Old Overland Trail
1953
60 Min
Synopsis
When railroad contractor John Anchor (Roy Barcroft) tries to exploit Apache chief Black Hawk (Leonard Nimoy) and his tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs official Rex Allen arrives on the scene to prevent the conflict from escalating into a war. But things get complicated for Rex, especially since his black sheep brother Jim (Gil Herman) works with Anchor. Slim Pickens and the Republic Rhythm Riders co-star in this musical Western.
Director
William Witney
William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro’s Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.
He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley. Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982.
Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle. Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson. —Wikipedia
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