The Yellow Tomahawk

When the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings of a scout go unheeded.

Cast

Rory Calhoun

as Adam

Peggie Castle

as Katherine

Noah Beery Jr.

as Tonio (as Noah Beery)

Warner Anderson

as Major Ives

Peter Graves

as Sawyer

Lee Van Cleef

as Fire Knife

Rita Moreno

as Honey Bear

Dan Riss

as Sgt. Bandini

Walter Reed

as Keats

Patrick Sexton

as Lt. Bascomb (as Patrick Joseph Sexton)

Reviews

John Chard

Heed thy warning or face the consequence. The Yellow Tomahawk is directed by Lesley Selander and written by Harold Jack Bloom and Richard Alan Simmons. It stars Rory Calhoun, Peggie Castle, Noah Beery Jr., Warner Anderson, Peter Graves, Lee Van Cleef and Rita Moreno. Music is by Les Baxter and ci...

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