films 1950s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1950s-US-Western-film-stub