I Killed Geronimo
| I Killed Geronimo | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John Hoffman |
| Written by | Sam Neuman Nat Tanchuck |
| Produced by | Jack Rabin |
| Starring | James Ellison Virginia Herrick Chief Thundercloud |
| Cinematography | Elmer Dyer Clark Ramsey |
| Edited by | Norman Colbert |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
Production company | Jack Schwarz Productions |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I Killed Geronimo is a 1950 American Western directed by John Hoffman and starring James Ellison, Virginia Herrick and Chief Thundercloud in the role of the Chiricahua Apache leader Geronimo. It is based on the fictional murder of Geronimo, who in reality died of pneumonia at the age of 79 after a fall from his horse in February 1909 while still a prisoner of the United States at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.[1]
Plot
Cast
- James Ellison as Capt. Jeff Packard
- Virginia Herrick as Julie Scott
- Chief Thundercloud as Geronimo
- Smith Ballew as Lt. Furness
- Luther Crockett as Maj. Clem French
- Jean Andren as Mrs. French
- Ted Adams as Walt Anderson
- Myron Healey as Frank Corcoran
- Dennis Moore as Luke
- Wes Hudman as Red (as Wesley Hudman)
- Harte Wayne as Gen. Ives
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Categories:
- 1950 films
- 1950 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) films
- Western (genre) cavalry films
- Apache Wars films
- Cultural depictions of Geronimo
- American historical films
- Films directed by John Hoffman
- American black-and-white films
- 1950 historical films
- Eagle-Lion Films films
- 1950 English-language films
- 1950 American films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- English-language historical films
- 1950s American Western (genre) film stubs