Complete credited cast: | |||
George Montgomery | ... | Pathfinder | |
Helena Carter | ... | Welcome Alison | |
Jay Silverheels | ... | Chingachgook | |
Walter Kingsford | ... | Col. Duncannon | |
Rodd Redwing | ... | Chief Arrowhead | |
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Stephen Bekassy | ... | Col. Brasseau |
Elena Verdugo | ... | Lokawa | |
Bruce Lester | ... | Capt. Clint Bradford | |
Chief Yowlachie | ... | Eagle Feather | |
Lyle Talbot | ... | British Ship Captain | |
John Hart | ... | British Sergeant | |
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Adele St. Maur | ... | Chaperon (as Adele St. Mauer) |
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Vi Ingraham | ... | Ka-letan |
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Rus Conklin | ... | Togamak (as Russ Conklin) |
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Edward Coch | ... | Uncas (as Ed Coch Jr.) |
Pathfinder, a white man raised by the Mohican Indians, joins forces with the British army to avenge himself on the Mingo warriors and the French, who have brought death and pillage to his people. He takes on a mission to retrieve secret plans from within the French fort at St. Vicente. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
George Montgomery stars in a minor western matinée feature that is a takeoff of "The Last of the Mohicans". Here, the plot angle has the Pathfinder and his Indian sidekick on a mission to divine French plans for an attack on the U.S. colonies in the Great Lakes region. The French have enlisted hostile Mingo Indians to enlist them in ousting the colonists during the French and Indian War. The two heroes path is fraught with danger as they trek through the wilderness with a pretty French interpreter who supplies the romantic interest for the Pathfinder. The technicolor is good and in spite of a thin story line, the film is worth watching for the nostalgia the fine supporting cast offers.