Blood on the Arrow
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Blood on the Arrow is a 1964 western film starring Dale Robertson and Martha Hyer is about the sole survivor of an Apache ambush, who rides out to save a young boy who has been captured. It was directed by Sidney Salkow and written by Mark Hanna.
) is the only survivor of an Apache attack. Nancy Mailer (Martha Hyer
) rescues Wade and brings him to her husband Clint's (Wendell Corey
) trading post, where she nurses the outlaw back to health over the objections of her husband, a cowardly miser.
The Apaches raid the post, kidnaping the Mailers' son and demanding rifles in exchange for his release. Clint Mailer obtains the aid of an outlaw band to steal the rifles from an Army post, but they are caught by soldiers and killed. Wade rescues the boy by leading the Indians into a booby trap in Clint's gold mine, and he and Nancy, who have fallen in love, start a new life together.
Plot
Prisoner of a U. S. Cavalry patrol, outlaw Wade Cooper (Dale RobertsonDale Robertson
Dayle Lymoine "Dale" Robertson is an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the role of Jim Hardie in the TV series, Tales of Wells Fargo, and the owner of an incomplete railroad line in ABC's The Iron Horse, often appearing as the deceptively thoughtful but...
) is the only survivor of an Apache attack. Nancy Mailer (Martha Hyer
Martha Hyer
Martha Hyer is an American actress.She attended Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946...
) rescues Wade and brings him to her husband Clint's (Wendell Corey
Wendell Corey
Wendell Reid Corey was an American actor and politician.He was born in Dracut, Massachusetts, the son of Milton Rothwell Corey and Julia Etta McKenney . His father was a Congregationalist clergyman...
) trading post, where she nurses the outlaw back to health over the objections of her husband, a cowardly miser.
The Apaches raid the post, kidnaping the Mailers' son and demanding rifles in exchange for his release. Clint Mailer obtains the aid of an outlaw band to steal the rifles from an Army post, but they are caught by soldiers and killed. Wade rescues the boy by leading the Indians into a booby trap in Clint's gold mine, and he and Nancy, who have fallen in love, start a new life together.
Cast
- Dale RobertsonDale RobertsonDayle Lymoine "Dale" Robertson is an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the role of Jim Hardie in the TV series, Tales of Wells Fargo, and the owner of an incomplete railroad line in ABC's The Iron Horse, often appearing as the deceptively thoughtful but...
as Wade Cooper - Martha HyerMartha HyerMartha Hyer is an American actress.She attended Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946...
as Nancy Mailer - Wendell CoreyWendell CoreyWendell Reid Corey was an American actor and politician.He was born in Dracut, Massachusetts, the son of Milton Rothwell Corey and Julia Etta McKenney . His father was a Congregationalist clergyman...
as Clint Mailer - Dandy Curran as Tim Mailer
- Paul ManteePaul ManteePaul Mantee is an American film and television actor.Mantee was born Paul Marianetti in San Francisco, California...
as Segura - Robert Carricart as Kai-La
- Ted de CorsiaTed de CorsiaTed de Corsia was a radio and movie actor.He is probably best remembered for his role as a gangster turned state's evidence in The Enforcer...
as Jud - Elisha Cook Jr as Tex
- John MatthewsJohn MatthewsJohn Matthews may refer to:* John Matthews , American NFL wide-receiver* John Matthews , New South Wales politician* John Matthews , Australian Anglican bishop...
as Mike - Tom Reese as Charlie
- Boyce Wright as Capt. Stanhope
- Michael HammondMichael HammondMichael Hammond is the chair of the linguistics department at the University of Arizona and holds the rank of full Professor. He is the author or editor of six books on a variety of topics from Syntactic Typology, The Phonology of English, to Computational llinguistics. He is particularly...
as Lieutenant - Leland Wainscott as Sentry