I Killed Geronimo

I Killed Geronimo
I Killed Geronimo
	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	August 8, 1950;
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

I Killed Geronimo is a 1950 American Western film about the Chiricahua Apache leader Geronimo.

Directed by John Hoffman and starring James Ellison, Virginia Herrick, and Chief Thundercloud in the role of Geronimo, the film has been described as a "silly but likeable"^[1] B movie. It is based around the fictional murder of Geronimo - who in reality died of pneumonia at the age of 80 after a fall from his horse in February 1909, while still a prisoner of the United States at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.^[2]

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

References

^ [1] IMDB entry
^ Death of Geronimo, History Today

External links

I Killed Geronimo at IMDb

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[1] [1] IMDB entry

[2] Death of Geronimo, History Today

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