Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952)
72 min
In pre-Revolutionary America, the efforts of a Colonial officer trying to broker a peace deal between Indian chief Pontiac and British and American settlers are threatened by the commander of a Hessian mercenary unit who embarks on a campaign of extermination against the Indians.
- Release date
- December 8, 1952
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Elmer Bernstein
Cast
- Lex Barker as Lt. Kent McIntire
- Helen Westcott as Winifred Lancaster
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Ottawa Chief Pontiac
- Berry Kroeger as Col. von Weber
- Roy Roberts as Maj. Gladwin
- Larry Chance as Hawkbill
- Katherine Warren as Chia
- Ramsay Hill as Gen. Sir Jeffrey Amherst
- Guy Teague as Von Weber's Aide
- James Fairfax as Guardhouse Sentry
Crew
- Felix E. Feist · Director
- Jack DeWitt · Writer
- Irving Starr · Producer
- Elmer Bernstein · Composer
- Charles Van Enger · Cinematographer
- Philip Cahn · Editor