Walk the Proud Land

Director: Jesse Hibbs Jesse Hibbs

Overview

Walk the Proud Land is the true story of Indian agent John Philip Clum, as set down on paper by Clum's son. The film begins in 1874, as Clum, an Eastern government representative, arrives in San Carlos, Arizona. It is Clum's intention to uphold the peace between the settlers and the Apaches, and to encourage a form of self-government among the Indians. Realizing that he can never hope for cooperation from the Apaches so long as renegade warrior Geronimo (Jay Silverheels) is at large, Clum determines to negotiate the surrender of Geronimo -- and he intends to do it alone. Anne Bancroft co-stars as an Apache widow who falls in love with the married Clum. Though rather skimpy in the action department, Walk the Proud Land scores with strong characterizations and well-crafted scriptwork.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/12/2016
UPC:	0025192388231
Original Release:	1956
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00
Sales rank:	2,344

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Audie Murphy	John P. Clum
Anne Bancroft	Tianay
Pat Crowley	Mary Dennison,Actor
Tommy Rall	Taglito,Actor
Charles Drake	Tom Sweeney
Robert Warwick	Eskiminzin
Jay Silverheels	Geronimo
Eugene Mazzola	Tono
Anthony Caruso	Disalin
Victor Millan	Santos
Ainslie Pryor	Capt. Larsen
Eugene Iglesias	Chato
Morris Ankrum	Gen. Wade
Addison Richards	Gov. Safford
Maurice Jara	Alchise
Frank Chase	Stone
Ed Hinton	Naylor
Marty Carrizosa	Pica
Jean Andren	madame Dennison
William Forrest	Dennison
Beulah Archuletta	Apache Woman
Emile Avery	Barfly
Dani Crayne	Bit Part
Jerry Eskow	Drunken Indian
Clem Fuller	Stagecoach Driver
Bernie Gozier	Drunken Indian
Vi Ingraham	Woman that cries
George Keymas	Ponce
William Lava	Composer
H.J. Salter	Composer
Herman Stein	Composer
Joseph Gershenson	Composer

Technical Credits

Gil Doud

Jack Sher

Jesse Hibbs	Director
Aaron Rosenberg	Producer
Gil Doud	Screenwriter
Jack Sher	Screenwriter
Leslie Carey	Sound/Sound Designer
Frank H. Wilkinson	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A potentially powerful story gets diluted a bit too much in Walk the Proud Land, a based-on-real-life Western. Not that Land is a bad film; it's simply an average picture that could have been significantly better. Part of the problem is that Gil Doud and Jack Sher's screenplay spends too much time concentrating on the home life of its leading character, rather than on the real specifics of his major accomplishment: finding Geronimo and convincing him to surrender, thus making possible a peace (however temporary it ultimately was) between settlers and the Apache tribes. The latter, real-to-life story has surprises and drama; the former "home life" story is tired and not very convincing. Star Audie Murphy, not t]an actor of the greatest range, also seems more at home when dealing with the "Indian problem" than with the personal life drama. Despite these flaws, there are some very good things in Land, including a young and quite stunning Anne Bancroft as the Apache widow who longs for Murphy. Tommy Rall also leads an interesting tribal ceremony, and the Technicolor photography is quite eye catching.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler