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Tumbleweed( 1953)

TV-MAWestern
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The story of Jim Harvey...the savage terror he faced...the desert woman he loved!

Overview

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked by Indians and Harvey, hoping to persuade Aguila, the chief, to call off the attack due to Harvey's having saved his son's life, leaves the train to negotiate. He is captured and the rest of the train is wiped out except for two sisters. Escaping and showing up in town later, Harvey is nearly hanged as a deserter, but gets away. Eventually caught by the sheriff and his posse, they are attacked by Indians. This time the Indians are defeated and Aguila, captured and dying, reveals the identity of the white man who engineered the initial attack on the wagon train, just as the perpetrator rides up behind them.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Audie Murphy

      Jim Harvey

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      Lori Nelson

      Laura Saunders

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      Chill Wills

      Sheriff Murchoree

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      Roy Roberts

      Nick Buckley

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      Russell Johnson

      Lam Blandon

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      K.T. Stevens

      Louella Buckley

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      Madge Meredith

      Sarah Blandon

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      Lee Van Cleef

      Marv

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      I. Stanford Jolley

      Ted

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      Ralph Moody

      Aguila

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      Ross Elliott

      Seth Blandon

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      Eugene Iglesias

      Tigre

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      Phil Chambers

      Trapper Ross

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      Lyle Talbot

      Weber

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      King Donovan

      Wrangler

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      Harry Harvey

      Prospector

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      Ezelle Poule

      Mrs. Clark

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jul 13 2014
    A man’s best friend is his horse. Tumbleweed is directed by Nathan Juran and adapted to screenplay by John Meredyth Lucas from the novel “Three Were Renegades” written by Kenneth Perkins. It stars Audie Murphy, Chill Wills, Lori Nelson, Roy Roberts, Russell Johnson, Lee Van Cleef, K.T. Stevens and Madge Meredith. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Russell Metty. It’s atypical Audie Murphy fare, which for his fans (of which I’m firmly one) is enough for a rollicking good time. Plot has Murphy as Jim Harvey, a Wagon Train leader who mistakenly gets called out for being a c...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • guard
    • train
    • wagon train