Brooklyn youth frank cusack, good son and brother by day, is a gang member by night. Get great deals on westerns dvds and 1940 1949 release year bluray discs. Massacre river by linda coverdale, rene philoctete. Afterward, his film career hit a rough patch, making few movies during this period. But after years of bloodshed between white settlers and native americans defending their ancestral lands, it has earned an ominous nickname. Lee library, brigham young university, provo, utah chl the church history library, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, salt lake city, utah. Just as the chief is urging reid to respect their agreement, a lieutenant enters with news that several white buffalo hunters have been found scalped near the wachupi, which has become known as massacre river for the many bloody clashes that have occurred there. Son of satan and california axe massacre lisa, lisa. Overview of city across the river, 1949, directed by maxwell shane, with stephen mcnally, thelma ritter, luis van rooten, at turner classic movies. The classic epic has been described as a western version of the film mutiny on the bounty. Heres an alphabetical index with all the films currently available on the site. This reflected an effort by the descendants of the shoshone murdered there to change the official name of the event to reflect the reality of the engagement. Can stan albert, head of the community center, prevent them from becoming fulltime crooks. Jack verdon ray liotta is a good cop who happens to be having a bad day.
He wanted to completely annihilate our band, and he did a really good job. The event was known to them as the massacre at boa ogoi. A haunting, if unsatisfying, novel of the 1937 massacre of haitians living on the dominican border. Earlier projects, most notoriously the white sea belomor canal of 1933 and the moscowvolga canal of 193237, relied heavily on gulagsupervised prisoner labor. Although trujillo was of mixed race, he was said to consider blacks inferior, and was rumored to wear face powder.
History at least 250 shoshone were killed by the army in the 1863 incident, but their remains have yet to be found. Guy madisons second film and first starring role came in till the end of time 1946. Its the story of the role her ancestors played in a massacre that. May, 2016 the search is on for the site of the worst indian massacre in u. In 1854, australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government. The bulk of the movie is a leaden soap opera concerned with how larry jilts kitty after he falls in love with the hardened coowner of jacksons saloon carole. Two cavalry officers clash over the colonels daughter at a remote outpost with indian troubles.
To save them, he leads the troop through apache territory. Great fergana canal seventeen moments in soviet history. Madison carries the weight of the film and does a very good job. Burmese army crimes against humanity in tula toli hrw. The massacre river is a river on the caribbean island of dominica see also. The oscarwinning film was the second of fords cavalry trilogy films, along with fort apache 1948 and rio grande 1950. A possibly mad cavalry commander leads his troops through dangerous indian territory. The wachupi river winds through a wilderness of austere grandeur in the american west. Massacre river is told through the eyes of pikilina, a dominicanborn woman of haitian descent. The macho head of an urban community center tries to reform juvenile delinquents. See the full list of massacre river cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. On his way to work, pedro worries that a massacre is in the in 1937 the powermad racist generalissimo trujillo ordered the slaughter of thousands and thousands of haitians and, as philoctete puts it. The indians promise to stick to their side of the river. On his way to work, pedro worries that a massacre is in the making.
Massacre river 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Massacre river 1949 two army officers guy madison, rory calhoun love the colonels daughter and face indians. Massacre river guy madison, carole mathews, rory calhoun 1949 allied artists b. At some point in its production history, the river murders went by the far more interesting title, the river sorrow. Most of the content here is added due to its length, or having a strong pov, even though it was in most cases written at the time of the conflict between the shoshone people and the u. This facility, which is under construction at the time of this writing and should be completed in 2009, will house all historical. The film was released on september 18, 1942, by universal pictures. Massacre river by rene philoctete, linda coverdale kirkus. In 1937 the powermad racist generalissimo trujillo ordered the slaughter of thousands and thousands of. Frm consists of 5 metal heads from nc set to reclaim the name of metal. Shop massacre river dvd 1949 region 1 us import ntsc.
Halfway to shanghai is a 1942 american adventure film directed by john rawlins and written by stuart palmer. Fort massacre is a 1958 western directed by joseph m. Named for lizzie borden and the brutal murder of her parents, we have set out on a m. At the heart of massacre river is the loving marriage of the dominican pedro and the haitian adele in a little town on the dominican border. She wore a yellow ribbon is a 1949 technicolor western film directed by john ford and starring john wayne. By the time of its completion, the second world war had begun. Make offer city across the river original seven arts press. In this western, an embittered cavalry sergeant must take over his regiment after their commanding officer is killed during an ambush. For monogram he and guy madison were in massacre river 1949. I removed all films post1977, in keeping with my viewing interests. Oct 04, 2016 he wanted to completely annihilate our band, and he did a really good job. This is because the original kingsland, tx victorian house was built in the early 1900s and was in such disrepair that it was unable to be maintained, so it was disassembled into multiple pieces and.
Darren parry, vice chairman of the northwestern band of the shoshone nation. Some of the most infamous atrocities include the 19371938 nanking massacre, which claimed the lives of more than 300,000 chinese civilians, and the notorious unit 731 experimental facility in which many hideous experiments were conducted on chinese, south east asian, russian and allied prisoners with an overall death toll of 250,000 men, women. The search is on for the site of the worst indian massacre. Music is by john leipold and lucien moraweck and cinematography by jack mackenzie. The search is on for the site of the worst indian massacre in. Rory calhoun was an american film and television actor, screenwriter and producer.
Overview of massacre river, 1949, directed by john rawlins, with guy madison, rory calhoun, carole mathews, at turner classic movies. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. With guy madison, rory calhoun, carole mathews, cathy downs. Born robert ozell moseley in pumpkin center, california, madison attended bakersfield college, a junior college, for two years and then worked briefly as a telephone lineman before joining the united states navy in 1942. By nancy san martin dajabon, dominican republic at the edge of this border town, a river separating one island into two nations goes by a name that captures the troubled and unresolved history of this caribbean region. Two army officers guy madison, rory calhoun love the. While not from a classic horror film, insidious is one of the few recent horror movies that used a real house rather than just a hollywood backlot. Massacre river dvdr 1949 warner archive collection. The dukes, seemingly likable deadendkids, are dangerously involved with racketeer gaggsy steens. Now you may notice this house looks different than the house in the original texas chainsaw film from 1974. Massacre river is a 1949 american western film starring rory calhoun and guy madison. Edition discs amazon price new from used from dvd 21. No settlers are allowed to cross this river into indian territory.
Red river, american western film, released in 1948, that is widely considered director howard hawkss mostenduring movie. Guy madison western movies to watch free westerns theater. A list of films compiled on letterboxd, including the texas chain saw massacre 1974, hospital massacre 1981, the slumber party massacre 1982, sorority house massacre 1986 and naked massacre 1976. Racial and political violence erupt when the country of her birth, the dominican republic reverses its birthright citizenship law and she is left stateless, along with over 250,000 others. Westerns dvds and 1940 1949 release year bluray discs ebay. Massacre river was his first western too, so he and madison were a real pair. Tom dunson played by john wayne is a young man with dreams of establishing his own.
The bear river battleground was declared a national historic landmark in 1990 and renamed the bear river massacre site in 1993. It stars guy madison, rory calhoun, carole matthews, cathy downs, johnny sands and steve brodie. Red river examines reconstructionera massacre novelist lalita tademy explores her family tree in her latest book, red river. Summary on august 30, 2017, hassina begum, a 20yearold ethnic rohingya woman, was among the few survivors of a massacre of unspeakable brutality. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Massacre river 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With stephen mcnally, thelma ritter, luis van rooten, jeff corey. Cast and crew credits for massacre river, 1949, directed by john rawlins, with guy madison, rory calhoun, carole mathews, at turner classic movies. My favorite horror films whose titles end with the word massacre. Massacre river 1949 is an allied artists western available on dvd from the warner archive. Despite the efforts of frankss parents, he and pal benny get involved in a serious crime. With chips rafferty, jane barrett, jack lambert, peter ihle. Newman, starring joel mccrea, forrest tucker, john russell and susan cabot.
In 1930, dictator rafael trujillo molina took control of the dominican republic, a regime that would last until his assassination in 1961. Guy madison january 19, 1922 february 6, 1996 was an american film and television actor. The film stars kent taylor, irene hervey, henry stephenson, j. The last great construction project of the 1930s, the great fergana canal amazingly took only fortyfive days to build. Although trujillo was of mixed race, he was said to consider blacks inferior, an. The search is on for the site of the worst indian massacre in u. One of the first major hollywood films to seriously address americas ongoing mistreatment of its indian population, massacre is more admirable for its intentions than its execution. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Three army buddies, two ladies, and indians unhappy about land encroachments. Massacre river is directed by john rawlins and written by louis stevens. Massacre river dvd 1949 region 1 us import ntsc us import format. Also, i decided to go with the films titles here on letterboxd, which means i had to exclude class reunion massacre the redeemer. See what historic, important and momentous events in history happened on april 23. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Massacre river guy madison, rory calhoun, carole mathews, cathy downs, steve brodie, art baker, johnny sands actor, john rawlins director rated. Between haiti and the dominican republic flows a river filled with ghosts, edwige danticat writes in her superb preface to massacre river. It could just have easily been a gangster movie or a war film. Massacre riverguy madison, carole mathews, rory calhoun1949. Darren parry, vice chairman of the northwestern band of the shoshone nation, gives a history of the bear river massacre. At an army post near the wachupi river, chief yellowstone visits col. Water resources assessment of dominica, antigua and barbuda, and st. Im glad the name change occurred because the current title is far more indicative of the drab and generic serial killer thriller this film turned out to be. The following abbreviations are used in this bibliography. Massacre river is a 1949 american western film starring rory calhoun and guy madison cast.
The wachupi river, known as massacre river for the many bloody battles between indians and settlers, is agreed upon as boundary. Edward bromberg, george zucco and charles wagenheim. Dec 19, 2017 summary on august 30, 2017, hassina begum, a 20yearold ethnic rohingya woman, was among the few survivors of a massacre of unspeakable brutality. Articles contained within this category are primary textual sources related to the events of the bear river massacre. Click on list view to fully appreciate my decision.
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